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The Covid Vaccine Is Free, but Not Everyone Believes That

The New York Times | June 1, 2021
Americans with medical debt are more likely to skip needed care than people who hold other types of debt, like outstanding credit card bills or student loans, according to a 2013 study by Lucie Kalousova, an assistant professor of sociology.
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Researcher says California home to nation’s first Koreatown

Monterey Herald | May 31, 2021
Riverside holds a pioneering role in Korean American history, according to the research of Edward Chang, a professor of ethnic studies and founding director of UCR's Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies.
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Koreatown in Riverside was nation’s first, researcher says

The Press Enterprise | May 30, 2021
Southern California News Columnist David Allen writes about Edward Chang, professor of ethnic studies and founding director of the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies.
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Tiny tomatoes could mean big profits for urban agriculture

Imperial Valley Press | May 27, 2021
Robert Jinkerson, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, is engineering the size and nutritional value of tomato plants to increase the diversity and value of crops that can be grown in urban controlled environment agriculture.
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Contributions by Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders keep the promise of the California dream alive

ABC7 Eyewitness News | May 27, 2021
Karthick Ramakrishnan, a professor of public policy and political science, says you can't talk about California without talking about the Asian American Pacific Islander population because their contributions are so visible throughout the state.
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COVID-19 vaccine progress impressive, but ‘herd immunity’ a long way off

The Orange County Register | May 26, 2021
Richard Carpiano, a public health scientist and medical sociologist, says we should celebrate the fact that to date, a solid majority of Californians 12 and older — 62.5% — have had at least one vaccine shot.  
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Why people of colour are misidentified so often

BBC | May 24, 2021
UCR psychologist Brent Hughes weighs in on the scientific reasons that help explain why people identify faces from their own race better.
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Newsom wants to ignite a post-COVID California boom. Here’s what could get in the way

The Sacramento Bee | May 22, 2021
California's economic recovery is being held back by the inability of restaurants and retailers to hire enough workers, according to Chris Thornberg, director of UCR’s Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. 
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