UCSC in the News is a weekly column summarizing prominent media placements UCSC faculty, staff, and students have received.
Bill Domhoff was quoted in a New York Times column about the super-rich that appeared in the paper's "Week in Review" section.
Biologist James Estes was interviewed by CBC Radio (Canada) about his research on sea otters in the Aleutian Islands.
The San Jose Mercury News published a story about the fossilized remains of a mammoth that will be featured in an upcoming exhibit being developed in collaboration with psychology professor Maureen Callanan.
Social Sciences Dean Sheldon Kamieniecki has fielded a flurry of election-related calls lately. Reporters from the Arizona Republic, the UCLA Bruin, and KUSP Radio are among the recent callers.
Coverage of UCSC's record funding for research in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, and Monterey Herald included quotes from vice chancellor for research Bruce Margon, engineering dean Michael Isaacson, and ocean scientist Jonathan Zehr.
Economist Michael Hutchison sat down for an hour-long interview about the financial crisis with KUSP Radio, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel also tapped Hutchison's expertise for its coverage of the bailout.
CalTeach center director Gretchen Andreasen was quoted in coverage of new funding to train math and science teachers in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, and Salinas Californian.
Biologist Peter Raimondi was quoted in a story about the growth of kelp along the California coast in the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat.
Todd Newberry, professor emeritus of biology, was featured in coverage of the Monterey Bay Birding Festival in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News.
