UCSC in the News

March 27, 2006

Economist Lori Kletzer's work figured prominently in a Washington Post editorial about U.S. jobs in the age of globalization. The column cited Kletzer's study last year that indicated it's the more highly skilled service-sector workers who are likely to lose their jobs to overseas competition.

Associate professor of history David Anthony was interviewed on KUSP's Talk of the Bay program about his new book Max Yergan: Race Man, Internationalist, Cold Warrior and the process of researching it. Anthony was also featured in a Good Times article about the book.

Sociology's Craig Reinarman, author of two books about cocaine, was quoted about the drug in a Time magazine article about drug use among baby boomers. Reinarman was also quoted in stories about Ecstacy that appeared in the SF Weekly and the East Bay Express.

The San Francisco Chronicle quoted environmental studies professor Steve Gliessman in an article about antiwar activism among UCSC students.

Assistant professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about a collaboration between UCSC students and the city of Santa Cruz to create a public art installation at the city landfill.

Theater arts professor and Shakespeare Santa Cruz artistic director Paul Whitworth was quoted in a Good Times story about a special fundraising performance of the play Dear Liar which will serve as a prelude to SSC's 25th anniversary summer season. And Shakespeare Santa Cruz managing director Marcus Cato was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about local arts groups considering the proposed Tannery Arts Center in downtown Santa Cruz as a place to expand their programs.

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