Social Sciences

Berkeley Sociology paper shows the difficulty in landing a job for college grads with criminal records

April 11, 2024
By Lilah Klein

In today’s job market, a college degree is often seen as a pathway to success, promising greater opportunities and higher chances of employment. But for individuals with a criminal record, the reality can be starkly different.

UC Berkeley Sociology alumnus Michael Cerda-Jara explores the challenges formerly incarcerated individuals face while seeking employment in a study published in Sociological Science titled "Criminal Record...

Opinion: Science prepared us to witness the eclipse. Why do we feel estranged by it?

April 8, 2024
Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell, Robert MacCoun

One hundred thousand years ago, you live in a small tribe preparing for the day’s hunt when suddenly a shadow crosses the sun, and all goes dark. For long terrifying minutes you ask yourselves: Is this the end? How can we survive? What will we eat? The sun returns, but the terror remains: What did we do to provoke the wrath of the gods?

The same location, 5,000 years ago, another tribe, another eclipse. But this time, an elder recalls a story she heard as a child about “a short day and a short night.” She announces that it has happened again, but that the sun will return. The tribe...

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/solar-eclipse-science-1939…