Science Communication
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Alumnus Nicholas St. Fleur wins top award for young science journalists
Nicholas St. Fleur, a 2014 graduate of UCSC’s Science Communication Program, has received the 2021 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, the top annual prize in the U.S. for science journalists age 30 or younger.
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Alumna Martha Mendoza wins Emmy for work on child detention documentary
‘Kids Caught in the Crackdown’ documentary from PBS Frontline and Associated Press investigates the detention of migrant children in federally-funded shelters.
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In the line of fire
Alumnus Adam Lowdermilk had built a career as a musician, but the tragic 2018 Camp Fire prompted a change of heart and a leap into firefighting.
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Alumna Laura Helmuth appointed editor-in-chief of ‘Scientific American’
Laura Helmuth, a graduate of the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, has been named the new editor-in-chief of ‘Scientific American’.
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Mapping it out
A book by two Science Communication Program alumni celebrates the human fascination with maps, displaying more than 200 maps across history (and even fiction) and exploring the intriguing stories behind them.
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Bringing new perspectives to astronomy
An array of grants from the Heising-Simons Foundation is helping UC Santa Cruz accelerate astrophysics and other sciences while changing what we think an astrophysicist looks like
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Boosting diversity, inclusion, and representation in science journalism
Science Communication Master’s Program empowers the next generation of science journalists with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Master’s degree approved for Science Communication Program
The UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program will award students a M.S. degree in science communication starting in fall 2018.
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‘Science Notes 2017’ now available online
Science Notes 2017, the illustrated online magazine published annually by the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, is available online.
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SciCom graduates spanned the country to cover the solar eclipse
From NASA to the New York Times, graduates of the Science Communication Program played a major role in conveying the scientific and societal impacts of the August 21 solar eclipse to eager readers.
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Knight Foundation funds project on breaking ‘filter bubbles’ in science journalism
The Science Communication Program will explore ways to broaden the reach of science journalism and improve civic discourse on science-related issues.
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Erika Check Hayden will be new director of Science Communication Program
Veteran science journalist Erika Check Hayden will become the program’s third director in January 2017.