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December 22, 2010
UCSC in the News
National Geographic News ran a story about research by planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Guillaume Robuchon on the possibility of an ocean beneath Pluto's frozen surface.
December 13, 2010
UCSC in the News
Astronomer Steve Vogt's discovery of a potentially habitable planet was featured in Parade magazine's list of "2010's Most Amazing Discoveries" ... and more.
December 08, 2010
UCSC in the News
A New York Times article about how DDT may be affecting condors mentioned research led by environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein ... and more.
November 29, 2010
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Stories about the winners of the 2010 National Book Awards in many major media outlets noted that literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita was a finalist in the Fiction category for her novel I Hotel ... and more.
November 23, 2010
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Environmental studies department chair Daniel Press and two UCSC students were featured in a video news report looking into renewable energy certificates.
November 16, 2010
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Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was among 10 experts tapped by the New York Times for a feature on "What's Next in Science"... and more.
November 08, 2010
UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted UCSC alumna Marti Noxon about her work with Steven Spielberg on I Am Number Four ... and more.
October 25, 2010
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News that literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita was nominated for a 2010 National Book Award was reported in media across the country, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Minnesota Public Radio, Washington Post, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
October 19, 2010
UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted sociology professor Paul Lubeck in an article on a spate of religiously motivated killings in northern Nigeria ... and more.
October 11, 2010
UCSC in the News
Garrison Keillor, host of A Prairie Home Companion, read a poem by humanities lecturer Gary Young on The Writer’s Almanac, his daily radio program broadcast to over 300 public radio stations around the country ... and more.
September 30, 2010
Habitable planet discovery attracts out-of-this-world news coverage
The announcement that UC Santa Cruz astronomer Steven Vogt and a team of scientists have discovered a planet with the potential to support life captured international news attention and sparked the imaginations of millions. Here is a selection of some of the most notable coverage. Nearly 1,000 news outlets reported the findings within the first 24 hours.
September 28, 2010
UCSC research and activities receive widespread news coverage
Research and activities of UC Santa Cruz professors and students generated a great deal of media coverage as the summer came to a close.
August 16, 2010
UCSC in the News
The New York Times quoted economics professor and department chair Carl Walsh extensively in an analysis of options open to the Federal Reserve in light of a slowing recovery...
August 06, 2010
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Environmental Studies postdoctoral researcher Winifred Frick's paper in the journal Science that predicts a regional extinction within 20 years of the little brown bat generated widespread publicity across the country and internationally
July 27, 2010
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Astronomer Mark Krumholz was quoted by multiple news outlets about a discovery by other researchers of what may be the heaviest star ever detected
July 19, 2010
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Politics Department chair Daniel Wirls discussed his book Irrational Security on WYPR, the Baltimore NPR news station
July 13, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal reviewed literature lecturer William Nickell's new book detailing Tolstoy's death
July 06, 2010
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An article in Nature about genome science included quotes from biomolecular engineer David Haussler
June 28, 2010
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The Silicon Valley Business Journal ran a profile of Gordon Ringold, newly appointed director of Silicon Valley Initiatives
June 22, 2010
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The San Francisco Chronicle published an extensive feature story about the new Grateful Dead Archivist, Nicholas Meriwether
June 15, 2010
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"Eco friendly" UC Santa Cruz was highlighted in U.S. News & World Report
June 07, 2010
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The Kavli Prize awarded to astronomer Jerry Nelson was covered by the New York Times and other news outlets
June 02, 2010
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The San Francisco Chronicle gave a rave review to literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita's new novel I Hotel
May 24, 2010
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Slate magazine ran a feature story about music professor David Cope, inventor of the world's most musically creative computer program
May 19, 2010
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A study of global lizard extinctions led by biologist Barry Sinervo received global media attention
May 10, 2010
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Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in widespread coverage of the Neanderthal genome and evidence that humans interbred with Neanderthals
May 04, 2010
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A New York Times story about the reactions of scientists to the television comedy series "The Big Bang Theory" included a quote from Bruce Margon, vice chancellor for research
April 26, 2010
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Social psychologist Thomas Pettigrew was quoted in the April 9 edition of the Christian Science Monitor in an article about race, slavery and the causes of the Civil War
April 21, 2010
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Amid widespread coverage of a new discovery of ancient hominid fossils in South Africa, geologist Daniel Farber was quoted in stories from UPI, LiveScience, Yahoo News, and FoxNews.com
April 12, 2010
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The New York Times reported the appointment of Nicholas Meriwether as the library's new archivist for the Grateful Dead Archive
April 06, 2010
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Rolling Stone magazine featured an article on UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive
March 22, 2010
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Seismologist Emily Brodsky was interviewed on National Public Radio's Morning Edition on the subject of whether big earthquakes increase seismic activity
March 15, 2010
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New Scientist and Popular Science magazines ran stories about research by planetary scientist Don Korycansky on possible consequences of trying to blow up an asteroid heading toward Earth
March 08, 2010
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The Los Angeles Times featured a story on the opening of the first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive in New York
February 28, 2010
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Multiple news outlets, including Discovery News, National Geographic News, and FoxNews.com, quoted astronomers Douglas Lin and Jonathan Fortney in stories about their study of a massive planet being devoured by its sun
February 23, 2010
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NPR's "Day to Day" program featured environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers in a report on tracking mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains
February 16, 2010
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Chancellor George Blumenthal was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the commission examining the future of the University of California
February 07, 2010
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Biologist James Estes was quoted in an Associated Press article about conflicts between sea otters and fishermen in Southern California that ran in the New York Times
January 31, 2010
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Sociologist Andrew Szasz was quoted in the Los Angeles Times in a piece about how Haiti jolted journalists to reality
January 24, 2010
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American studies emerita professor Judy Yung co-authored a piece for the Los Angeles Times about the 100th anniverary of Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco
January 18, 2010
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Sociology's Paul Lubeck was quoted in a USA Today article on the Nigerian Muslim sect the family of accused attempted airplane bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab belonged to
January 11, 2010
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Astronomers Garth Illingworth and Rychard Bouwens garnered widespread coverage for their discovery of the most distant galaxies ever observed