UCSC in the news, 2013

December

• 
  December 20, 2013 - National Geographic Phenomena

  Bird Cheaters Target Teams, But Teamwork Beats Cheats

  Biologist Bruce Lyon was quoted in a story about research on "brood parasites," birds that lay their eggs in the nests of other species, and cooperative breeding strategies in National Geographic Phenomena.
• 
  December 20, 2013 - Develop

  25 people who changed games in 2013

  Brenda Romero, program director of the games and playable media M.S. program, was featured on Develop's list of the 25 people who changed the games industry in 2013.
• 
  December 19, 2013 - Harretz (Israel)

  No longer silent: Queer cinema leaves fringe for mainstream

  Israel's oldest daily newspaper, Haaretz, published an extensive story on film and digital media professor B. Ruby Rich, and how her new book on queer cinema explains how gay and lesbian films moved from the underground into the mainstream, and why the struggle for gay rights is far from over.
• 
  December 17, 2013 - Alaska Public Media

  Chinese-American Descendants Uncover Forged Family Histories

  Professor emerita of humanities Judy Yung was interviewed for a story on Alaska Public Media about the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first, and so far only, U.S. federal law to shut out an immigrant group based on nationality, which was repealed in 1943.

• 
  December 18, 2013 - Nautilus magazine

  Have Money, Won’t Travel: Why do investors prefer to put their money to work at home?

  Writing in Nautilus magazine, associate professor of economics Thomas Wu explores the  geographic choices investors make.

• 
  December 18, 2013 - Yahoo News

  Want a stranger's half-eaten pizza? Need to rent a tree house? Technology can help

  Melanie DuPuis, professor of sociology and associate academic director of  the UC Washington Center, was quoted widely in a Yahoo News article on how technology can help distribution within the local food industry.

   

• 
  November 11, 2013 - BBC Radio 4

  All in the Mind: Dance and Cognition

  BBC Radio 4 interviewed associate psychology professor Margaret Wilson about dance research she co-authored with theater arts professor Ted Warburton that was recently published in the journal Psychological Science, for a story about the British version of "Dancing with the Stars." Warburton was also featured in a story about their research in Dance Informa Magazine.

• 
  December 16, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz scientists sell Hawaiian monk seal toys to fund research

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about biologist Terrie Williams's project to raise funds for monk seal research by selling monk seal toys. The story also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, Contra Costa Times, Inside Bay Area, and others.
• 
  December 17, 2013 - Scientific American

  Climate Change Tweaks Pacific Ocean Chemistry

  Ocean scientist Matt McCarthy's research using deep-sea corals to study the Pacific Ocean ecosystem received widespread coverage, including stories from Scientific American, Climate Wire, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Discovery News, ABC Science (Australia), Research and Development, Nature World News, Life Sciences World, Marine Technology Society, Innovations Report, Science Daily, RedOrbit, and others.
• 
  December 17, 2013 - German Press Agency

  Google, Amazon making sci-fi real with robots, drones

  Robotics expert Jacob Rosen was quoted in a story from the German Press Agency (DPA) Business Line about Google's recent acquisition of robotics companies.
• 
  December 13, 2013 - Science

  Lick Observatory in Trouble as Austerity Starts to Bite

  A news story in Science about the effects of budget cuts on Lick Observatory includes quotes from astronomers Sandra Faber, Steven Vogt, Garth Illingworth, and others. Stories about the cuts at Lick also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Contra Costa Times, KQED Science, and Inside Bay Area.
• 
  December 14, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Monterey students are among thousands of young "citizen scientists" in California

  Biologist John Pearse was quoted in a story about citizen scientists participating in a tide pool monitoring program he started in the 70s. The story ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Contra Costa Times, and other media.
• 
  December 13, 2013 - Nature

  Scientists search for clues in sea star die-off

  Biologists Pete Raimondi, Hannah Perlkin, and Emily Tucker are featured in a Nature news story about efforts to find the cause of sea star wasting syndrome. The story also ran in Scientific American.
• 
  December 13, 2013 - NPR Here and Now

  Sea Mammals Descend On Monterey Bay For Anchovy Feast

  Biologist Baldo Marinovic was a guest on the NPR program Here and Now to discuss the unusual abundance of marine wildlife in Monterey Bay this year.
• 
  December 13, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  State: Avoid shellfish from Monterey Bay

  Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a state ban on recreational harvesting of shellfish from Monterey Bay due to the algal toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. The story also ran in the Monterey Herald, San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, and other media.
• 
  December 12, 2013 - Reuters

  Scientists find water plumes shooting off Jupiter moon

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in coverage of the discovery of plumes of water vapor from the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, including a Reuters story that was widely published in national and international media outlets, Discovery News, and others.
• 
  December 13, 2013 - KUSP

  Scientists Uncover the Hidden Life of Otters in Estuaries

  Biologists Brent Hughes and Tim Tinker were featured in a story on KUSP radio about their research on sea otters in Elkhorn Slough.
• 
  December 11, 2013 - CBS Late Show with David Letterman

  Josh Groban Sings 'Late Show ' 'Top Ten Christmas Songs for 2013'

  Josh Groban sang “UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz," to the tune of "Here Comes Santa Claus" on the CBS Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday night. The song was Number Ten on the “Top Ten Christmas Songs from 2013." ABC Radio also did a story on the spot.

• 
  December 11, 2013 - Venture Beat

  After 20 years, Doom co-creator John Romero looks back on the impact of a seminal game

  Venture Beat interviewed game designer John Romero on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Doom, the influential game he codeveloped at id Software.
• 
  December 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC arboretum shifts fundraising approach

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about the UCSC Arboretum's fundraising efforts.
• 
  December 09, 2013 - Public Radio International

  Where in the world is Lenin these days?

  Professor of literature Wlad Godzich was interviewed on the Public Radio International program, The World, about statues of Vladimir Lenin that can still be found worldwide, following news reports that Ukrainian protesters just took down a statue in Kiev.
• 
  December 03, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz students prepare for ethics competition

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about UCSC's Ethics Bowl team and how humanities students research and prepare to tackle tough ethical questions in regional and national competitions.
• 
  December 09, 2013 - Polygon

  Celebrating 20 years, Doom's legacy is its human connection

  Game news site Polygon ran a story about the 20th anniversary of Doom, a highly influential computer game developed by John Romero, creative director of the games and playable media M.S.

• 
  December 08, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  IPad game's underlying mission: checking software code

  Computer scientist Jim Whitehead was quoted in stories about a new iPad game his group developed as a way to crowdsource software verification, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Venture Beat, Tech Investory News, The Street, and Houston Chronicle.
• 
  December 09, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Mystery ailment is wiping out coast's starfish

  Marine biologist Pete Raimondi is featured in another story about sea star wasting syndrome, this time from the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 
  December 05, 2013 - KSBW Action News 8

  UC Santa Cruz droid robots battling tonight in Slugs vs. Bugs

  KSBW-TV covered the student robotics competition, the culmination of computer engineer Gabe Elkaim's Mechatronics class.
• 
  December 06, 2013 - Chemical & Engineering News

  Nanobiopsies On Living Cells

  Chemical & Engineering News ran an article about a new technique developed by biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand for taking samples from living cells without damaging them, which was also covered in The Scientist and Nature Nanotechnology.
• 
  December 06, 2013 - Live Science

  How Elephant Seals Know Who's Boss

  Biology grad student Caroline Casey was quoted in stories about her research on elephant seals in Live Science, Discovery News, NBC News, Yahoo News, and Oregon Herald.
• 
  December 09, 2013 - New York Times

  Decoding a Tsunami’s Source

  Earth scientists Patrick Fulton, Emily Brodsky, and Casey Moore were all quoted in coverage of new results from the JFAST investigation of the Tohoku fault that caused the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, including stories from the New York Times, LiveScience, Nature, Mashable, U.S. News & World Report, Christian Science Monitor, Smithsonian, National Geographic, Discovery News, Toronto Star, Alaska Dispatch, International Business Times, Tehran Times, Science Codex, Red Orbit, and PhysOrg.
• 
  December 04, 2013 - New York Times

  Baffling 400,000-Year-Old Clue to Human Origins

  Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro and geneticist Ed Green, both experts on ancient DNA, were quoted in coverage of new findings from ancient DNA recovered from 400,000-year-old human fossils. Shapiro was quoted in the New York Times and Green in USA Today, and both articles were reprinted widely in other news outlets.
• 
  December 01, 2013 - Eurogamer

  Taking games seriously

  Brenda Romero, program director for the M.S. in games and playable media, was quoted in an article about changing attitudes toward computer games in Eurogamer and U.S. Gamer. Her board game 'Train' was also covered in Wired magazine in December.
• 
  December 29, 2013 - NBC Nightly News

  Divers search for clues to an epidemic killing millions of starfish

  Biologist Pete Raimondi was featured in coverage of the sea star wasting syndrome on NBC Nightly News.
• 
  December 01, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Major split over buying junk food with federal aid

  The San Francisco Chronicle quoted social science professor Julie Guthman in an article about food stamps and junk food. The article was republished by the blog GOPUSA.

November

• 
  November 23, 2013 - The Washington Post

  Honduras election bring risks of more instability

  The Washington Post quoted history professor Dana Frank about the upcoming elections in Honduras, where she noted that the vote will be “a new test” for the Obama administration, which initially denounced the 2009 coup against Zelaya but later recognized the post-coup government. Frank also contributed a piece about the elections to Foreign Affairs.

• 
  November 24, 2013 - New York Times

  With Extra Anchovies, Deluxe Whale Watching

  Marine biologist Baldo Marinovic is quoted in a New York Times article about the abundance of anchovies that has attracted large numbers of whales to Monterey Bay this year. The story also ran in the Herald Tribune.
• 
  November 23, 2013 - USA Today

  Scientists close in on finding most far-out galaxies

  Astronomer Garth Illingworth is featured in an article in USA Today about the search for the most distant galaxies. The story was distributed by AP and ran in many newspapers and other news outlets throughout the country.
• 
  November 20, 2013 - IndieWire

  Action! Social Action: 'Justice for My Sister' by Kimberly Bautista

  IndieWire interviewed UCSC arts alumni Kimerly Bautista (Social Documentation masters degree in film production), whose film "Justice for My Sister" recently received the "Best Documentary" award at the 16Tth annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.

• 
  November 22, 2013 - Washington Post

  Sea stars are wasting away in larger numbers on a wider scale in two oceans

  Marine biologists Pete Raimondi and John Pearse were quoted in a Washington Post article about the sea star wasting disease.
• 
  November 12, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Peter Sellars to speak at UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that acclaimed opera, theater and festival director Peter Sellars will be the featured guest at UCSC's 13th Annual Sidhartha Maitra Memorial Lecture, speaking on the topic "Creativity, Innovation and the Arts."
• 
  November 20, 2013 - Global Times

  Model homes for model workers

  Global Times included comments from literature professor Chris Connery in a story about how the Shanghai government created socialist villages for model workers in 1952 to solve the severe accommodation shortages for Shanghai's 3 million workers after the city's liberation in 1951.
• 
  November 20, 2013 - Big Think

  Dark Matter Reveals the Structure of the Universe

  Physicist Joel Primack is featured in an article and video on the Big Think platform.
• 
  November 15, 2013 - The Guardian

  Abraham Zapruder: the man behind history's most infamous home movie

  Britain's The Guardian interviewed Film and Digital Media emeritus professor Chip Lord about an irreverent reenactment of the famed Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination by the the Ant Farm, a San Francisco art collective Lord co-founded, commenting on the media portrayal of the event.
• 
  November 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  80 tons of garbage collected after new UCSC move-out program

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a city/university effort to collect and divert from the waste stream cast-offs stemming from students leaving off-campus housing.

• 
  November 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz growth plans have implications for reset water supply debate

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about future city water policy, UCSC's role and how the university has far exceeded city water-use reduction targets.
• 
  November 15, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz bald eagle expert shares success story

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Project and its director Glenn Stewart's work in reestablishing the bald eagle in California. The Monterey County Herald also published the article and the Sentinel later editorialized in favor of the project.

• 
  November 18, 2013 - Chronicle of Higher Education

  The Fixer President: Leading a College Out of Turmoil

  Chancellor Blumenthal was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education for an article on university presidents who assumed the top job after a crisis. The journal also featured him in a sidebar.
• 
  November 19, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  ThisPlusThat.me tries to decode human language

  The San Francisco Chronicle ran a story about a natural language search engine (ThisPlusThat.me) developed by physics graduate student Chris Moody, also covered in the Houston Chronicle.
• 
  November 18, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Fun with numbers: Middle school students celebrate math at UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the visit of 100 middle school students to UCSC for the Algebra Academy program.
• 
  November 17, 2013 - NBC News

  Volcano under Antarctic ice may erupt, accelerate melting

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in an NBC News story about the discovery of a volcano beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
• 
  November 06, 2013 - The Nation

  Honduras Votes

  History professor Dana Frank contributed a piece to The Nation about how four years after a military coup deposed democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya, Hondurans have a chance with their November 24 elections to restore a measure of democracy.
• 
  November 06, 2013 - Good Times Weekly

  Cover Story: Mountains Were Here

  Santa Cruz's Good Times Weekly interviewed art professor Beth Stephens for a lengthy cover story about her new film, Goodbye Gauley Mountain, an enviromental documentary about taking peformance art to the coal communities of West Virginia to fight the practice of mountaintop removal mining.

• 
  November 06, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Celebrated Palestinian/American poet Naomi Shihab Nye headlines annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, hosted on campus this year by humanities  lecturer and Santa Cruz's first Poet Laureate Gary Young, and featuring celebrated Palestinian/American poet Naomi Shihab Nye.
• 
  November 07, 2013 - Monterey Herald

  Santa Cruz film fest opens with movie on mountaintop removal

  The Monterey Herald published a story about the 2013 Santa Cruz Film Festival, noting that it featured a showcase of films by UCSC students and that it would be opened by the West Coast premiere of an environmental documenary film co-directed by art professor Beth Stephens about mountaintop removal of coal. A story also appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

• 
  November 01, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC's Rainbow Theater celebrates 20 years

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about UCSC's multicultural Rainbow Theater, celebrating 20 years of breaking down cultural walls and promoting dialogue. A story also appeared in the Good Times Weekly.

• 
  November 14, 2013 - Mongabay

  Coelacanths might be monogamous, to the surprise of researchers

  Biologist Giacomo Bernardi was quoted in a Mongabay story about the reproductive lives of coelocanths.
• 
  November 15, 2013 - New Scientist

  Perfection is a myth, reveal 50,000 generations

  Evolutionary biologist John Thompson is quoted in a New Scientist article about an experiment tracking changes in bacteria grown in the laboratory for 50,000 generations.
• 
  November 08, 2013 - New America Media

  Who’s Afraid of the Common Core? Not California

  New America Media interviewed education professor Judit Moschkovich on math instruction for an article on common core standards. 

   

• 
  November 09, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC program supports undocumented students

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about UCSC Dreamweavers, a volunteer program supporting undocumented students.

• 
  November 08, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  From prison isolation to a sense of doom

  The Los Angeles Times quoted psychology professor Craig Haney in an article about a former inmate at Pelican Bay State Prison who now attends UC Berkeley.

• 
  November 07, 2013 - NPR All Things Considered

  Here, Drink A Nice Glass Of Sparkling Clear Wastewater

  Environmental studies professor Brent Haddad was quoted on NPR's "All Things Considered" in a story on recycling and purifying wastewater.

   

• 
  November 05, 2013 - Marketplace

  Uncle Ben's secret recipe: Open the Fed's cookbook

  Professor of economics Carl Walsh commented on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's legacy of transparency for a story on the radio program Marketplace.

• 
  November 14, 2013 - New York Times

  Wolf to Dog: Scientists Agree on How, but Not Where

  Ancient DNA experts Beth Shapiro and Ed Green contributed to a new study showing that domestic dogs originated from wolves in Europe more than 18,000 years ago, and Shapiro was quoted in stories about the findings in the New York Times and Science News.
• 
  November 13, 2013 - Discover Magazine

  Solar Siblings Hint at Our Sun's Turbulent Youth

  Discover magazine ran a story about astrophysicist Mark Krumholz's research on the origins of our sun.
• 
  November 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz team one of six winners in DREAM challenge for cancer researchers

  Stories about the UCSC bioinformatics team lead by Artem Sokolov, which won a DREAM breast cancer challenge competition, ran in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Francisco Chronicle, and Bio-IT World.
• 
  November 12, 2013 - CBS Evening News

  What's wiping out the starfish in California?

  Marine biologist Pete Raimondi was featured on CBS Evening News coverage of the sea star wasting syndrome, which is wiping out starfish populations along the west coast, and also in High Country News and Half Moon Bay Review. 

• 
  November 11, 2013 - The Scientist

  Retracing Steps

  Bioinformatics expert Josh Stuart was quoted in a story in The Scientist about Synapse, an open-source computational platform for genomics research developed by Sage Bionetworks.
• 
  November 07, 2013 - Monterey County Herald

  Scientists find good news for coral reefs

  Marine scientist Adina Paytan was quoted in a Monterey Herald story about coral reefs and global warming.
• 
  November 01, 2013 - Monterey County Herald

  Government shutdown was costly for Antarctic research

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Monterey Herald story about how the government shutdown affected Antarctic research projects. The story also ran in Inside Bay Area and other outlets.
• 
  November 04, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  'Wasting' disease turning West Coast starfish to mush

  Marine biologist Pete Raimondi is featured in widespread coverage of sea star wasting disease, which is devastating sea star populations along the west coast, including stories from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Santa Barbara Independent, Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Huffington Post, Time, SF Weekly, Associated Press, Reuters, Guardian, NBC Bay Area and other NBC news sites across the country, ABC News, CBS News, KCBS Radio, CBS Radio, KTVU, SFGate, San Mateo Daily Journal, San Francisco Examiner, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Yahoo News, Environmental News Network, Nature World News, French Tribune, Kuwait Times, Scientific American, LiveScience, New York Post, and many more.
• 
  November 04, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC robot stars in blockbuster Ender's Game

  Computer engineer Jacob Rosen was quoted in a story about his team's surgical robot, which was featured in the movie "Ender's Game," in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News, Chico Enterprise Register, GeekWire, and Inside Bay Area.
• 
  November 04, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Red tide lingers, bringing allergies and fishy stench near Santa Cruz beaches

  Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in a story about red tides along the coast in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.

October

• 
  October 31, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  French King Henry IV's head stars in forensic dispute

  Alison Galloway, campus provost/executive vice chancellor and a forensic anthropologist, was called upon to comment for a Los Angeles Times article on a squabble over an unearthed packet of mummified remains thought to have belonged to King Henry IV of France.

• 
  October 26, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa earns grant to sponsor ag education for generation next

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey County Herald published articles on a grant UCSC received to promote education in sustainable agriculture.

• 
  October 19, 2013 - New York Times

  Data-Mining Our Dreams

  Dream research work of Bill Domhoff, professor emeritus of social psychology, was discussed in an opinion piece in the New York Times.

• 
  October 18, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  UC Santa Cruz seeks $300 million in donations

  The Los Angeles Times covered the launch of UCSC's comprehensive fundraising campaign. Other stories on the launch and the visit by new UC president Janet Napolitano appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and on KSBW television.

• 
  October 17, 2013 - National Geographic

  Are Marmoset Monkeys Taking Turns To Talk?

  Psychology professor Margaret Wilson commented for a National Geographic article on a study that suggested Marmoset monkeys take turns communicating. Wilson disputed the study's conclusions.

• 
  October 24, 2013 - National Public Radio-All Things Considered

  For 'Blue,' The Palme d'Or Was Only The Beginning

  Professor of Film and Digtal Media B. Ruby Rich was interviewed on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" program about the controversial new French film, Blue Is the Warmest Color, which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and just opened in American cinemas.
• 
  October 22, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Helene Moglen: Frankenstein to Facebook

  The Santa Cruz Good Times Weekly featured an interview with emeritus dean of humanities and professor of literature Helene Moglen about her upcoming talk for UCSC’s annual Emeriti Faculty Lecture, where she spoke on the topic “From Frankenstein to Facebook."
• 
  October 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz summit tackles social problems of 21st century

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the Social Sciences Division's first Research Frontiers Day on campus, where professors in the division presented their research on contemporary issues and challenges to the public and campus community.
• 
  October 20, 2013 - Inside Bay Area

  Albert Camus exhibit opens at UCSC

  Inside Bay Area, the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about UCSC hosting an exhibit in the Humanities Division commemorating the 100th birthday of the French Nobel Prize winning author and philosopher Albert Camus.
• 
  October 23, 2013 - World Politics Review

  Public Security Looms Large as Honduras Vote Nears

  World Politics Review and Costa Rica's Tico Times quoted history professor Dana Frank in stories about the upcoming elections in Honduras in November.

• 
  October 01, 2013 - Psychology Today

  Why Is Dancing So Good for Your Brain?

  Psychology Today magazine featured associate professor of dance Ted Warburton and his research on the cognitive benefit of movement in a story about how dancers maximize cognitive function and musicle memory through practice.
• 
  October 31, 2013 - Monterey County Weekly

  Sea Star Wasting Disease Affects Monterey Bay

  Biologist Allison Gong is featured in a Monterey County Weekly article about sea star wasting disease in Monterey Bay.
• 
  October 30, 2013 - Good Times

  Saving Paradise

  Marine biologists Giacomo Bernardi and Nicole Crane are featured in the Good Times cover story about their work to restore marine habitat on the remote atoll of Ulithi in Micronesia.
• 
  October 30, 2013 - New Scientist

  Sardine disappearance was foreseen but ignored

  Research on sardines by fisheries biologist Juan Zwolinski was cited in articles about the imminent collapse of the west coast sardine fishery, including stories in New Scientist, Associated Press, SFGate, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oregon Live, News Daily, Democratic Underground, and others.
• 
  October 29, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Ocean predators' West Coast hot spots at risk despite sanctuaries, study says

  A study of human impacts on marine predators along the west coast, led by marine scientists Daniel Costa and Sara Maxwell, was covered in the Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Patch, LiveScience, Science Daily, PhysOrg, RedOrbit, Bright Surf, Science Codex, and others.
• 
  October 26, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Where have all the otters gone?

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel article about sea otters featured several researchers affiliated with UCSC, including Tim Tinker, Melissa Miller, and Nicole Thometz.
• 
  October 19, 2013 - Science News

  Memory Upgrade

  Computer scientist Darrell Long is quoted in a Science News article about efforts to develop "storage class" memory for the computer industry.
• 
  October 22, 2013 - Discovery News

  Ax Falls for Antarctic Projects After Shutdown

  A story from Discovery News, Live Science, NBC News, and Yahoo News about the impact of the government shutdown on Antarctic research projects noted that while most of the WISSARD project has been canceled, UCSC glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk's group will be able to conduct a limited survey at the research site.
• 
  October 20, 2013 - Washington Post

  With ban on lead in hunters’ bullets, California hopes to protect condors

  A Washington Post story about California's ban on the use of lead ammunition to protect endangered condors cited research on lead poisoning in condors by environmental toxicologists Don Smith and Myra Finkelstein.

• 
  October 20, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC astrophysicist lands lucrative prize for young professors

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about astrophysicist Charlie Conroy, who won a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Coverage also included stories in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Patch.
• 
  October 18, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Newsom, ACLU look to legalize marijuana

  Sociology professor Craig Reinarman was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article about Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the American Civil Liberties Union opening a campaign to legalized marijuana in California.

• 
  October 16, 2013 - New Scientist

  Earth's super-siblings grew up very differently

  Planetary scientist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a New Scientist article about the formation of "super-Earth" planets.
• 
  October 01, 2013 - Physics Today

  Invigorated and unified, US particle-physics community considers future directions

  Physicists Steve Ritz and Howard Haber were quoted in a Physics Today article about future directions for the U.S. particle physics community.
• 
  October 15, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Sun turns dirty water into clean fuel

  Coverage of a solar-microbial device for producing hydrogen fuel, developed by a team led by chemist Yat Li, included stories from Nanotechnology Now, Santa Cruz Sentinel, ChemEurope, Technology News, Chemical Engineering Progress, Breakthrough Technology Alert, Nature World News, Science Daily, PhysOrg, RedOrbit, EarthSky, Product Design & Development, Science World Report, Business Standard, FuelCellsWorks, Indian Express, Asian Age, Innovations Report, and others.
• 
  October 14, 2013 - National Geographic

  Banning Lead Ammunition Could Give Condors a Chance

  Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in stories from National Geographic News and KQED Science about California's new ban on the use of lead bullets by hunters.
• 
  October 10, 2013 - Wired

  Young Mountain Lion Caught on Camera Teasing Its Captured Brother

  An article in Wired featured the UC Santa Cruz Puma Project which had captured a young male mountain lion in a trap. Later a nearby motion-sensing camera showed his presumed litter mate investigating the trapped sibling.

• 
  October 11, 2013 - NBC News

  'It's heartbreaking': Shutdown could ruin years of Antarctic research

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk is featured in a story from NBC News, Discovery News, Yahoo News, and LiveScience about how years of work by his team on the WISSARD project in Antarctica is in danger of being wasted as a result of the federal government shutdown.
• 
  October 09, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Yellen expected to be tapped as Fed chief Wednesday

  The San Francisco Chronicle quoted economics professor Carl Walsh in an article on the expected nomination of Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. The same article was also published by the Davis Enterprise.

• 
  October 07, 2013 - New York Times

  Rich People Just Care Less

  A New York Times opinion writer quoted Tom Pettigrew, emeritus professor of psychology, in an piece about how people with the most social power pay scant attention to those with little such power.

   

• 
  October 06, 2013 - Washington Post

  Panel links underwater mapping sonar to whale stranding for first time

  Marine biologist Brandon Southall chaired an independent review panel that found sonar was responsible for a mass stranding of melon-headed whales. He was quoted in stories about the findings in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Guardian, Japan Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Anchorage Daily News, Brisbane Times, and other outlets.
• 
  October 07, 2013 - Foreign Policy

  Sudan's struggle for peace

  An analysis of the context of recent protests in Sudan by Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics, was published on the Middle East Channel of Foreign Policy. Masoud's recent book, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan (Cambridge University Press, 2013) is based on 15 months of research in Sudan.

• 
  October 02, 2013 - KTVU

  County officials test new Tsunami warning system

  Tsunami expert Steven Ward was featured in a KTVU story about a new tsunami warning system for San Mateo County.
• 
  October 01, 2013 - VentureBeat

  Threeview: Grand Theft Auto V reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic

  VentureBeat featured an academic reivew of Grand Theft Auto V by UCSC assistant professor of Film and Digital Media Soraya Murray.
• 
  October 02, 2013 - New Scientist

  Earth's love handles keep the satellites from falling

  Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin was quoted in a New Scientist article about a new understanding of what keeps satellites in orbit around the Earth.
• 
  September 01, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor

  Appreciation: the lyrical works of an Indian master

  A story in The Christian Science Monitor about the ongoing work to preserve and restore the films of acclaimed Indian director Satyajit Ray, noted the work of emeritus history professor Dilip Basu and UCSC's Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center.
• 
  August 11, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Scientist Chris Wilmers seeks to help cougars survive

  The San Francisco Chronicle published a page-one feature profile on environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers and his research on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

September

• 
  October 24, 2013 - KZSC radio

  Artists on Art: Interview

  Film and Digital Media professor Peter Limbrick was interviewed on KZSC radio's "Artists on Art" program about a two-day symposium on Arab film and visual culture that he organized at UCSC, featuring artists and scholars from Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Canada, Europe, and the U.S. An article also appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
• 
  September 19, 2013 - Daily Koz

  So! I Took a Class!

  The Daily Kos blog featured a detailed piece on what it's like to take UCSC's first online Coursera class, The Holocaust, taught by  emeritus history professor Peter Kenez and professor of English and Comparative Literature, Murray Baumgarten.
  
  
• 
  October 02, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Renowned Africa scholar John A. Marcum dies at 86

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an obituary on John Marcum, emeritus professor of politics and former provost of Merrill College, who died September 12.

• 
  October 01, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Mentoring group for former foster UCSC students kicks off school year

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on the year-opening meeting of the Smith Renaissance Society.

• 
  September 30, 2013 - CBS News

  Scientists hope for comeback of rare plant burned in Santa Monica fires

  Arboretum research director Stephen McCabe was quoted in articles about research on a rare plant whose populations burned in a recent fire, including stories from CBS News, Ventura County Star, and Associated Press.
• 
  September 26, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  New hope for treating cancer? Patterns seen in 12 types of tumors

  Biomolecular engineer Josh Stuart was featured in coverage of his work on the Pan-Cancer project, which found genomic patterns across 12 types of cancer, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Nature, The Scientist, Seattle Herald, Columbus Dispatch, Associated Press, Medical News Today, Science Codex, Cancer Research UK, MedIndia, Health Canal, Technology News, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, BioSpace, and others.
• 
  September 23, 2013 - The Jewish Journal

  $500,000 gift boosts Jewish studies at UC Santa Cruz

  The Jewish Journal ran a story about a new gift from the Helen Diller Family to UC Santa Cruz that will "further enhance its reputation as a leading center for Jewish and Holcaust studies in northern California." An article about the gift also appeared in the SF Bay Area's J Weekly.
• 
  September 26, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Kirby Scudder: Rediscovering San Francisco artist Charles Griffin Farr

  Santa Cruz Sentinel columnist Kirby Scudder interviewed Sesnon Galley director Shelby Graham about a new exhibit at UCSC featuring works by the late San Francisco artist Charles Griffin Farr, who gifted his paintings and drawings to UCSC's Arts Division.
• 
  September 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Director of Carrillo documentary makes SC appearance

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story about the screening of a short film about artist and longtime UCSC professor Eduardo Carrillo, who taught painting, drawing and other subjects for 25 years until his death in 1997, and was a founding member of  Oakes College.
• 
  September 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Hacking as an art form at UCSC's DANM department

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about recent Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) graduate Laura Wright, who creates art in "hacked technologies" and is teaching a class this fall at UCSC for incoming DANM students calleld "Introduction to Electronics for Artmaking."
• 
  September 24, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Edison and contractor are blamed for flaws that shut down San Onofre

  The Los Angeles Times quoted Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer in nuclear policy at Colleges Nine and 10, in an article about the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.

• 
  September 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC's welcome week kicks off with move-in days

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a page one article about students moving into campus residence halls and the start of classes.

• 
  September 24, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  State leaders briefed on toxic algae blooms in Pinto Lake

  Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela, an expert on harmful algal blooms, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about toxic algae in Watsonville's Pinto Lake.
• 
  September 19, 2013 - NBC News - Science

  Earth's biggest deep earthquake ever puzzles seismologists

  Research on deep earthquakes led by seismologists Thorne Lay and Lingling Ye was covered by NBC News, Live Science, KQED, The Conversation, Ars Technica, Science Daily, Times of India, Economic Times, Asia Times Online, French Tribune, Nature World News, International Business Times, Science World Report, PhysOrg, Red Orbit, and other national and international outlets.

• 
  September 18, 2013 - Associated Press

  Strawberry growers seek pesticide alternatives

  The Associated Press talked to environmental studies professor Carol Shennan of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems for an article on alternatives to fumigants in strawberry fields. The article was published in several newspapers in the western U.S.

• 
  September 13, 2013 - KQED Science

  Science on the SPOT: Chasing Pumas

  A KQED science feature on the UC Santa Cruz Puma Project featured field biologist Paul Houghtaling on the hunt for pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains.

• 
  September 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Blue-footed booby makes unexpected stop in Monterey Bay

  Biologist Bernie Tershy was quoted in articles in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News about unusual sightings by birders of blue-footed boobies on the central coast.
• 
  September 17, 2013 - Venture Beat

  UCSC hires Brenda and John Romero to run gaming program

  The appointment of John and Brenda Romero to run the master's program in games and playable media was widely covered on games news sites and other media, including stories from Venture Beat, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Inside Bay Area, Gamasutra, GameSpot, Polygon, Game Politics, Develop, VG247, HardOCP, Gamers Global, Blue's News, Technology News, Atomix, Game Informer, Escapist, and Tech Investor News.
• 
  September 13, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC duo develops online homework grading tool

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Science Daily ran stories about the online crowdsourcing tool for grading homework developed by computer scientist Luca de Alfaro.
• 
  September 10, 2013 - Miami Herald

  Dana Frank: In Honduras, military takes over with U.S. blessing

  The Miami Herald published a piece by history professor Dana Frank about the militarization of the Honduran police force backed by funding from the United States, describing a policy that supports, funds, and perpetuates human rights abuses.
• 
  September 13, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC awarded $1.45M grant for STEM teacher training

  Cal Teach director Gretchen Andreasen is quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about a $1.45 million grant to support training of math and science teachers for regional school districts, also covered by the Salinas Californian, Santa Cruz Patch and San Jose Mercury News.
• 
  September 12, 2013 - Santa Barbara Independent

  Santa Barbara and the Sea Otter

  A cover story on sea otters in the Santa Barbara Independent features UCSC researchers Jim Estes and Tim Tinker, as well as alumna Nicole LaRoche, in an in-depth article about the sea otter population, its slow expansion into southern California waters, and conflicts with the fishing industry. Tinker was also quoted in coverage of the annual sea otter census in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, LiveScience, and Nature World News.
• 
  September 12, 2013 - National Journal

  Does U.S. Advice on Disposing Fukushima Waste Apply Back Home?

  Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer in nuclear policy at Colleges Nine and 10, was quoted in a National Journal article on questions over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may propose relaxed rules regarding radiation in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown.  Hirsch also was interviewed on China Central Television's CCTV America discussing Fukushima radiation.

• 
  September 12, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  International student enrollment jumps at UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about orientation sessions for incoming international students.

• 
  September 15, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC student, alum attend White House signing of student loan bill

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a UCSC alum and a current student who were invited to the White House to witness the signing of a bill that pegs student loan interest rates to the financial markets.

• 
  September 06, 2013 - NPR

  The Enduring Appeal of Memory-Evoking Music

  NPR, Pacific Standard and Salon reported on a study in the journal of Psychological Science coauthored by Justin Zupnick, a graduate student in Digital Arts and New Media, that suggests musical nostalgia is a multigenerational phenomenon. Reports on the study also appeared in Psychology Today, Science Daily, New England Public Radio,  Times of India, the Business Standard, Wall Street Journal online, and Popular Science.
  
  
• 
  August 26, 2013 - KPCC - Southern California Public Radio

  Immigration: Governor Brown considers allowing 3.4M non-citizens to serve on juries

  Comments by professor of sociology and legal studies Hiroshi Fukurai were included in news report on KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to let non-citizens serve of juries.

• 
  September 09, 2013 - Science News for Kids

  Mud worth more than gold

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk is quoted in a story in Science News for Kids about the WISSARD expedition, which drilled beneath a glacier in Antarctica.
• 
  September 06, 2013 - BBC News

  Volcanic sleeping giant opens North Korean co-operation

  Geologist James Gill was quoted in stories from BBC News and Science about a collaborative effort to study a massive volcano on the border of China and North Korea.
• 
  September 04, 2013 - Technology Review

  First Trial of Crowdsourced Grading for Computer Science Homework

  MIT Technology Review reports on CrowdGrader, an online crowdsourcing tool developed by computer scientist Luca de Alfaro and graduate student Michael Shavlovsky that allows students to grade their classmates' homework and receive credit for the effort they put in.
• 
  September 04, 2013 - Earth Island Journal

  Back from the Dead

  Geneticists Ben Novak and Beth Shapiro are quoted in an article on the "de-extinction" controversy in Earth Island Journal. The story was reprinted in Salon and EcoWatch.

August

• 
  August 30, 2013 - Scientific American

  Bora’s Picks – Science Notes edition

  Scientific American blog editor Bora Zivkovic devoted a column to highlighting the stories in Science Notes, published by students in UCSC's Science Communication Program.
• 
  August 11, 2013 - Scientific American

  Patent Watch: Fluorescence Detection of Poison Oak Oil

  Scientific American covered chemist Rebecca Braslau's patent on a method for detecting poison oak oil on clothes and tools.
• 
  August 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Santa Cruz poet and printer Gary Young the subject of the latest issue of online literary journal phren-Z

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about UCSC humanities lecturer and alumnus Gary Young, who was honored with a tribute in the latest issue of the Santa Cruz-based online literary magazine phren-Z.
• 
  August 29, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Titan's icy shell is tougher than previously thought, scientists say

  A new study of Saturn's largest moon Titan led by planetary scientists Doug Hemingway and Francis Nimmo garnered widespread news coverage, including stories in the Los Angeles Times,NPR's Morning Edition, Huffington Post, Christian Science Monitor, UPI, Science, Science News, Discover, Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Voice of America, Latinos Post, Discovery News, ABC Science Online, NBCNews.com, Space.com, Daily Herald, Register, French Tribune, Nature World News, Daily Galaxy, and more.
• 
  August 27, 2013 - Weather.com

  Blood Falls: Antarctica's Stunning Secret

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a story on The Weather Channel news site about Antartica's Blood Falls.
• 
  August 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  David Yager's long view for arts at UC Santa Cruz

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel's Kirby Scudder interviewed Arts Division dean David Yager about his vision for the arts at UC Santa Cruz.
• 
  August 19, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  The film academy and American Cinematheque celebrate Satyajit Ray

  A Los Angeles Times article noted that emeritus history professor Dilip Basu, founding director of the Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center at UC Santa Cruz, will be a guest at screenings of the restorations of films by Satyajit Ray, hosted by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Cinematheque.

• 
  August 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Editorial: UCSC riding wave of online learning

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel Editoral Board lauded UCSC's first online course on the Coursera platform, a 10-week literature and history class on the Holocaust, which drew "an eye-opening 18,342 enrollees from at least 58 countries.
  
• 
  August 20, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC Science and Justice program receives national attention

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about the Science and Justice Training Project and its work to integrate ethical training into scientific fields.

• 
  August 26, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Sea otters boost seagrass by protecting algae-eating sea slugs

  A study showing how sea otters benefit seagrass beds in Elkhorn Slough garnered international media attention, including stories from the Los Angeles Times, BBC News, National Geographic, Huffington Post, KGO Radio, KPCC Radio, CBC Radio (Canada), Spiegel Online (Germany), The Australian, New Zealand Herald, The Independent, Yorkshire Post, Associated Press, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, Contra Costa Times, Sacramento Bee, Christian Science Monitor, China Post, Singtao, Science World Report, Nature World News, KION and KSBW TV, and more.
• 
  August 20, 2013 - Scientific American

  Thousands of Americans Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead in Their Jobs

  Environmental toxicologist Russ Flegal was quoted in a Scientific American article about lead exposure in adult Americans.
• 
  August 18, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  From China to Finland, UCSC's first online course draws 18K students

  The San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, KAWL News (Bay Area Public Radio), Oakland Tribune, ewallstreeter.com, aroundthecapitol.com, NewsByState.com, news.yahoo.com‎, statenewslines.com, and Contra Costa Times ran a story about UCSC's first free course offered on the online Coursera platform, noting it has drawn more than 18,000 participants from 58 countries, exceeding expectations by instructors of the 10-week literature and history class on the Holocaust.
  

• 
  August 17, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC alum presents pop culture book at Bookshop Santa Cruz

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Inside Bay Area ran an article about UCSC alumnus artist Brandon Bird and his appearance at Bookshop Santa Cruz to celebrate "Brandon Bird's Astonishing World of Art," his forthcoming book to be published by Chronicle Books.
• 
  August 16, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Little-known UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

  An article about the UCSC Arboretum in the San Francisco Chronicle featured director Brett Hall, research director Stephen McCabe, and others.
• 
  August 16, 2013 - KION TV

  300 Tons of Water Containing Nuclear Waste Dumping Into Pacific Ocean

  Radiation safety officer Conrad Sherman was interviewed on KION TV about the implications of the radiation leaking into the ocean from the crippled nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Japan.
• 
  August 15, 2013 - Huffington Post Latino Voices

  Indigenous Mexican Immigrants In U.S. Open Up About Racism, Gender, And Identity

  Jonathan Fox, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, and a reporting project based at UCSC, were referenced in a article on the Huffington Post Latino Voices site about a new book “Voices of Indigenous Oaxacans Youth in the Central Valley: Creating Our Sense of Belonging in California.” Voxxi News originally published the article. 

• 
  August 14, 2013 - New Scientist

  Milky Way galaxy is even lighter than thought

  Research on the size of the Milky Way led by astronomer Alis Deason was covered by New Scientist magazine and Asian News International.
• 
  August 02, 2013 - The Paris Review

  Darcy and Elizabeth Go to Summer Camp

  An article in The Paris Review about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's first annual Jane Austen Summer Program noted that it was inspired by the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz.
• 
  August 11, 2013 - NPR Weekend Edition

  Drug war waged hard against people of color

  Host Rachel Martin interviewed sociology professor Craig Reinarman for an NPR Weekend Edition special report on the "War on Drugs" and its role in swelling the U.S. prison population.

• 
  August 08, 2013 - Huffington Post

  Women in Film: A Prevailing Imbalance Continues

  An article in the Huffington Post about women in film quoted film and digital media professor B. Ruby Rich, who noted: "When more than nine tenths of movies are made from the male perspective it unconsciously reinforces the invisibility of women."
• 
  August 10, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC awarded three NEH grants

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported that UCSC received three grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities for literature projects by professors Karen Bassi and John Jordan.
  
• 
  August 11, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Scientist Chris Wilmers seeks to help cougars survive

  The San Francisco Chronicle published a page-one feature profile on environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers and his research on mountain lions in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

• 
  August 09, 2013 - The Atlantic

  The strange sexual quirk of Filipino seafarers

  Sociology professor Steve McKay was quoted extensively in an Atlantic article on Filipino merchant seaman and some of their unique self-enhancement practices. McKay is chair of the Labor and Migration section of the American Sociological Association.

• 
  August 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz wins green campus award from Princeton Review

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about UCSC receiving a top score from the Princeton Review for environmental responsibility.

• 
  August 08, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Shakespeare Santa Cruz fulfills a three-year commitment with the staging of the monumental 'Henry V'

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a cover story in its weekly pull-out Arts & Entertainment section The Guide about Shakespeare Santa Cruz concluding its three-year effort to present the "Henry" trilogy of history plays with a showcase production of Henry V. A review of The Taming of the Shrew also appeared the same day in The Stanford Daily.
  
• 
  August 07, 2013 - KQED Forum

  New state abortion laws revive national debate

  Amy Everitt (Stevenson, '92), state director of NARAL Pro-Choice California, was interviewed on KQED radio's Forum program. Everitt is a past president of the UCSC Alumni Association.

• 
  August 06, 2013 - KQED Forum

  Amazon's Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post

  KQED radio's Forum program featured UCSC Foundation trustee Ken Doctor discussing the sale of the Washington Post. Doctor (Merrill, '71) is a media analyst and past president of both the UCSC Foundation and UCSC Alumni Association.

• 
  August 06, 2013 - Santa Cruz Weekly

  UCSC’s Solar Breakthrough

  The cover story in the Santa Cruz Weekly features several UCSC researchers--physicists Sue Carter and Glen Alers and plant scientist Micheal Loik--who developed and are now testing solar panels that let enough light through for plants to grow, so they can be used in greenhouses and above crops.
• 
  August 05, 2013 - Huffington Post

  The Days Between and the Gospel of Jerry Garcia

  A story in the Huffington Post noted that "the Grateful Dead Archive Online at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ensures that generations to come will experience the Grateful Dead through the interdisciplinary lens of research scholarship."

• 
  July 31, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Shakespeare Santa Cruz brings energy to 'Taming of the Shrew'

  Reviews of Shakespeare Santa Cruz's production of The Taming of the Shrew appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz Weekly, and Good Times.
  
• 
  August 05, 2013 - KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

  Loophole allows fumigants on California’s organic strawberries

  KPIX, CBS 5 in San Francisco, interviewed environmental studies professor Carol Shennan for a story on organic strawberries and fumigants.

• 
  August 03, 2013 - Oregon Herald

  NW Research Vessel Looks For A Quake's Heart

  Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was quoted in an Oregon Herald story about a research expedition to the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
• 
  August 01, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Cover story: National Geographic cover a dream come true for UCSC Science Communication alum

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about Science Communication Program director Rob Irion and his cover story in National Geographic magazine.
• 
  August 01, 2013 - Physics Today

  Scientists dig deep in Tohoku fault to crack earthquake’s secrets

  Seismologist Emily Brodsky is featured in a Physics Today article about her work on the JFAST project to study the Tohoku earthquake fault off the coast of Japan.
• 
  August 01, 2013 - Xconomy

  Building an Entrepreneurial Pipeline in Santa Cruz

  Computer engineer Brad Smith and associate dean of engineering for technology management Brent Haddad were quoted in a three-part series in Xconomy about efforts to encourage high-tech entrepreneurship in Santa Cruz. The series also features alumnus Robert Singleton, highlights UCSC programs in genomics, gaming, and sustainable agriculture, and mentions companies such as 5-3 Genomics started by UCSC grads (see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3).
  
• 
  August 01, 2013 - Red Orbit

  UC Santa Cruz Acquires Powerful New Astrophysics Supercomputer System

  Coverage of UCSC's new Hyades supercomputer included stories in Red Orbit, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Thunder Feeds, and eScience News.

July

• 
  July 11, 2013 - The Scientist

  Doubts Surface About Antarctic Life

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in an article in The Scientist about a report from a team of biologists that they found evidence of life, including crustaceans, worms and fish, in Antarctica's subglacial Lake Vostok.
• 
  July 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC alumna's work with Syrian refugees featured on CBS News

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel, Inside Bay Area, TopNewsToday.org, San Jose Mercury News, and Pasadena Star News featured a story about alumna Bridgette Auger, a 2011 graduate of UCSC's Social Documentation master's program, and her ongoing work with Syrian refugees which was featured as "The Toll of Syria's War" on the CBS News website.

• 
  July 23, 2013 - Science Daily

  Going through the motions improves dance performance

   Science Daily, Science Codex, Medical News Today, RedOrbit.com, Science Newsline, BrightSurf.com, and MedicalXpress.com announced a new study by a research group from UC Santa Cruz in dance that was published in Psychological Science, the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology.
  
  
• 
  July 24, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Shakespeare Santa Cruz presents a contrast with two productions

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a cover story in their weekly arts pullout section on the Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival. interviewing SSC artistic director Marco Barricelli.
  
  
• 
  July 29, 2013 - Seattle Times

  First hiker completes new 800-mile Oregon Desert Trail

  Several newspapers in the Pacific northwest carried an article about UCSC alumna Sage Clegg, who is the first person to traverse the new 800-mile Oregon Desert Trail. The article was first published in the Ontario Argus Observer and later reprinted in the Seattle Times, Portland Oregonian, and Idaho Statesman.

• 
  July 29, 2013 - Reuters

  Wolves help preserve berries for imperiled Yellowstone bears -study

  Reuters quoted Chris Wilmers, associate professor of environmental studies, as an outside expert in an article on wolves in Yellowstone.

• 
  July 28, 2013 - Psychology Today

  Break ups are both harder and easier today

  A columnist writing on divorce in Psychology Today quoted from psychology professor Steve Whittaker's study on breakups and Facebook.

• 
  July 28, 2013 - New York Times Sunday Magazine

  Immodest proposal

  The New York Times Sunday Magazine referred to psychology grad student Rachael Robnett's study that found not one male or female surveyed preferred that a woman propose marriage to a man.  The mention was in the "One-page Magazine" feature.

• 
  July 15, 2013 - California Academy of Sciences

  Local lions

  The California Academy of Sciences has produced and is showing a video on the mountain lion research associate professor of environmental studies Chris Wilmers is conducting. Santa Cruz Style magazine also published an article on Wilmers and his work with pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

• 
  July 26, 2013 - Oxfam America

  Can art change the world?

  Oxfam America featured an article on the mural project at College Nine that includes a video by student Zoe Tofaletti.

• 
  July 15, 2013 - Studio System News

  Five Directors To Discover Online

  Studio System News featured an article about the top five online directors to watch right now--including Film and Digital Media alumnus Chris Guerrero. The Santa Cruz Good Times also ran a profile on the up-and-coming Arts Division graduate.

• 
  July 16, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC launches free public online course on Holocaust

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced the launch of UCSC's first free online course open to the public through the Coursera platform.
• 
  July 23, 2013 - KPIX CBS SF Bay Area

  UC Santa Cruz offers master’s degree In video gaming

  KPIX Channel 5 in San Francisco aired a report on the new master's degree in games and playable media.

• 
  July 22, 2013 - New York Times

  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.

• 
  July 21, 2013 - Associated Press

  Feds say once endangered peregrine falcons have recovered; no more chick rescues

  An Associated Press article on the recovery of peregrine falcons featured Glenn Stewart, who directs the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group. The article was published and broadcast around the country including by the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel.

• 
  July 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Sea floor research expedition that features live online video feed

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a report on professor Andy Fisher's sea floor research expedition that features live online video feed.

• 
  July 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Ocean acid conversion cuts coral density, UCSC study finds

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a report on a UCSC study of ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels.

• 
  July 20, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz researchers take project to tech conference

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on a UCSC research team that will show its prototype, "3-D+2-D television," at the SIGGRAPH 2013, 40th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interaction Techniques.

• 
  July 22, 2013 - The Washington Times

  In Syria and Africa, Obama ignores US laws and human rights violations

  History professor Dana Frank was quoted in The Washington Times about reports of more than 10,000 complaints of human rights abuses by U.S. funded and trained state security forces in Honduras. Frank also appeared on KPFA and contribted a piece to The Baffler blog about this issue.
• 
  July 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Military sonar can alter blue whale behavior

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a report on a UCSC study of the effects of sonar on blue whales.

• 
  July 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Stanford, UCSC study predicts oil demand to peak around 2035

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel printed an article on economics professor Adam Millard-Bell's paper predicting a decline in the demand for oil.
  
  

• 
  July 17, 2013 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  Shakespeare-ing Things Up

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured an extensive cover story celebrating the opening of the 2013 Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival at UCSC.

• 
  July 15, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Saving coastal habitats may help cut cost of storm damage

  San Francisco Chronicle science writer David Perlman quoted Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences,  in an article on protecting the coastlines.

• 
  July 15, 2013 - Gizmodo

  Researchers develop ghost-free 3D For viewers not wearing glasses

  Gizmodo, R&D magazine and Opli covered the news that UCSC researchers have developed a prototype for 3D+2D television that allows viewers with stereo glasses to see three-dimensional images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal two-dimensional image.

• 
  July 11, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  SoCal geothermal power production causes earthquakes, study says

  The Los Angeles Times was among many media outlets covering seismologist Emily Brodsky's research on earthquakes triggered by geothermal power production. Brodsky was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered, KQED radio, and KGO radio, and other stories ran in the Guardian (U.K.), Science, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Associated Press, USA Today, NBC News, Nature, Live Science, Huffington Post, National Geographic, Yahoo News, Business Insider, CNS News, and others. 
• 
  July 11, 2013 - Good Times

  From DNA to Drug Treatment

  Bioinformatics researchers Joshua Stuart and Ted Goldstein are featured in a Good Times story about cancer genomics research at UCSC.
• 
  July 09, 2013 - Huffington Post

  Earth Had Two Moons? Debate Continues Over Theory Explaining Lunar Asymmetry

  Planetary scientist Erik Asphaug's theory that Earth once had two moons is getting another round of coverage in advance of Asphaug's presentation at an upcoming conference at the Royal Society, London. First published and widely covered in 2011, the theory and ongoing debate over it has prompted new stories in the Huffington Post, Telegraph, Sunday Times (U.K.), National Geographic, and UPI.
• 
  July 05, 2013 - Science Blog

  CDC reports highest West Nile virus caseload in years, but predicting outbreaks remains a challenge

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was featured in a Science Blog article about the increase in reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States.
• 
  July 04, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  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.
• 
  July 03, 2013 - UPI

  Study shows military sonar changes feeding behavior in whales

  Marine biologist Brandon Southall was quoted in stories about his team's research on the effects of sonar on whales, including UPI, the Telegraph, National Monitor, and PhysOrg.
• 
  July 02, 2013 - Space Daily

  Astronomers Detect Three 'Super-Earths' in Nearby Star's Habitable Zone

  Astronomer Steve Vogt was quoted in stories about the discovery of three planets in a star's "habitable zone," including stories in Space Daily and Daily Galaxy.
• 
  July 02, 2013 - Live Science

  Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research

  Live Science ran a story about scientists who snack on their research subjects, including anecdotes from UCSC researchers Joe Sapp and Terrie Williams.
• 
  June 29, 2013 - Medical News Today

  Study Reveals Key Step In Protein Synthesis

  Research led by molecular biologist Harry Noller on how ribosomes carry out protein synthesis was covered by Medical News Today, MediLexicon, Science Daily, Science Newsline, Machines Like Us, and Science Codex.

June

• 
  June 28, 2013 - Reuters

  Japan's whaling is not science, expert witness tells World Court

  Reuters covered the testimony of biologist and statistician Marc Mangel before the International Court of Justice as an independent science expert in Australia's case against Japan over Japanese whaling practices. The story also ran in Scientific American, the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and other newspapers across the country.
• 
  June 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz to offer new Spanish Studies degree starting this fall

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story announcing UCSC's new major in Spanish studies, leading to a new bachelor of arts degree, beginning this fall quarter. Inside Bay Area also picked up the story.

• 
  June 27, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz's Grateful Dead archive offers a reason to visit the campus this summer

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel interviewed UCSC's Grateful Dead Archvist Nicholas Meriwether for a story about a new exhibition now open to the public at Dead Central in McHenry Library.
  
• 
  June 26, 2013 - Ecology

  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.
• 
  June 24, 2013 - National Geographic

  The Other Mexicans: Indigenous people come from a world apart from Spanish-speaking Mexicans

  National Geographic online quoted Jonathan Fox, professor and chair of Latin American and Latino studies, in an article on indigenous immigrants from Mexico who speak neither Spanish nor English.
• 
  June 26, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Watsonville City Council approves wastewater treatment experiment with UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about the Watsonville City Council approving a lease for WaterLab, an experimental wastewater treatment facility to be run by UC Santa Cruz at the city's Water Resource Center. Environmental studies professor Brent Haddad, the project director, is also quoted in a story by the Watsonville Register-Pajaronian.

• 
  June 27, 2013 - Live Science

  How Earth Heals Itself After an Earthquake

  Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in coverage of her research on how rock recovers in a fault zone and affects groundwater flow, including stories in Nature, Time, Science News, LiveScience, and Discovery News.
  
• 
  June 27, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Frozen toe bone yields insight to horse evolution

  Paleogenomics experts Beth Shapiro and Tara Fulton were quoted in coverage of the genome sequence of an ancient horse, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, LiveScience, Globe and Mail (Canada), Alaska Dispatch, and KSBW TV.
  
• 
  June 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Major grant funds UCSC researchers using big data to predict cancer outcomes

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about bioinformatics expert Josh Stuart's project to use big data technology for cancer genomics.
• 
  June 22, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Computer pioneer Harry Huskey honored for lifetime contribution

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a profile of Harry Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science.
• 
  June 24, 2013 - Chemical & Engineering News

  Ocean Acidification Threatens Economies And Marine Life

  Chemical & Engineering News covered research by marine scientists Elizabeth Crook and Adina Paytan on the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs.
• 
  June 19, 2013 - The Maine Public Broadcasting Network

  Dana Frank: The U.S. and Post-Coup Honduras: A Human Rights Disaster

  Maine Public Radio broadcast a talk by history professor Dana Frank titled “The U.S. and Post-Coup Honduras: A Human Rights Disaster.”
  
  
• 
  June 24, 2013 - Ottawa Citizen

  Why people are afraid of crack

  The Ottawa Citizen asked sociology professor Craig Reinarman to write an op-ed on crack cocaine in the aftermath of accusations that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was videotaped smoking the drug. 

• 
  June 23, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  George Blumenthal: White House honors genomics team

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an op-ed by Chancellor Blumenthal on the White House honoring as a "Champion of Change" the international genomics data sharing alliance that includes UCSC's David Haussler.

  
  
• 
  July 01, 2013 - National Geographic

  Our Wild Wild Solar System

  Featured on the cover of the July issue of National Geographic magazine is a story about our solar system that includes quotes from astronomer Greg Laughlin and was written by Rob Irion, alumnus and current director of the Science Communication Program.
• 
  June 21, 2013 - Nature

  Canadian quake refines Pacific tsunami risk

  Seismologist Thorne Lay's research on an earthquake off the coast of Canada that generated an unexpected tsunami was covered in a Nature news story.
• 
  June 19, 2013 - Good Times

  After a controversial suspension, a new incarnation of the unique UC Santa Cruz major is reinstated

  Good Times wrote a feature article about the reinstatement of the Community Studies major.
  
  

• 
  June 17, 2013 - Genome Web

  UCSC Designing Social Network-type Model for Analyzing Cancer Data

  Biomolecular engineer Joshua Stuart's work on the Biomedical Evidence Graph for analyzing cancer genomics data was covered by Genome Web, BioSpace, Bio-Medicine, News-Medical, and FierceBiotechIT.
• 
  June 17, 2013 - R&D Magazine

  Underwater springs show how coral reefs respond to ocean acidification

  Ocean scientist Adina Paytan's research on the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs was covered by R&D Magazine, RedOrbit, Science Daily, Biology News Net, Science 360 News, Science Codex, and Science Newsline.
• 
  June 16, 2013 - New York Times

  Messages galore, but no time to think

  The New York Times talked to psychology professor Steve Whittaker, an expert in human-computer interaction, for a Sunday business column on the ubiquity of email and other communication tools used in business.
• 
  June 16, 2013 - CNN

  Man: 3-D movie changed my sight for the better

  A CNN web article about psychology professor Bruce Bridgeman's experience gaining significant improvement in his previously poor depth perception after he watched the 3-D movie "Hugo" was carried by television stations across the country. The Guardian newspaper in the U.K. also wrote about the phenomenon. The Canadian Broadcasting Co. aired an interview with Bridgeman, who had been featured in an earlier story by the BBC last year.

  
  
• 
  June 16, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Graduation day at UC Santa Cruz

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured College Eight's graduation ceremonies for its roundup of commencement exercises on campus. The article was republished in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. KSBW television also filed a report on graduation.

• 
  June 08, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC graduation ceremonies slated for June 14-16

  The The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote an advance article on commencement ceremonies scheduled at UCSC. Sentinel coverage also featured stories on four outstanding graduates

• 
  June 14, 2013 - KQED

  With Condors on the Brink, California Considers a Lead-Bullet Ban for Hunters

  Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a KQED QUEST radio and online story about lead poisoning of condors.
• 
  June 13, 2013 - Huffington Post

  Get the Lead out!

  An opinion piece in the Huffington Post about lead-based ammunition and its harmful effects on condors and other wildlife includes quotes from environmental toxicologist Don Smith.
• 
  June 06, 2013 - Watsonville Register-Pajaronian

  Scientists focus on Pinto Lake

  The Watsonville Register-Pajaronian ran a story about ocean scientist Raphael Kudela's research on algal blooms in Watsonville's Pinto Lake.
• 
  June 05, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Accord, including UCSC, aims to create global trove of genetic data

  Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a global accord to enable sharing of genetic and clinical data.
• 
  June 04, 2013 - SantaCruz.com

  UCSC Scientist Seeks Origins of Life

  Biochemist David Deamer's research on the origins of life is featured in an article on Santa Cruz.com.
• 
  June 05, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz reinstates landmark Community Studies program

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote a page one article on the reinstatement of the Community Studies major in collaboration with Oakes College. The article was republished in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

• 
  June 01, 2013 - National Geographic

  Can Purported Mammoth Blood Revive Extinct Species?

  Paleogenomics expert Beth Shapiro was quoted in a National Geographic story about a frozen mammoth carcass found in Russia that researchers say includes 10,000-year-old mammoth blood. Shapiro was also interviewed on CNN and quoted in an article about the controversy over "de-extinction" in the Detroit Free Press.
  
• 
  May 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Weekly

  UCSC Opera’s Mistress of Wigs

  The Santa Cruz Weekly ran a profile of Jeanna Hurd-Parham, the official wig designer for the UCSC Opera, spotlighting her work on the Music Department's spring production of Così fan tutte.
• 
  June 02, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Robots in the classroom the wrong innovation

  The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by education professor Lora Bartlett in its Sunday Insight section. Writing about robots that teach English in South Korea, Bartlett argued that technology shouldn't be used just to make education cheaper and urges focus on quality.

  
  
• 
  June 02, 2013 - Discover Magazine

  Life Under Antarctica's Ice

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk is featured in an article in the July/August issue of Discover magazine about his team's successful project in Antarctica to drill through the Whillans Ice Stream and sample the subglacial water.

May

• 
  May 29, 2013 - Nature

  Galaxy formation: Cosmic dawn

  "For one sleepless week in early September 2009, Garth Illingworth and his team had the early Universe all to themselves." So begins a Nature news story about the discovery of the most distant galaxies ever seen by Illingworth and his colleages at UCSC.
  
• 
  May 31, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  UC Santa Cruz research project aims to bring extinct passenger pigeon back to life

  The San Jose Mercury News ran a story about efforts to recreate the passenger pigeon led by researcher Ben Novak in biologist Beth Shapiro's paleogenomics lab at UCSC.
• 
  May 30, 2013 - Popular Mechanics

  Turning Sharks and Seals Into Scientists

  Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a Popular Mechanics story about the use of satellite tags on marine animals to not only track their movements but also record environmental data.
• 
  May 30, 2013 - R&D Magazine

  New single virus detection technique yields faster diagnosis

  Media coverage of a new virus detection technique developed by electrical engineer Holger Schmidt included stories from R&D Magazine, Bloomberg Business Week, Red Orbit, Infection Control Today, Photonics Online, Innovations Report, Drug Discovery & Development, InfoTech News, StreetInsider, and Reuters.
• 
  May 28, 2013 - R&D Magazine

  Carbon sequestration technique produces supergreen hydrogen fuel

  A carbon capture technique developed by marine scientist Greg Rau that produces hydrogen fuel and counters ocean acidification was covered by R&D Magazine, UPI, Digital Journal, msnNOW, Environment & Energy, Red Orbit, Nanowerk, iTechPost, and other media.
• 
  May 29, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  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 Valley Daily Bulletin. 

• 
  May 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz professor B. Ruby Rich celebrates release of new book on LGBT cinema

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about professor of film and digital media B. Ruby Rich and her participation in a special event in New York City, organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, honoring her latest book, New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut; also noting that Rich was just named the new editor of Film Quarterly, the academic film journal of the University of California Press.
  
• 
  May 22, 2013 - Idyllwild Town Crier

  Reyna Grande recounts her immigration odyssey

  A story about award-winning alumna author Reyna Grande in the Idyllwild Town Crier noted that Grande is the first in her family to have graduated from college, with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing, film and video from UC Santa Cruz.
• 
  May 22, 2013 - Good Times

  UCSC’s Bettina Aptheker on Angela Davis and the Signs of the Times

  The Santa Cruz Good Times ran a cover story about UCSC emerita professor Angela Davis, including interviews with both her and UCSC Feminist Studies professor Bettina Aptheker about Davis's life and the new documentary film, Free Angela and All Political Prisoners.
• 
  May 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  A taste of college: Middle school students participate in UCSC workshops

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story about the first annual Middle School Summit hosted by UCSC, which brought more than 300 Santa Cruz County 7th-graders to campus, quoting associate vice chancellor of enrollment management Michelle Whittingham, UCSC Police Chief Nader Oweis, and UCSC senior Soraya Danesh.
  
• 
  May 24, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Lick Observatory celebrates 125 years of innovation

  Astronomer Elinor Gates is featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about the 125th anniversary of Lick Observatory that also ran in the Sacramento Bee, Contra Costa Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Inside Bay Area, and Silicon Valley.com.
• 
  May 23, 2013 - Wall Street Journal

  Buying a computer won’t raise your kids’ grades

  The Wall Street Journal wrote about a paper published by economics professors Rob Fairlie and Jon Robinson on the educational outcomes of middle and high-school students using computers. The paper was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and was also covered by Slate,  UPI.com and HispanicBusiness.com.

• 
  May 24, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  California Naturalist Program offers learning, with a huge dollop of fun

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the California Naturalist Program offered at the UCSC Arboretum included quotes from Arboretum director Brett Hall and references to the many UCSC faculty who teach classes in the program.
• 
  May 22, 2013 - Silicon Valley Business Journal

  Into gaming? Silicon Valley now has a masters degree for that

  Jim Whitehead, chair of computer science, was quoted in a Silicon Valley Business Journal article about the new M.S. degree in games and playable media offered from the UCSC Silicon Valley Center. Stories about the new degree also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Contra Costa Times, KGO-TV, and Education Technology.
  
• 
  May 21, 2013 - Nature

  Seismic fault’s temperature implies deadly earthquake involved low friction

  Seismologist Emily Brodsky presented preliminary results from her research on the Tohoku earthquake at a meeting in Japan, leading to a news story in Nature.
• 
  May 23, 2013 - Good Times

  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.

• 
  May 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  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.

• 
  May 16, 2013 - ABC7

  Mountain lion gets stuck in Santa Cruz aqueduct

  ABC7 in San Francisco, NBC Bay Area in San Jose, and KSBW8 and KION46 in the Monterey Bay Area were among the television news outlets reporting on the mountain lion found in downtown Santa Cruz and later repatriated to more appropriate environs in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The story (with great visuals) was also broadcast by television stations around the country.

   

• 
  May 19, 2013 - The Week

  Why Facebook makes breaking up even worse

  The aggregating magazine The Week published an article on psychology professor Steve Whittaker's study on the social media aftermath of romantic break-ups.

• 
  May 17, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Urban drifter: Mountain lion visits Santa Cruz

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about UCSC's Puma Project successfully tranquilizing and resettling a young mountain lion that ended up in a downtown Santa Cruz aqueduct. The article was also published in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

• 
  May 17, 2013 - Huffington Post

  Facebook after breakup: New study tackles social media after a split

  The Huffington Post joined the list of online news sites reporting on a study of break-ups in the digital age.

• 
  May 17, 2013 - Brooklyn Rail

  In Conversation: JOCK REYNOLDS with Phong Bui

  The Brooklyn Rail, an independent monthly print journal of arts, politics, and culture with an international online monthly readership of over 500,000, featured an extensive interview with UCSC alumnus Jock Reynolds, director of the Yale University Art Gallery.
  
• 
  May 01, 2013 - Wired

  Triple Canopy and their manifold Brooklyn art commissions

  Wired magazine announced that assistant professor of Film and Digital Media Irene Lusztig was among the winners of a 2013 Triple Canopy commission for a project to create “The Motherhood Archives,” a mediated essay on the medicalization and institutionalization of childbirth and motherhood in America.
  
• 
  May 06, 2013 - GamesIndustry International

  Will Wright: Games "falling way short" as a medium

  GamesIndustry International and ArsTechnica reported on a lecture given by Sim City designer Will Wright as part of the UCSC Arts Division Lecture Series "Engaging the Mind," where he discussed the current state of games and the recent Sim City Online launch.

• 
  May 08, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Laurie R. King and three other crime novelists explore the links between fiction and faith

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about alumna author Laurie King and her participation in UCSC's annual Noel Q. King Lecture Series, named after the renowned campus religion scholar, who was also King's husband.
  
  
• 
  May 15, 2013 - National Geographic

  African Clawed Frog Spreads Deadly Amphibian Fungus

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick, an expert on wildlife disease ecology, was quoted in a National Geographic story about the spread of a deadly fungus that has been wiping out amphibian populations around the world.
• 
  May 14, 2013 - Scientific American

  Saturn is Shaking its Rings

  Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a Scientific American story, also published on Huffington Post, about the discovery that waves in Saturn's rings are caused by seismic motions in Saturn's interior.
• 
  May 10, 2013 - Gamasutra

  Time to move on from the gameplay vs. story debate

  Game news site Gamasutra gave in-depth coverage to the talk by computer scientist Michael Mateas, director of the Center for Games and Playable Media, at the center's Interactive Storytelling Symposium.
• 
  May 12, 2013 - Salon

  Why are men still proposing?

  Salon mentioned UCSC graduate student Rachael Robnett's study in an article on attitudes regarding marriage proposal traditions.

• 
  May 12, 2013 - Slate

  Are dairy producers trying to sneak artificial sweeteners into our milk?

  The online magazine Slate reached out to sociology professor Melanie Dupuis for comment in an article on moves by the dairy industry to put sweeteners into milk.

• 
  May 13, 2013 - CBSNews.com

  Breaking up in the digital age is difficult, study says

  A study by psychology professor Steve Whittaker on how break ups unfold in a digital age was featured in international news outlets from CBSNews.com to publications in Great Britain, India, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
• 
  May 10, 2013 - Venture Beat

  Warren Spector wants game designers to work on non-combat A.I.

  VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi filed three stories from the Interactive Storytelling Symposium organized by the Center for Games and Playable Media, including one on keynote speaker Warren Spector, another on CGPM's game designer in residence Brenda Romero, and the third on Disney Imagineering creative director Asa Kalama.
  
• 
  May 09, 2013 - New Scientist

  App helps blind photographers take the perfect snap

  A smartphone camera app to help blind and partially sighted people take photos, developed by computer science graduate student Dustin Adams and others in the Interactive Systems for Individuals with Special Needs Lab, was the subject of stories in New Scientist magazine, Digital Trends, Tech Hive, and Hot Hardware.
  
• 
  May 10, 2013 - Financial Times

  Time is money when it comes to microwaves

  Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin and physicist Anthony Aguirre teamed up with a Stanford law professor to study the use of microwave communications for high-frequency trading in financial markets, and their findings are reported in an article in the Financial Times.
  
• 
  May 09, 2013 - Red Orbit

  Picky Eating Drove Saber-Tooth Tiger To Extinction In Last Ice Age

  Paleontologist Justin Yeakel was quoted in coverage of his research on the Pleistocene predators of the mammoth steppe, including stories from Red Orbit, Field & Stream, Science 2.0, eScienceNews, and PhysOrg.
• 
  May 09, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Medical research must not be cut

  The San Francisco Chronicle published an opinion piece by Chancellor Blumenthal on the need to maintain federal support for medical research.  

• 
  May 07, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta addresses Cesar Chavez Convocation at UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the 10^th Annual César Chávez Convocation and the keynote address by United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta.

• 
  May 08, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC's Michael Nauenberg wins UC distinguished emeriti award

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about physicist Michael Nauenberg winning the 2013 Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award.
• 
  May 07, 2013 - NPR: Krulwich Wonders

  Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore

  Astronomer Steven Vogt was quoted in a story about the unusual characteristics of our solar system on Robert Krulwich's NPR blog "Krulwich Wonders."
• 
  May 04, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  UCSC's Ted Warburton to give Arts Division's Outstanding Faculty Research Lecture

  The  San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about associate professor of dance Ted Warburton, who will deliver the Arts Division’s 2013 Outstanding Faculty Research Lecture, plus direct a faculty dance concert with guest Bay Area alumni and students.
  
• 
  May 01, 2013 - KQED Quest

  Top cats: How pumas and other apex predators' populations affect the big biodiversity picture

  KQED's Quest science blog took a detailed look at apex predators and wildlife ecologist Chris Wilmer's study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
  
  

• 
  May 02, 2013 - New Scientist

  Diamond planets get even more precious

  Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a New Scientist article about the rarity of carbon-rich "diamond" planets in our galaxy.
• 
  May 01, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC researchers help with Japanese undersea fault project

  Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Patrick Fulton were featured in coverage of their work on the JFAST project to study the undersea fault involved in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, including stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Science Daily, Daily Bulletin, and Science Codex.

April

• 
  April 30, 2013 - Time

  Living History: Computing Pioneer Harry Huskey Is Honored at 97

  Time magazine profiled Harry Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science, in its coverage of the Computer History Museum's Fellow Awards. The story includes an audio clip of Huskey's appearance on Groucho Marx's radio quiz show, "You Bet Your Life," in 1950.
  
• 
  April 26, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Sweet music: Firm with Santa Cruz roots combines artificial intelligence with smartphone app

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story about a new smartphone app created by a company co-founded by emeritus music professor David Cope and former assistant arts dean Keith Muscutt, focused on technology stemming from decades of research by Cope in music and artificial intelligence. The story also appeared in engadget.com.

• 
  April 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz Alumni Weekend proves Banana Slug bond runs deep

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered Alumni Reunion Weekend with an article that was also published in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

• 
  April 28, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz panel talks about the future of online education

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a panel discussion on online education. The article was also published online by the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

• 
  April 26, 2013 - NPR

  From poor beginnings to a wealth of knowledge

  NPR's StoryCorps featured Professor J. Herman Blake talking with his brother Simon about their early years growing up outside New York City and the woman responsible for the Blake siblings going to college. The online version included a link to the UCSC Alumni Reunion Weekend site and the J. Herman Blake Tribute dinner.

• 
  April 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz digital arts exhibition opens Saturday

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured an article about the annual exhibition of the interdisciplinary Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) MFA program, representing the culmination of two years of intensive study by UCSC graduate students.
  
• 
  April 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Shakespeare Santa Cruz and Jewel Theater seal a historic collaboration with Harold Pinter plays

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about how Shakespeare Santa Cruz has joined forces with Santa Cruz’s Jewel Theatre Company to present two one-act plays by Harold Pinter in downtown Santa Cruz.
  
• 
  April 25, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  New Music Works combines forces with Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about an upcoming concert at Kuumbwa Jazz Center where UCSC music lecturer Mesut Özgen will direct the Santa Cruz Guitar Orchestra in a joint concert with the New Music Works Ensemble.
  
• 
  April 24, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  San Jose: City Hall baby falcons are three boys

  The San Jose Mercury News and NBC Bay Area covered the trek Glenn Stewart, director of the UCSC Predatory Bird Research Group, took to San Jose City Hall to identify and band three peregrine falcon chicks born there.

• 
  April 11, 2013 - Financial Express

  Rebuilding Punjab

  Professor Nirvikar Singh contributed an article to The Financial Express--a major daily financial newspaper in India--describing a conference hosted by the Humanities Division's Sikh and Punjabi Studies program on campus titled "Rebuilding Punjab: Political Economy, Society and Values."
  
  
• 
  April 19, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  UC Santa Cruz farm blazed organic trail

  The San Francisco Chronicle published a special food section focusing on UCSC and Santa Cruz. Included were articles on the history of the UCSC Farm and Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems and its pioneering role in organic agriculture. Other stories looked at UCSC's role in vegetarian food and vegan restaurants in the town. Introduction: 'Santa Cruz ahead of the culinary curve'

• 
  April 19, 2013 - New York Times

  America’s Biggest Entrepreneurs: High School Dropouts

  The New York Times' Economix blog wrote about economics professor Rob Fairlie's report for the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. The American City Business Journals' Washington D.C. bureau also wrote about the report in an article that was published in business journals around the country.

• 
  April 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz admits less than half of freshman applicants for fall quarter

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about UCSC admissions statistics for the fall 2013 freshman class. The story was also published by the San Jose Mercury News,  Pasadena Star News and Long Beach Press Telegram.

  
  
• 
  April 19, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  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.

  
  
• 
  April 18, 2013 - Universe Today

  Bright Blazar’s Emission Defies Explanations

  The discovery by physicists Amy Furniss and David Williams of a blazar that is the most distant source of very high-energy gamma rays was covered by Universe Today, Science Daily, and RedOrbit.
• 
  April 18, 2013 - NPR: All Things Considered

  Tracking "Killer Electrons" Helps Predict Risks to Satellites

  Physicist David Smith was featured in a story on National Public Radio's All Things Considered about research on "killer electrons" that can damage communications satellites in space.
• 
  April 18, 2013 - Scientific American

  Ronan Fights Back! Scrappy sea lion regains title

  Graduate student Peter Cook responds to questions raised about Ronan the sea lion's beat-keeping ability on a Scientific American blog, The Thoughtful Animal.
• 
  April 17, 2013 - New Scientist

  Faint flashes reveal moment a black hole is born

  Astrophysicists Elizabeth Lovegrove and Stan Woosley were quoted in a New Scientist article about their research suggesting that some massive stars may implode and form a black hole without producing a supernova explosion.
• 
  April 08, 2013 - The Active Times

  10 Colleges and Universities for (Extremely) Active Students

  The Active Times, a website that targets adventure sports and active lifestyle enthusiasts, selected UCSC for a slideshow featuring the 10 most active colleges and universities in the country. The article includes links to OPERS classes and events and the UCSC Bike Library.

• 
  April 06, 2013 - San Francisco Classical Voice

  Extreme Beethoven From Richard Goode

  Music professor Anatole Leikin contributed a review of virtuoso pianist Richard Goode’s recital at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre to San Francisco Classical Voice.
  
• 
  April 04, 2013 - Santa Cruz Seninel

  New show 'The Dinner Parties' at the Sesnon Gallery explores how we eat and interact

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about a new exhibit at UCSC'S Sesnon Gallery titled "The Dinner Parties: Art & Agriculture," quoting Sesnon director Shelby Graham, the curator of the exhibit. The article also appeared on a number of news web sites including Green Technolgy Wolrd, Smart Grid, Education Technology, and TMC.net.
  
• 
  April 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz hosts ag visitors from Nicaragua, Mexico, Costa Rica

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about UCSC hosting a group of visitors working in agricultural areas in Nicaragua, Mexico and Costa Rica. The article was also published in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegraph, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

• 
  April 10, 2013 - Discovery News

  Dark Lightning Zaps Airline Passengers

  Physicist David Smith was quoted in a Discovery News story about "dark lightning" in thunderstorms that may expose airline passengers to gamma rays.
• 
  April 06, 2013 - Science News

  Distant planets’ atmospheres revealed

  Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a Science News article about the first study to analyze the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
• 
  April 01, 2013 - ArtNews

  Where Art and Science Collide

  A story in ARTnews magazine--the most widely circulated art magazine in the world--quoted associate art professor Jennifer Parker (co-director of UCSC's Open Lab) about the expanding world of art and science, also noting that Arts Dean David Yager "is now trying to build momentum for the university's planned Museum of the Arts and Sciences, one of the primary objectives in a major fund-raising campaign."
• 
  April 08, 2013 - Washington Post

  Hi Kyung Kim reveals mastery of Asian and Western genre-blending

  The Washington Post published a rave review of “Thousand Gates,” a multicultural, collaborative concert featuring works by UCSC music professor Hi Kyung Kim at the Smithsonian Institution that featured a blend of Korean folk and Western classical music.
• 
  March 29, 2013 - New Scientist

  Outcast black holes surround the Milky Way

  New findings on galaxy formation and black holes by astrophysicists Piero Madau and Valery Rashkov were covered by New Scientist and io9.
• 
  April 01, 2013 - ABC News

  Elephant Seals Could Reveal Insights on Planet's Health

  Biologist Dan Costa was featured in a story about elephant seals on ABC News online.
• 
  March 31, 2013 - New York Times

  Indies Grab the Controls at a Game Conference

  Game designer in residence Brenda Romero was quoted in a New York Times article about the annual Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

• 
  April 06, 2013 - NPR Weekend Edition

  Sea Lion Keeps The Beat In Pursuit Of Science

  Coverage of Ronan the beat-keeping sea lion continued over the weekend on NPR, where Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon interviewed graduate student Peter Cook and Ronan's groove-finding ability was the answer to a question on the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.
• 
  April 07, 2013 - IndieWire

  "Write Fast" - B. Ruby Rich Remembers Roger Ebert

  UCSC professor of Film and Digital Media, film critic, and author B. Ruby Rich remembers Roger Ebert for IndieWire.
  
• 
  April 06, 2013 - McClatchy Newspapers

  In shift on immigration, GOP takes cues from California

  McClatchy Newspapers turned to Jonathan Fox, chair of the Latin American and Latino studies department, for comment in an article on immigration policies nationally and in California. The article was published in newspapers and websites across the country.

• 
  April 04, 2013 - Democracy Now with Amy Goodman

  New Era of Nuclear-Armed North Korea Forces U.S. to Reconsider War Games at Regime’s Door

  UCSC assistant professor of literature Christine Hong, an executive board member of the Korea Policy Institute, was interviewed by Amy Goodman on the daily global independent news hour Democracy Now, providing a critical, progressive analysis of the increasing tension between the U.S. and North Korea over nuclear weapons threats.
• 
  March 28, 2013 - Oxford University Press

  Exclusion and the LGBT life course

  Oxford University Press asked psychology professor Phillip L. Hammack to write a blog post about the U.S. Supreme Court hearings on marriage equality.

• 
  April 03, 2013 - CNN Situation Room

  Sea lion dances to 'Boogie Wonderland'

  CNN Situation Room reporter Jeanne Moos managed to have a good time and still report the science of Ronan the beat-keeping sea lion at Long Marine Lab. She even spoke with an Earth, Wind & Fire member who suggested Ronan might have to join the band, making it Earth, Wind, Fire & Water.
  
• 
  April 01, 2013 - NBC News.com

  This sea lion grooves to a disco beat

  Nothing like a beat-keeping sea lion to attract the attention of the world's media. Ronan, at the Pinniped Cognition and Sensory Systems Laboratory at Long Marine Lab, showed she can keep the beat to Earth, Wind & Fire, and the Backstreet Boys. Her story and particularly her music video garnered international media interest from NBC,  CBS,  San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel and scores more, even though it was released April 1. Psychology graduate student Peter Cook, lead author of the study about Ronan's trained talent, conducted more than a dozen interviews.
• 
  March 27, 2013 - Sikhchic.com

  (Re-)Building Punjab: Political Economy, Society and Values: Santa Cruz, California Conference

  Sikhchic.com ran a story about a conference to be hosted by the UCSC Sikh and Punjabi Studies program on campus titled  (Re-)Building Punjab: Political Economy, Society and Values. Articles also appeared on sikhsiyasat.net and in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.

March

• 
  March 20, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Shakespeare Santa Cruz goes all outdoors for 2013 season

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story announcing the 2013 Shakespeare Santa Cruz season. A story also ran in examiner.com.
  
• 
  March 22, 2013 - NBC Nightly News

  Seed libraries help future crops

  NBC Nightly News visited the "seed summit" organized by the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UCSC in February as part of its report on seed libraries sprouting up around the country that allow patrons to check out seeds for spring planting and then return with fresh seeds after harvest.

• 
  March 07, 2013 - Science News

  Quakes in Slo-Mo

  Seismologist Susan Schwartz was featured in a Science News article about "slow slip" or slow-motion earthquakes.
• 
  March 19, 2013 - Associated Press

  Calif. nuke plant could breakdown at full power

  The Associated Press quoted lecturer Daniel Hirsch in an article about restarting the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The article was widely published across the country.
• 
  March 15, 2013 - Los Angeles Review of Books

  A Touch of Grey Matter: On 'Reading the Grateful Dead'

  The Los Angeles Review of Books--a literary review journal covering the national and international book scenes--published a lengthy review of Reading the Grateful Dead: A Critical Survey, a collection of recent writing edited by UCSC's Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether, quoting him extensively.
  
• 
  March 17, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  The pope and Hugo Chavez contrasted

  The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by Hector Perla, assistant professor of Latin American and Latino studies, on the selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope and the death of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela.
  
  

• 
  March 17, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  $5 million gift aids UCSC's historic barn preservation

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a page one article on a $5 million gift that will help  rebuild the hay barn and make it a center for environmental and sustainability activities on campus. The article was reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News andMonterey County Herald.

• 
  March 15, 2013 - Sky & Telescope

  Interview with Exoplanet Expert Greg Laughlin

  Astronomer Greg Laughlin is featured in an article about exoplanets in the May issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, and a podcast interview with Laughlin is posted on the magazine's web site.
• 
  March 15, 2013 - West Hawaii Today

  Long ago .. not far away

  Astronomer Claire Max was quoted in a West Hawaii Today article about the 20th anniversary of the Keck Telescopes.
• 
  March 15, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Linda Burman-Hall reflects on 40 years of adventurous musical programming

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about music professor Linda Burman-Hall on the 40th anniversary of the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, of which she is the founder and artistic director.

• 
  March 15, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Study helps untangle polar bear and brown bear genetics

  Research on polar bears and brown bears led by biologist Beth Shapiro and biomolecular engineer Ed Green was covered by the Los Angeles Times, Discover, NBC News.com, Yahoo!News, CTV News, KTUU (Alaska), Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Toronto Star, Nunatsiaq News, French Tribune, Nature World News, LiveScience, Science Daily, Red Orbit, PhysOrg, and other news outlets.

• 
  March 15, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Clara, the peregrine falcon is back at San Jose City Hall with a new mate

  The appearance of falcon eggs in a nest at San Jose City Hall again has prompted the San Jose Mercury News to write about the annual occurrence and quote Glenn Stewart, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group at Long Marine Laboratory.
  
  
• 
  March 14, 2013 - The Scientist

  Life Below the Seabed

  Earth scientist Andy Fisher was quoted in an article in The Scientist magazine about the recovery of rock samples containing microbial life from deep within the Earth's oceanic crust.
• 
  March 11, 2013 - The New Yorker

  Up All Night: The science of sleeplessness

  New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert quoted extensively from assistant anthropology professor Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer 's book The Slumbering Masses in her article on sleeping and sleep problems. The Huffington Post's HuffPost Live followed The New Yorker with an online video report on the same subjecct and interviewed Wolf-Meyer via Skype.
• 
  March 14, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Dueling robots draw crowd to UC Santa Cruz

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and KSBW TV covered the "Slug Trek" public robotics demonstration featuring a competition between robots built by students in computer engineer Gabe Elkaim's Mechtronics class.
• 
  March 13, 2013 - SYS-CON Media

  UC Santa Cruz Cancer Genomics Hub Wins CENIC’s 2013 Innovations in Networking Award for High-Performance Research Applications

  The CENIC Innovations in Networking Award for UCSC's Cancer Genomics Hub was covered by SYS-CON Media, Education Technology, Green Technology World, Smart Grid, Virtual Technology Magazine, CNS, Drug Discovery and Development, and other online news sites.
• 
  March 14, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  UCSC scientist leads team investigating disappearing reptiles, amphibians

  An international collaboration led by biologist Barry Sinervo to study the effects of climate change on plants and animals around the world was covered by the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and Pasadena Star-News.
• 
  March 10, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz symposium looks to bridge nutrition, social impact

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on the symposium on nutrition and policy that community studies professor Julie Guthman organized.

• 
  March 11, 2013 - NBC Bay Area

  Peregrine falcon wounded at San Francisco Airport

  Glenn Stewart, director of UCSC's Predatory Bird Research Group, is interviewed about the discovery of a wounded peregrine and airport practices that led to its shooting. 
• 
  March 12, 2013 - Science Blog

  Some bacteria may protect against disease caused by stomach infection

  Microbiologist Karen Ottemann's research on stomach infections was covered by Science Blog, BioMedicine, Medical Xpress, and Medical News Today.
• 
  March 08, 2013 - KQED

  Attack of the Killer Electrons! New Mission Searches for Mysterious Space Particles

  Physicist David Smith is featured in a KQED radio and multimedia story about high-energy particles that threaten communications satellites and a NASA project to study them.
• 
  March 08, 2013 - Science

  Physicists Discover a Whopping 13 New Solutions to Three-Body Problem

  Mathematics prof Richard Montgomery was quoted in articles about new solutions to the "three-body problem" in Science magazine and Huffington Post.
  
• 
  March 08, 2013 - Red Orbit

  Some Bats Don’t Mind A Good Forest Fire

  Biologist Winifred Frick's research on the effects of forest fires on bats was covered by Red Orbit, Science Daily, EarthZine, Science Codex, and Innovations Report.
• 
  March 08, 2013 - CNN.com

  Crumb stars suggest Milky Way was cannibalistic

  Astronomer Alis Deason was quoted in a CNN story about her research on halo stars in the Milky Way.
• 
  February 28, 2013 - El Economista

  Si no regresa lo que se llevó, detención en vano

  El Economista, in Mexico City, quoted Jonathan Fox, chair of the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, in an article on the significance of the arrest of Elba Esther Gordillo, president of Mexico's influential national teachers' union.

• 
  March 04, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Visitors flock to UCSC to view beloved hummingbirds

  Hummingbird Day at the Arboretum was the subject of a feature story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, with quotes from Arboretum director Brett Hall, and was also covered by SF Gate and the Salinas Californian.
  
• 
  March 03, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Should patients understand that they are research subjects?

  Sociology professor Jenny Reardon's commentary on the ethics of medical research and ownership of biological data was the lead piece in the San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday Insight section.

• 
  February 27, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  California's new no-fishing zones appear to be working, scientists say

  Marine biologist Mark Carr was quoted in coverage of a study showing that California's marine protected areas have been successful in allowing fish populations to recover, including stories from the Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, KQED News online, Orange County Register, Eureka Times-Standard, and other newspapers throughout the state.
• 
  March 01, 2013 - NPR affiliate KUSP

  The 7th Avenue Project

  Theater Arts professor Kimberly Jannarone was interviewed along with actress Nancy Carlin on the “7th Avenue Project”—a weekly radio program by producer Robert Pollie on the Monterey Bay's NPR affiliate KUSP—about a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt that she is directing at UCSC.
  
  

February

• 
  February 25, 2013 - Monterey Herald

  UC Santa Cruz graduate Rick Carter wins second Oscar

  The Monterey Herald, San Jose Mercury News,  Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about arts alumnus Rick Carter, who just received the second Academy Award of his career for production design on Steven Spielberg's acclaimed film "Lincoln."
• 
  February 24, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Oscars stage manager braces for his final cues to the stars

  The Los Angeles Times featured a story about Theater Arts alum Dency Nelson, who has worked as a stage manager for 25 years and helped guide jittery stars at the Oscars and numerous other awards shows. Portland's KRCW-TV picked up the story.

• 
  February 23, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  UCSC professors receive grant to study language comprehension

  The San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Santa Cruz Sentinel and Long Beach Press-Telegram ran a story about a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation awarded to Humanities professors Sandra Chung and Matthew Wagers to investigate language comprehension in the Mariana Islands.
  
• 
  February 20, 2013 - Interview magazine

  Culture--New Again: Maya Rudolph

  An interview with UCSC alumna Maya Rudolph by DONATELLA VERSACE and INGRID SISCHY for Interview Magazine noted that Rudolph majored in photography at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
  
• 
  February 17, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Eddie Fung of Santa Cruz survived horrors of POW camp

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a front page story about former WWII POW Eddie Fung, who now lives at UCSC with his wife-- American Studies emeritus professor Judy Yung--who was interviewed and is editor of the book, "The Adventures of Eddie Fung." The story also ran in the San Jose Mercury News.
• 
  February 23, 2013 - Forbes.com

  'Changing the way we eat' needs more profit In the pot

  A writer for Forbes.com noted the work of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems in an article about changing the way we eat.

• 
  February 22, 2013 - Astronomy

  Stellar motions in outer halo shed new light on Milky Way evolution

  Astronomer Alis Deason's research on the Milky Way galaxy's outer halo stars was featured in Astronomy magazine, NBC News online, Space.com, Universe Today, Red Orbit, and Asian News International.
• 
  February 20, 2013 - Inside Higher Ed

  What 'Counts'?

  Inside Higher Ed quoted Humanities dean William Ladusaw in an essay about what digital scholarship "counts'" for tenure and promotion.
  
• 
  February 14, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz hosts winner of historical gay rights case

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about Karen Thompson, winner of a groundbreaking gay rights case, who UCSC is bringing to campus to present a guest lecture.
  
• 
  February 14, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  A Literary Legacy: Don Rothman’s lasting imprint on the culture of writing

   The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a cover story in its weekly pullout section, The Guide, on the widespread influence of the late Don Rothman, longtime UCSC lecturer and writing instructor.
  
  
• 
  February 13, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  The Museum of Art & History combines digital art and outlandish fashion in splashy Friday event

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about how students and alumni artists from UCSC’s Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) grad program will collaborate with the local Santa Cruz fashion scene for an event at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.
  
  
• 
  February 12, 2013 - Providence Jounral

  Memo to Secretary Kerry: Stop funding the bad guys in Honduras

  Rhode Island's Providence Journal published an op-ed piece by history professor Dana Frank on Honduras that originally ran in the Los Angeles Times.

• 
  February 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Two UC Santa Cruz undergrads explore rare underwater event in Mediterranean

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about undergraduates Hannah Perlkin and Emily Tucker and their research on Mediterranean seagrass with biologist Pete Raimondi.
• 
  February 20, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Ban on lead bullets pushed for all hunting in California

  Environmental toxicologist Donald Smith was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to ban lead bullets in California to protect endangered condors from lead poisoning. The story also ran in the Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Daily News, Contra Costa Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Pasadena Star-News, Idaho Statesman, and other newspapers in California and around the country.
• 
  January 28, 2013 - The New Yorker

  The Force: How much military is enough

  The New Yorker quoted from politics professor Dan Wirls' book Irrational Security: The Politics of Defense from Reagan to Obama in an article about the U.S. defense establishment and defense industry.
  
• 
  February 17, 2013 - CNN.com

  How particle smasher and telescopes relate

  Physicist Joel Primack was featured in a CNN.com article about the Large Hadron Collider.
• 
  February 14, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Tiny mutation may have shaped modern humans, scientists say

  Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the discovery of a gene that shaped human evolution.
• 
  February 17, 2013 - Scientific American

  Lead Exposure on the Rise Despite Decline in Poisoning Cases

  Environmental toxicologist Russ Flegal was quoted in a Scientific American article about ongoing concerns about the health effects of lead exposure. Flegal was also quoted in stories about lead pollution from UPI and Huffington Post.
  
• 
  February 14, 2013 - NPR: All Things Considered

  With Brawls And Calls, Love Is In The Air For Elephant Seals

  Biologist Caroline Casey is featured in an NPR Valentine's Day story about the mating behavior of elephant seals.
• 
  February 13, 2013 - Good Times

  Why don't women propose, Young have traditional views of marriage

  The Santa Cruz Good Times, Health.com, and the British Psychological Society reported on grad student Rachael Robnett's study of marriage proposal preferences. Just in time for Valentines Day.

• 
  January 31, 2013 - Capitol Weekly

  Major parties offer scant lure to youthful voters

  Jonathan Fox, chair of Latin American and Latino Studies, was quoted in a Capitol Weekly article on registration and voting patterns among young California voters.

• 
  February 12, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  The Latin America Mistake--Memo to Secretary Kerry: Stop funding the bad guys in Honduras.

  History professor Dana Frank contributed an op-ed to the Los Angeles Times urging the U.S. State Department and Democrats to stop a large military buildup now ocurring in Honduras--"ostensibly to stop a drug war"--that Frank notes is actually working to support a corrupt post-coup regime of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo. The Sacramento Bee also picked up the story.
• 
  February 12, 2013 - Georgia Public Broadcasting

  Despite young leader, N. Korea still cranks out old-style propaganda

  Psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis was quoted in a report from Georgia Public Broadcasting on the propaganda campaign waged by North Korea's new leader.

• 
  February 08, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz cracks top 20 list for Peace Corps volunteers

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about UCSC being in the top 20 colleges or universities in the nation for the number of alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers.  The article was also published in the Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

• 
  February 11, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Journey beneath the surface of the Earth: UC Santa Cruz researchers help explore Antarctic lake beneath glacier

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel story about UCSC researchers who drilled into a subglacial lake beneath the Antarctic ice sheet featured quotes from UCSC faculty, students, and staff, including Slawek Tulaczyk, Marci Beitch, and Ken Mankoff.
• 
  February 09, 2013 - Science News

  Faults weakened by nearby quakes

  Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in a Science News story about research suggesting that large earthquakes can weaken nearby faults and make them more prone to rupture.
• 
  February 07, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC aims to prevent pollution, save water with ClearBlu Environmental bio-digester system

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on a $400,000 campus project to clean and recycle water. The San Jose Mercury News also carried the story.
  
• 
  February 05, 2013 - Alaska Dispatch

  Mythbusting 'the place where two oceans meet' in the Gulf of Alaska

  The Alaska Dispatch interviewed ocean scientist Ken Bruland to set the record straight about a photo he took showing sediment-laden water from a glacial river in the Gulf of Alaska. The photo has been posted on various Internet sites with misleading labels such as "the place where two oceans meet."
• 
  February 06, 2013 - New York Times

  Scientists Find Life in the Cold and Dark Under Antarctic Ice

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a New York Times story about his team's discovery of bacteria living in a subglacial lake deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet.
• 
  February 05, 2013 - KION 46

  What is the strategy for marijuana legalization in 2016

  KION 46 talked with sociology professor Craig Reinarman for a piece on marijuana, the fight over dispensaries and a new push to legalize the plant and its use.
• 
  February 05, 2013 - New York Times

  Pigeons Get a New Look

  Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a New York Times article about a team of scientists studying the genetics of pigeon breeds for insights into evolutionary biology.
• 
  January 17, 2013 - New York Daily News

  Most college guys and girls agree men should propose marriage not women: study

  The New York Daily News, Redorbit, Indian Express, and Science Express, published articles on the study of marriage proposal preferences by psychology doctoral candidate Rachael Robnett.
• 
  February 01, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Joining forces: Astrophysicist and writer explore the cosmos together

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a profile of physicist Joel Primack and his wife Nancy Abrams, highlighting their collaborative efforts to explain modern cosmology to the general public.
• 
  February 01, 2013 - Science News

  Life found deep below Antarctic ice

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Science News article about his team's report that they had found evidence of microbial life in water samples retrieved from Subglacial Lake Whillans in Antarctica.
• 
  February 02, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Obama honors UCSC's Sandra Faber with nation's top science award

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel story about astronomer Sandra Faber receiving the National Medal of Science at the White House also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey County Herald, and Inside Bay Area, and KSBW TV also covered the event.
• 
  February 01, 2013 - Live Science

  Aftershocks May Portend Major Philippine Earthquake

  Seismologist Thorne Lay's research on recent earthquakes and aftershocks in the Philippines was covered by Live Science and Our Amazing Planet.

January

• 
  January 29, 2013 - Good Times

  Mapping our Future

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about Helen and Newton Harrison, leading pioneers of the environmental and ecological art movement, and currently professors-in-residence in the UCSC Arts Division, who are recognized for their use of maps as narratives to track climate change and ecosystems.
• 
  January 30, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  History chair to give faculty research lecture

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News announced that History professor Gail Hershatter will deliver the 47th annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture, the foremost academic research honor bestowed by the UCSC Academic Senate.
• 
  January 31, 2013 - Salinas Californian

  UC Santa Cruz link to Salinas strong, growing

  The Salinas Californian covered the presentations of Chancellor George Blumenthal and undergraduate Juan Ledesma at the Salinas Rotary Club, where they discussed the partnership between UCSC and Hartnell College.
• 
  January 31, 2013 - KSBW Action News

  UC Santa Cruz's stellar astronomy department shines

  With astronomer Sandra Faber about to receive the National Medal of Science, KSBW's evening news program featured a story about the achievements and recognition of UCSC's astronomy program. The story included interviews with astronomers Greg Laughlin, Steve Vogt, and Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz.
  
• 
  January 29, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC sociology undergrad to work with nonprofit on iPhone videography project

  Sociology undergraduate Amanda Hill's visit to Rwanda as part of UC Santa Cruz's Global Information Internship Program was reported by the Santa Cruz Sentinel and reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Pasadena Star-News, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and theInland Valley Daily Bulletin.
  

• 
  January 26, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  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.

• 
  January 15, 2013 - Fortune

  Meet your next surgeon: Dr. Robot

  The Raven surgical robot developed by computer engineer Jacob Rosen is featured in a Fortune magazine article about robotic surgery.

• 
  January 24, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz to host annual ethics lecture, competition

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Inside Bay Area, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Pasadena Star News, and Long Beach Press Telegram announced that UCSC will host the 3rd annual Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture, plus the first California Regional High School Ethics Bowl Competition.
• 
  January 23, 2013 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  Writing For A Difference: Longtime UCSC writing teacher Don Rothman to be remembered

  The Santa Cruz Good Times ran a story about the life of UCSC writing teacher Don Rothman, who will be honored and remembered in a January 26 memorial on campus.
• 
  January 21, 2013 - San Francisco Chronicle

  It's a tale that wags the dogma

  San Francisco Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik ran an item on UCSC alumna, and and former SNL star Maya Rudolph, who will appear with her Prince cover band, "Princess," at the SF Sketchfest comedy festival, noting that Rudolph and her bandmate Gretchen Lieberum "met at UC Santa Cruz, where their funk band was Supersauce."
  
  
  
• 
  January 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Type, literature and poetry: UCSC's Cowell Press takes an hands-on approach

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story about UCSC's Cowell Press, a program directed by humanities lecturer, poet, and master printer Gary Young that teaches the traditional arts of typography and printing.
  
• 
  January 23, 2013 - MSNBC

  Shakespeare's sonnets (and more) stored in DNA files

  Genomics expert David Haussler was quoted in a story on MSNBC.com about researchers who developed a way to encode music and text files into DNA molecules. The story also ran on Yahoo! News, Live Science, TechNewsDaily, and other news sites.
• 
  January 19, 2013 - NBC Today

  Middle children, your new mascot is Lady Edith

  NBC's Today Show quoted sociology professor Marcia Millman in a story on sisters focused on Edith Crawley, the middle sister in the PBS series "Downton Abbey."

• 
  January 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC psychology study reveals students have traditional marriage preferences

  TheSanta Cruz Sentinel published a page one article on psychology doctoral candidate Rachael Robnett's study of marriage proposal preferences. The article was reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News and Marin Independent Journal.

   

• 
  January 19, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Cadavers make comeback as medical classes shift away from virtual learning

  An article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on cadavers used for lab study quoted Richard Baldwin, laboratory manager for the anthropology department. It was reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News.

• 
  January 18, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  UC freshman applicants for 2013 a record high

  The Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW, KION, and KGO-TV reported on the record number of freshman applicants to UCSC as part of their coverage of UC-wide applications.  

• 
  January 17, 2013 - R&D Magazine

  Technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure

  Coverage of biochemist Michael Stone's research on telomere DNA structures included stories in R&D magazine, Medical News Today, Bio-Medicine, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, Bioscience Technology, Lab Manager, and Bright Surf.
• 
  January 21, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Seymour Center at LML hosts talk about humpback whales

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel story about biologist Ari Friedlaender's public talk on humpback whales at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab also ran in the Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press-Telegram, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
• 
  January 10, 2013 - Oakland Tribune

  Actor bends rules, toys with taboos

  A profile of Theater Arts professor and actor/director Danny Scheie was featured in the Oakland Tribune and the San Jose Mercury News.
• 
  January 11, 2013 - National Geographic Channel

  Finding the Next Earth

  Astronomer Steve Vogt was featured in the National Geographic Channel program "Finding the Next Earth."
• 
  January 12, 2013 - KTVU Bay Area People

  Condor Recovery Program

  Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was featured on the KTVU television program "Bay Area People" in a show about efforts to save the California condor.
• 
  January 13, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  UC Santa Cruz Arts faculty collaborate for 'Guitar Fantasy' concert

  The San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a feature story about UCSC music faculty Mesut Özgen and William Coulter, who are collaborating on a special program of Spanish, Latin American, Celtic, Turkish, and Russian music.
• 
  January 14, 2013 - Bloomberg News

  Obama White House to push for comprehensive immigration plan

  Bloomberg News quoted from a report by economics professor Rob Fairlie in an article about immigration reform. The report for the Partnership for a New American Economy focused on immigrant entrepreneurship.

• 
  January 14, 2013 - Sky & Telescope

  Planet Found in Alpha Centauri System

  Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a Sky & Telescope article about the discovery of a planet in the Alpha Centauri system, the closest stars to Earth.
• 
  January 14, 2013 - New York Times

  Deep Under Antarctica, Looking for Signs of Life

  The New York Times ran an article about the Antarctic drilling project (called WISSARD) led by glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk and others, who will be looking for signs of microbial life in a lake hidden deep beneath the ice.
• 
  January 11, 2013 - Sky & Telescope

  Beyond the Standard Model — Or Not

  Astronomer Ryan Cooke's research on the composition of pristine gas clouds in the early universe was covered by Sky & Telescope magazine.
• 
  January 11, 2013 - Huffington Post

  Milky Way Galaxy Mass Only Half As Large As Previously Thought, Astronomers Say

  Coverage of research by astronomer Alis Deason on the mass of the Milky Way galaxy included stories from the Huffington Post, ScienceNow, KTVU-TV, KRXI-TV, MSNBC, CBS News, Yahoo News, Physics Today, Space.com, and Live Science.

• 
  January 10, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

  Low rates of extinction made California a hot spot of plant diversity

  Coverage of botanist Kathleen Kay's research on what makes California a hot spot of plant diversity included stories from the Los Angeles Times, KQED radio news, UPI, Bright Surf, and PhysOrg.
• 
  January 11, 2013 - New York Times

  Female Directors Gain Ground, Slowly

  Professor of Film and Digital Media B. Ruby Rich was quoted in a New York Times story about how the number of women making films in the top 250 at the box office was the highest this year since 2000.
• 
  January 07, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz symposium honors professors Howard Haber, Michael Dine, draws top physicists

  A symposium honoring physicists Howard Haber and Michael Dine was covered in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, and Contra Costa Times.

• 
  January 06, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Galactic surprise: New find overturns theories how our galaxy evolved

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about new findings by UCSC astronomers on how galaxies evolve.

• 
  January 01, 2013 - Scientific American

  Data Saved In Quartz Glass Might Last 300 Million Years

  Computer scientist Ethan Miller was quoted in an article about long-term data storage in Scientific American magazine.

• 
  December 18, 2012 - Silicon Valley Business Journal

  UC Santa Cruz names 'game designer in residence'

  The appointment of Brenda Romero as game designer in residence was covered by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Gamespot, GamePolitics, and Escapist magazine.

• 
  January 05, 2013 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Project aims to develop systems for human-robot collaboration

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about computer engineer Jacob Rosen's research on robotic surgery and human-robot collaboration.

• 
  January 03, 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

  Deadly 'sneaker waves' are wintertime peril on California beaches

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in an article about "sneaker waves" that ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey County Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sacramento Bee, and other newspapers nationwide. Griggs was also interviewed live on KKSF radio news (San Francisco).
• 
  December 31, 2012 - New York Times

  The Life of Pi, and Other Infinities

  Physicist and cosmologist Anthony Aguirre was featured in a New York Times article about concepts of infinity.