The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed emerita humanities professor Judy Yung for an article titled “Asian Americans’ Political Rise Long Time in the Making,” after Ed Lee was sworn in as new mayor of San Francisco.
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a Nature news story about a new planet discovered by the Kepler spacecraft.
History professor Dana Frank contributed an article to The Nation about U.S. policy in Honduras, plus a piece to CommonDreams.org about repression of the campesino movement in Honduras. She was also tapped for interviews about Honduras by Latin American Advisor, KZYX Mendocino, KPFA Berkeley, and the syndicated Free Speech Radio News.
Several UCSC researchers are featured in an episode of the Plum TV program "Masters of Innovation," including biochemists Roger Linington and Scott Lokey, in a segment on UCSC's Chemical Screening Center, and computer engineer Jacob Rosen and graduate student Levi Miller, in a segment on the Bionics Lab.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about UCSC's involvement in the Global Game Jam, with quotes from computer science graduate students Foaad Khosmood and Teale Fristoe.
Computer scientist Michael Mateas was featured in a Gamasutra article about the latest developments in computer game design.
Biologist Jennifer O'Leary's research on the effects of overfishing on coral reefs was covered by UPI, Asian News International, Hindustan Times, and Red Orbit.
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