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Playing for Keeps: A Long-Term Community-Engaged Research Partnership to Support Safe and Healthy Elementary School Recess
May 03, 2023
A new article published in Sociological Forum features Professor London’s work in the field of community-engaged research emphasizing the importance of creating long-lasting, mutually beneficial, and reciprocal collaborations.
Rebecca London testifies in support of bill that would guarantee recess for California students
April 14, 2023
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London testified before the California State Senate Education Committee on April 12 in support of SB 291, which would guarantee at least 30 minutes of recess per day for California students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Recess Is Good For Kids. Why Don’t More States Require It?
March 23, 2023
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London’s research on the importance of recess was featured in an article by FiveThirtyEight.
UCSC VOICES with Professor Rebecca London: the importance of recess and a new California bill
March 06, 2023
Professor London joins UCSC VOICES on Linkedin to tell us why recess is important for kinds and how a new bill would bar schools from withholding recess or lunch as punishment.
Bill would bar schools from withholding outdoor recess or lunch as punishment
February, 2023
EdSource featured an article on Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London’s work on the importance of recess and California SB 291 requiring outdoor recess as well as not allowing recess to be denied as a disciplinary measure.
University launches new center, Campus + Community, to facilitate engaged scholarship
January 31, 2023
After more than 50 years of engagement in the region, UC Santa Cruz is launching a new center to coordinate campus and community connections for action-oriented scholarship that.
What rights do US children have? None.
June, 2022
Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London, faculty director of UCSC’s Campus + Community Center, coauthored an opinion article for The Hill comparing children’s rights under the law internationally and in the United States.
UC Santa Cruz Joins Imagining America
May 03, 2022
UC Santa Cruz officially is a member of the Imagining America (IA) consortium. The Humanities Institute teamed up with the Institute for Social Transformation and the Arts Research Institute to join IA.
New study examines ethics of community-engaged research from the perspective of community partners
April 20, 2022
Even the most collaborative research models come with ethical challenges, a new study shows. This highlights the importance of equity-centered approaches.
Youth and Undergraduate Transformation to Harness Community Change (YOUTH-C2)
July 20, 2021
YOUTH-C2 will implement and measure the extent to which community-engaged research reduces inequalities in educational, empowerment, and leadership outcomes for middle and high school youth as well as undergraduate students.
UC Santa Cruz and United Way partner to empower youth through research in local communities
April 21, 2021
A research partnership between UC Santa Cruz and United Way of Santa Cruz County will offer local youth and UCSC undergraduates new leadership platforms and support college-readiness and success.
