UCSC in the News

Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in an Atlantic magazine story about the Kepler mission and the search for Earth-like planets, and exoplanet research by Laughlin and graduate student Kevin Shlaufman was covered in Science News, Astrobiology, and Space Daily.

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the history of massive earthquakes in the Cascadia subduction zone.

NPR's All Things Considered quoted Julie Guthman, associate professor of community studies, in a report on healthy eating choices and who should be making them.

Research on black holes in distant galaxies by astronomers Dale Kocevski and Sandra Faber was covered by Space Ref, Zee News, Asian News International, and Daily News & Analysis.

Metro Silicon Valley, the Santa Cruz Weekly and santa cruz.com ran stories about Frans Lanting and UCSC’s Evolutionary/Revolutionary multimedia event at the Flint Center.

Emeritus humanities professor Judy Yung was quoted in a Contra Costa Times article about how the U.S. Senate has apologized for decades of racial discrimination against Chinese Americans.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about a new book titled "Dead Letters: The Very Best Grateful Dead Fan Mail," drawn from material that is now part of UCSC’s Grateful Dead Archive.

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