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Now What? Gifts for Grads
May 17 2022
It’s graduation season again, and whether the graduate in your life is leaving college or onto their professional degree, they’ll have many new responsibilities and challenges to navigate. We’ve rounded up some of UC Press's bestsellers to help them transition into the future.
A Tribute to Paul Farmer: Legendary Global Health Activist and Physician
Feb 22 2022
An inspiring humanitarian, doctor, and advocate of global health equity, Paul Farmer leaves behind an immense legacy. With the tragic news of his passing on February 21, 2022, our Executive Editor Naomi Schneider shares a tribute to his work.By now you might have heard that our author, Paul
Editor Spotlight: Meet our Sociology Editor Naomi Schneider
Aug 04 2021
As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Executive Editor Naomi Schneider to talk about her list and how she spots the right projects and authors. A long-time editor at the Press, Naomi has had the chance to develop an impressive Sociology list, and even create her
World Health Day: One Year of COVID-19, What Have We Learned?
Apr 07 2021
This World Health Day, The World Health Organization is calling for action to eliminate health inequities, as part of a year-long global campaign to build a fairer, healthier world. COVID-19 has brought to the fore long-standing systemic health and social inequities and pushed many more people i
The West Atlantic Pandemic
May 06 2020
It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global life been so drastically altered so quickly due to a viral outbreak.In the century since 1918, count
Never Again? Reflections on Human Values and Human Rights
Apr 29 2020
It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global life been so drastically altered so quickly due to a viral outbreak.In the century since 1918, count
The Shared History of AIDS and COVID-19
Apr 27 2020
In the midst of the medical, economic, and psychological fight against COVID-19, it is prudent to examine past outbreaks of disease in order to gain a greater understanding of what may lie ahead.The most immediate parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic include other outbreaks of novel coronaviruses,
Epiphany, Metanoia, Praxis:Turning Road Angst into Hope—and Action
Apr 23 2020
It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global life been so drastically altered so quickly due to a viral outbreak.In the century since 1918, count
A Critique of Market-Based Medicine
Apr 15 2020
It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global life been so drastically altered so quickly due to a viral outbreak.In the century since 1918, count
Rethinking “Emerging Infectious Diseases”
Apr 07 2020
It has been well understood for some time now that COVID-19 and its ensuing global pandemic are unprecedented events in our contemporary world. Not since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 has global life been so drastically altered so quickly due to a viral outbreak.In the century since 1918, count