Professor of sociology Paul Lubeck was quoted in a USA Today article on the Nigerian Muslim sect belonged to by the family of accused attempted airplane bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
A Los Angeles Times article about the geologic history of the Sierra Nevada included quotes from Earth scientist Paul Koch. Koch was also quoted in a news story in Science about an analysis of prehistoric DNA.
The San Jose Mercury News noted that Noah Meites--a doctoral student in music composition who recently won the 2009 ASCAP Young Composer Award--will perform the winning piece at a New Music Works concert at the UCSC Music Recital Hall.
Craig Reinarman, professor of sociology, was quoted in an extensive report in the Ventura County Star on the prospect of legalizing marijuana.
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a Wired News story about new research on extrasolar planets.
Seismologist Susan Schwartz was interviewed on KSBW TV about the earthquake in Haiti.
New findings by astronomer Puragra Guhathakurta on the Andromeda galaxy were covered in Space Daily, SpaceRef, Space.com, PhysOrg.com, Softpedia, Asian News International, Daily News & Analysis, Zee News, NewKerala.com, and Thaindian News.
A study by planetary scientist Erik Asphaug was featured in a Science News article about the Kuiper belt and the history of the solar system.
Research on Saturn 's moon Enceladus by planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was covered by Scientific American News and ScienceAlert.com.
The Monterey County Herald ran a story on fine art alumna Bridgett Spicer, whose Squid Row comic strip will now be a regular feature in the pages of the Herald.
Santa Cruz Good Times ran a cover story about innovative research at UCSC featuring electrical engineer Wentai Liu, computer scientist Michael Mateas, bioinformatics expert Josh Stuart, Life Lab director Gail Harlamoff, and marine ecologist Peter Raimondi.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about the West Coast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics featuring physics students Melinda Soares and Jessica Missaghian, department manager Sissy Madden, and physicists David Belanger and Michael Dine.
Paul Houghtaling, a researcher who tracks area mountain lions, and environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers were quoted in the Sentinel after the death of two pygmy goats were suspected to be the work of a mountain lion. Wilmers was also quoted and photographed after a mature male lion was struck and killed on Highway 17.
Student Evelyn Castle (health sciences '11) and staff member and alumnus Adam Thompson (information systems management '05) were featured in a Sentinel article about their work with the Global Information Internship Program to improve maternal and child health in Nigeria.
The Sentinel ran a prominent feature story about 26-year-old alumnus Ezequiel Olvera Jr. and the 2010 Scholarship Benefit Dinner at which he will be one of the keynote speakers.
And the Sentinel reported that art lecturer Tim Craighead was one of four Santa Cruz artists chosen to receive a $20,000 Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship for 2010-2011 to pursue their artistic interests.
American Studies professor Forrest Robinson was interviewed on KUSP radio about his research on Mark Twain.
