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Banks seem to be falling totally flat on climate commitments
Quartz covered a new working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research by Economics Professor Galina Hale and her collaborators, which found that, while "all banks have reduced their loan-emission exposures over the last 8 years" banks that made public sustainability commitments didn't perform any better in these efforts than those that didn't.
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Fake meat's false promise
Fast Company published an excerpt from Professor Julie Guthman's new book The Problem with Solutions: Why Silicon Valley Can’t Hack the Future of Food. The article takes a critical look at efforts to develop alternative protein sources.
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The politics of pensions and savings
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion article for Financial Express recommending that government policy in India should take a comprehensive look at the institutional landscape for pensions and savings.
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Santa Cruz Symphony launches new season feeling the momentum of last season’s successes
Former astrophysics professor Martin Gaskell spends his free time writing and playing music. One of his works has been selected as part of the opening concert for the Santa Cruz Symphony.
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You Might Have Perfect Pitch And Not Even Know It, Study Suggests
“What this shows is that a surprisingly large portion of the population has a type of automatic, hidden ‘perfect pitch’ ability,” said Matt Evans, a Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz who led the study, alongside Psychology Profesor Nicolas Davidenko. Forbes also featured this study in their daily news quiz.
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Santa Cruz plays a key role in Eugene Rodriguez’s road to Mexican American musical tradition
UC Santa Cruz Alumni Eugene Rodriguez has become widely influential in Mexican American music, especially around the Bay. Along with founding the Los Cenzontles Mexican Art Center in San Pablo, Rodriguez recently released a book, "Bird of Four Hundred Voices." This Saturday Rodriguez will be at Bookshop Santa Cruz to discuss his new book.
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The Origin Story of Astro Bot’s Likable Little Guy
Professor of Computational Media Katherine Isbister spoke to the New York Times about what makes a cute video game character.
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Europeans Used Cocaine Much Earlier Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
University of California, Santa Cruz Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen was quoted in detail in a New York Times story about Europeans using cocaine as early as the 17th century, much earlier than previously thought.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers awarded National Science Foundation funding
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics Ashesh Chattopadhyay and Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics J. Xavier Prochaska new NSF funded projects to leverage AI and geophysics to address climate change.
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Awe and trepidation as AI comes for smartphones
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Leilani Gilpin comments on some of the potential issues with AI on smartphones.