In the wake of Jane Goodall’s passing last week, many of our researchers here at UC Santa Cruz shared fond memories of Goodall and appreciation for her role as a champion of the natural world. Hear from a few faculty members who have been and will continue to be inspired by her legacy ⬇️

💰 The Future of Finance: A Fireside Chat on Innovation and Inclusion

Join us Thursday, Oct. 16 (11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. PT) for a conversation with two of fintech’s most influential leaders—Chris Larsen (UCSC alumnus, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Ripple) and June Ou—moderated by Sameet Mehta.

Young local workers once viewed service jobs as temporary steppingstones. Now, more than 80% told UC Santa Cruz researchers that they are open to unionizing, motivated by both economic pressures and a broader vision of workplace democracy.

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Using a real-time recession detection algorithm trained on a century of broader labour market data, Pascal Michaillat, professor of economics and a research associate at the NBER, estimates a 71% probability that the US economy was already in recession in May.

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"They can potentially reduce percolation to groundwater. We're looking at that," says Hannah Waterhouse, assistant professor of agroecology. "They can reduce runoff—so, keeping that water in the field and helping that soil really soak up those winter rains."

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"It's just more layers away from DC and that allows a little bit more protection of independence," said Galina Hale, an economics professor at UC Santa Cruz who previously worked for the San Francisco Fed. "There is this insulation, but it's not impermeable."

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Psychology Professor Craig Haney, a leading expert on the psychological effects of incarceration, has released an expert report as part of a class-action lawsuit challenging Manitoba's widespread use of solitary confinement: https://kntn.ly/3e05143f