Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was among 10 experts tapped by the New York Times for a feature on "What's Next in Science."
A story in the Economist magazine about proposed "geoengineering" solutions to global warming featured glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk.
Research on toxic algae by ocean scientist Mary Silver was covered in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Live Science, Science Daily, PhysOrg, RedOrbit, Science Codex, Asian News International, and Science Blog.
A new study on the shape of the moon by planetary scientist Ian Garrick-Bethell was covered by BBC News, Macleans, UPI, MSNBC.com, Discovery News, Albequerque Express, Space.com, Universe Today, io9, Softpedia, and OneIndia.
Astronomer Steven Vogt's work was discussed in an article about the search for exoplanets in the Guardian (U.K.).
Physicist Bruce Schumm was interviewed on KUSP radio's "7th Avenue Project."
Sociology department chair Craig Reinarman published an opinion piece in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on the drug policy implications following the defeat of Proposition 19, the initiative to legalize marijuana.
The Sentinel also:
• wrote about Latin American and Latino studies professor Rosa Linda Fregoso's book Terrorizing Women, which investigates violence against women in Latin America
• quoted UCSC broadcasting lecturer and KZSC advisor Michael Bryant about the radio station's recent honor from the Huffington Post, which named KZSC one of the nation's top college stations.
• ran an opinion piece on astronomy research by Stephen Thorsett, dean of physical and biological sciences.
The Good Times quoted politics professor Dan Wirls in a post-election wrap-up that focused on California races.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser ran a story about KP2, the Hawaiian monk seal now living at Long Marine Laboratory.
