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SF nonprofits feel the squeeze in second Trump term
During Trump’s first term, “rage giving” was an outlet for dissent. Sociology Professor Juan Pedroza used IRS data to show how organizations providing legal aid to immigrants grew their financial resources significantly between 2016 and 2019.
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Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers
A team, led by astronomer Yimeng Tang at the University of California, Santa Cruz, compared FCC 224’s properties to other galaxies that seemingly lack dark matter, focusing on two ghostly objects within the NGC 1052 group about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus. Tang and his colleagues propose that FCC 224, like those…
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Isaac Julien Dreams Up a Beautiful and Urgent World at the de Young
This review of Sir Isaac Julien’s newest exhibition, I Dream a World, at the de Young highlights his innovative use of video for multimedia story telling. The distinguished professor of art uses this exhibition as a culmination of his work over several decades.
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MASP’s Expansion Opens the Floor to Curatorial Experimentation
The Museu de Arte de São Paulo recently finished renovations which doubled the size of the structure. Included in an upcoming exhibition is work by Sir Isaac Julien, a distinguished professor of art. Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement, Julien’s multi-media piece from 2019 honors the original architect (Bardi) of the museum.
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Words and Music
‘Tenanan’ debuts at UCSC’s April in Santa Cruz music festival
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Diverse forests and forest rewilding offer resilience against climate change
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl says there will always be trade-offs among benefits when conducting specific reforestation projects. “We can’t do it all at once,” she said. “If your goal is maximizing biodiversity, then reintroducing all the fauna and natural processes makes a lot of sense. If you’re trying to maximize timber production, it’s probably…
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Donna Haraway and Italo Rota Receive Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement
Donna Haraway, a distinguished professor emeritus in the History of Consciousness Department, was recently awarded a Golden Lion for Life Time Achievement. Given at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, this award honors Harawy’s philosophical work centering on science fiction and technology.
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The first U.S. retrospective of pioneering artist + filmmaker Sir Isaac Julien debuts at the de Young Museum
I Dream a World, a current exhibition at the de Young Museum, was named after a Langston Hughes poem. It is the farthest reaching exhibition for Sir Isaac Julien, a distinguished professor of art. Julien gave an opening talk to introduce the exhibition on the day of it’s opening, April 12. This retrospective uses collected…
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Starved in jail
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney says that when incarcerated people with mental health issues stop eating or drinking, jails should respond swiftly. “It’s a crisis that requires moving someone immediately out of solitary confinement, or out of a traditional jail setting, and into a psychiatric facility, for close clinical care and observation.”
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Polls open in historic Oakland special election, which will name city’s 4th mayor since December
“I think there are a lot of people in the Bay Area who would like to see Oakland get back to that level it previously had decades ago. And I imagine some of these folks vying for office are thinking they are the person to be able to do that,” said Nolan Higdon, a lecturer…