Environmental Studies
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Losing a single pollinator species harms plants
A paper co-authored by environmental studies doctoral candidate Heather Briggs on the effects that a loss of bees has on plants was covered by the New York Times, Nature, the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Digital Journal and Science Daily.
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Family mourns camp counselor killed by tree near Yosemite
The Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and the Associated Press among others reported on the tragic death of UCSC environmental studies student Annais Rittenberg July 3 from a falling tree at a Sierra camp where she was the art counselor. The incident received coverage around the country.
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Declining fortunes of Yellowstone’s migratory elk
Chris Wilmers, associate professor of environmental studies, and Taal Levi, who received his Ph.D from UCSC, contributed a piece to a forum discussion of a study of migratory elk in the Yellowstone region. The study and forum were published in Ecological Society of America's journal Ecology.
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Mobile Ranger app captures West Cliff Drive history, geology
An app for a walking tour of West Cliff Drive designed by environmental studies and Earth studies graduate student Julia Gaudinski attracted the attention of the Santa Cruz Sentinel for an article that was republished in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland…
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Growing Berries Without Bromide
The Good Times wrote about environmental studies professor Carole Shennan's research in finding alternatives to methyl bromide to combat soil pathogens in strawberry fields.
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Erin Linney: Santa Cruz needs an energy code
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an op-ed by Erin Linney, an environmental studies student who graduated after winter quarter. Linney wrote about the need for an energy code in Santa Cruz.
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Mountain lions mark their territory in Santa Cruz mountains
The San Francisco Chronicle published a front page article on the study of mountain lion behavior in the Santa Cruz Mountains by associate professor of environmental studies Chris Wilmers. The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Good Times also published articles on the study. The Sentinel story was republished in the San Jose Mercury News.
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Mountain lion just miles from downtown San Jose photographed by automatic camera
The San Jose Mercury News quoted environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers in an article about a mature mountain lion photographed by a motion-detecting camera seven miles from downtown San Jose. The article was also published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Conservationists team up with ranchers, loggers
An Associated Press article on conservation easements included quotes from environmental studies professor Daniel Press and Peter Stein, a UCSC alumnus, who is managing director of Lyme Timber Co. an investment company involved in negotiating easements. The article was published widely across the nation in dozens of newspapers and on websites, including U.S. News and…