Latin American and Latino Studies professor Jonathan Fox was quoted in an article about the loss of jobs in Mexico stemming from the importation of cheap corn from the U.S. The article by the McClatchy newspaper chain's Mexico correspondent was published around the country, including the Sacramento, Fresno, and Modesto Bees, and papers in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Tacoma, Wash., and Flagstaff, Ariz.
Widespread media coverage of new planet discoveries included quotes from several UCSC astronomers--Jonathan Fortney, Daniel Fabrycky, Greg Laughlin, and Peter Bodenheimer--in stories from the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, U.S. News & World Report, KGO Radio, NBC Bay Area, BBC News, Irish Times, Mirror (U.K.), Guardian (U.K.), Vancouver Sun, Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France Presse, Voice of America, MSNBC.com, Science News, National Geographic News, Science Now, Scientific American, Sky & Telescope, Space.com, Discovery News, Cosmos, and Physics World.
The Los Angeles Times prominently quoted an article by B. Ruby Rich, chair of the Social Documentation program, in an obituary for actress Tura Satana, star of the 1965 Russ Meyer cult film "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
"Astronomer Garth Illingworth continued to garner media attention for finding the most distant galaxies, most recently with an interview on KION TV and a "Ten Questions" feature in the Santa Cruz Weekly.
UCSC's participation in the Global Game Jam was covered in the San Jose Mercury News andSanta Cruz Sentinel, with quotes from undergraduate Vanessa Valencia and graduate students Teale Fristoe and Foaad Khosmood.
The San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Inside Bay Area, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, and Santa Cruz Sentinel ran stories about literature professor and National Book Award finalist Karen Tei Yamashita.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a front page story announcing the new Shakespeare Santa Cruz 30th anniversary season. The story also ran in the San Jose Mercury News.
Local public radio station KUSP reported on SCWIBLES--Santa Cruz-Watsonville Inquiry-Based Learning in Environmental Sciences project--that enables Ph.D. students from UCSC’s Environmental Studies and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology departments to work with high school students and teachers in the Pajaro Valley.
The Sentinel also featured an article about emeritus film and digital media professor Chip Lord’s exhibition titled "Public Spaces" at the Sesnon Gallery.
The Santa Cruz Weekly published a cover story on UCSC’s three-day Paul Bowles Centennial, featuring music lecturer Irene Herrmann.
