UCSC in the News

Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in stories about the massive fish kill in Redondo Beach in the Telegraph (U.K.), AP, the Huffington Post, the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer in nuclear policy affiliated with Colleges 9 and 10, was highly sought after for comments in the aftermath of the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan. CBS News online, MSNBC, the San Jose Mercury News, Christian Science Monitor and NBC Dateline were some of the media outlets that quoted him.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dallas Morning News and CNN Money quoted economics professor Rob Fairlie in articles on a Kaufmann Foundation report he wrote on entrepreneurial activity.

Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo was quoted in a Science Now article about ocean temperature patterns during previous warm climate periods in Earth's history.

Newsweek’s online education site featured Cloud 9, UCSC’s first a cappella group.

Geophysicist Steven Ward was interviewed by KPIX TV (San Francisco) about the tsunami caused by the magnitude 8.9 earthquake that hit off the coast of Japan, and was also quoted in stories in the Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, AP, and Yahoo News.

The robotics demonstration by engineering students in Gabe Elkaim's Mechatronics class was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, and KSBW TV.

Biologist Mark Carr was quoted in a Monterey County Herald story about a study of the white shark population along the Central Coast.

Education professor Ron Glass was quoted by the Santa Cruz Sentinel in an article on the new research center he heads, the Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California.

The Sentinel ran a story about the MESA Day competition at UCSC for middle and high school students.

The web site Market Watch quoted economics professor Michael Dooley on high valuations of the gold and silver markets.

The San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Weekly gave rave reviews to Ensemble Parallèle’s production of Orphée at the Herbst Theatre, praising music professor and conductor Nicole Paiement, and music lecturer and director Brian Staufenbiel.

The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and the Santa Cruz Sentinel ran stories about the 2011 Scholarship Benefit dinner, noting the Baskins' $1 million engineering gift and the $160,000 raised to support UCSC undergraduate student scholarships.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Theater Arts Department’s production of Mummified Deer, a play written by visiting acclaimed playwright and director Luis Valdez, and directed by theater arts lecturer Kinan Valdez.

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