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December 17, 2009
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Astronomers Steve Vogt and Greg Laughlin were quoted in extensive media coverage of their discovery of new planets around nearby Sun-like stars ...
December 10, 2009
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Julie Guthman of community studies was tapped by the New York Times to contribute to the paper's online "Room for Debate" feature.
December 03, 2009
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Psychology professor Craig Haney played an instrumental role in a Washington Post editorial calling for the abolition of long-term solitary confinement.
November 22, 2009
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The New Yorker quoted research professor Bill Domhoff in a feature about the suffering of those plagued by nightmares.
November 15, 2009
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News that the library is officially looking for a professional archivist was the lead story on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and was also covered by the New York Times.
November 08, 2009
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The media feasted on research about the dietary habits of the notorious "man-eating lions of Tsavo," which was led by anthropologist Nate Dominy and graduate student Justin Yeakel.
November 01, 2009
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The London Times and The Guardian featured stories about music professor David Cope and his computer program that composes music.
October 26, 2009
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The New York Post and San Francisco Examiner reported on an upcoming exhibit from UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive at the New-York Historical Society.
October 16, 2009
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Sociologist Craig Reinarman's expertise on drug policy was featured in a Newsweek story about the growing movement to legalize marijuana.
October 09, 2009
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The San Jose Mercury News published a lengthy feature about ecologist Chris Wilmers's research on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz mountains.
October 02, 2009
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A $615,175 grant awarded to the University Library to help digitize the Grateful Dead Archive received coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, and San Jose Mercury News.
September 25, 2009
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Physicist Anthony Aguirre is featured in a story in the October issue of Discover magazine about the idea of multiple universes.
September 18, 2009
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Economist Rob Fairlie was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal and Entrepreneur magazine on the topic of entrepreneurship in the midst of the recession.
September 11, 2009
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AIDS vaccine research led by Phillip Berman was covered by the San Jose Mercury News and Medical News Today.
September 04, 2009
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The Los Angeles Times covered the results of a new statewide public-opinion poll, conducted by psychology professor Craig Haney, about attitudes toward the death penalty.
August 28, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal, The Economist magazine, and other news outlets covered a talk by economist Carl Walsh at the annual conference of the Federal Reserve.
August 24, 2009
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Ram Akella, professor of technology and information management, was quoted in a New York Times article about continuing education for people in science and engineering.
August 07, 2009
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The 2009 Shakespeare Santa Cruz season received rave reviews in the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News.
July 31, 2009
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The New York Times interviewed sociology professor Paul Lubeck about the recent outbreak of violence in Nigeria.
July 24, 2009
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The 40th anniversary of the moon landing shone the media spotlight on former Lick Observatory director Joe Miller, who was interviewed by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW-TV, and KION-TV.
July 20, 2009
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History professor Dana Frank was quoted in a number of news outlets and blogs about early elections in Honduras.
July 10, 2009
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Susanne Jonas of Latin American and Latino studies was interviewed by the Venezuelan daily newspaper El Nacional about the coup in Honduras.
July 02, 2009
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The San Francisco Chronicle ran an op-ed by history professor Dana Frank about the military coup in Honduras.
June 26, 2009
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Economist Rob Fairlie was quoted in an Inc. article about the growing number of start-ups in low-growth industries.
June 22, 2009
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The Guardian (U.K.) published an opinion piece</a> coauthored by Roger Schoenman of politics about Iran's youth using their internet skills to sidestep the regime.
June 15, 2009
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Astronomer Greg Laughlin was interviewed on <a href="http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200906122">NPR's Science Friday</a> about the possibility of collisions between Earth and the inner planets.
June 08, 2009
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KPIX TV and the San Jose Mercury News covered efforts by Glenn Stewart and others to monitor peregrine falcons nesting in San Francisco and San Jose.
May 25, 2009
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Slate magazine interviewed anthropologist Nate Dominy for a column on whether obesity existed in ancient times.
May 15, 2009
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Astronomer Greg Laughlin is quoted in Discover magazine's May cover story about the search for planets that might support life.
May 11, 2009
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Wall Street Journal blogs quoted economist Rob Fairlie in coverage of a report about entrepreneurial activity and trends during the last 12 months.
May 04, 2009
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The <a href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=what-makes-us-human">cover story</a> of the May issue of Scientific American focuses on research conducted in David Haussler's lab.
April 27, 2009
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A <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12195137">front page story</a> in the San Jose Mercury News focused on astronomer Steve Vogt and the new telescope being installed at Lick Observatory.
April 20, 2009
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A New York Times article about the fallen status of careers in finance quoted computer scientist Don Chamberlin on the subject of careers in science.
April 10, 2009
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Biochemists Roger Linington and Scott Lokey are featured in a <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1086830660&play=1">CNBC TV news story</a> about their work at the UCSC Chemical Screening Center.
April 03, 2009
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The New York Times' economix blog featured economist Rob Fairlie's work on self-employment during recessions.
March 30, 2009
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U.S. News & World Report and Forbes reported on chemist Jin Zhang's research on hollow gold nanospheres for cancer treatment.
March 23, 2009
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The New York Times interviewed economist Rob Fairlie about business ownership rates during the past three recessions.
March 16, 2009
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The San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News were among the media that ran stories on UCSC's new partnership to develop a research and education community at NASA Ames.
March 05, 2009
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Mother Jones magazine profiled agroecology's Tim Galarneau in a story about the transformation of college cafeterias.
February 26, 2009
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The New York Times quoted Erika Zaveleta of environmental studies in its coverage of the unintended consequences of an environmental restoration effort.
February 19, 2009
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USA Today and the Chicago Tribune were among the media outlets covering earthquake research by seismologist Susan Schwartz.
February 12, 2009
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NPR's "Day to Day" and KQED Radio's "California Report" featured researcher Chris Wilmers' work tracking mountain lions.
February 05, 2009
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Economist Rob Fairlie was interviewed for a New York Times article on declining entrepreneurship in the financial crisis.
January 29, 2009
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Biologist Samantha Simmons was interviewed on NBC Nightly News for a story about the new oceanography features on Google Earth.
January 22, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal published a review of a new book by professor of history and literature Nathaniel Deutsch.
January 19, 2009
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Chris Darimont's research on the impact of commercial fishing and hunting on the size and reproductive patterns of fish and other species was covered by the New York Times, NPR, Reuters, the BBC, and many other media outlets.
January 11, 2009
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The San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday front page featured a story about a first-of-its-kind project led by researchers from UC Santa Cruz attempting to track Bay Area mountain lions.
January 01, 2009
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Economist Lori Kletzer was invited to contribute to the New York Times economics blog, where she described what she thinks the fed's $500 billion bailout should look like.