UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution interviewed psychology's Eileen Zurbriggen for a story about the sexualization of young girls. Zurbriggen chaired an American Psychological Association task force that investigated the subject and released a major report last year.
Research on long-term data storage led by computer scientists Ethan Miller, Mark Storer, and Kevin Greenan was covered by the Register (U.K.), U.P.I., Science Daily, Scenta, and SearchStorage.com (see Currents story).
Doctoral candidate Paul Viotti's research on wealth inequality was highlighted in Too Much, a weekly online publication produced by the Council on International and Public Affairs (see Currents story).
During a recent conference, a reporter with Science magazine picked up on unpublished research on the evolution of gliding that was being discussed by anthropologist Nate Dominy. The reporter's write-up noted that the tropical rain forests of southeast Asia are home to more than 45 species of tree frogs, lizards, geckos, and other animals that can glide, including snakes that can glide more than 100 meters.
A Sacramento Bee article about the effects of hatcheries on salmon populations included quotes from biologist Rachel Barnett-Johnson (see Currents story).
Research by sociologist Hiroshi Fukurai figured prominently in a recent trend story in the National Law Journal about the use of juries in jurisprudence around the world, including notably South Korea, China, and Russia.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about the election of astronomer Claire Max to the National Academy of Sciences and seismologist Thorne Lay to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (see Currents story).
Film maker Renee Tajima-Peña of community studies was interviewed about her new film Calavera Highway by KPIX Television and KALW Radio in San Francisco (see Currents story).
Research on the stability of the solar system by astronomer Gregory Laughlin and physics undergraduate Konstantin Batygin was covered by Sky & Telescope and New Scientist magazines. The Mid-County Post covered Laughlin's research with graduate student Javiera Guedes on the likelihood of an Earth-like planet in Alpha Centauri.
Ongoing coverage in the San Jose Mercury News of the falcons nesting on City Hall includes quotes from biologist Glenn Stewart.
Media Highlights provides monthly summaries of "UCSC in the News" columns.
