UCSC in the news

December

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  December 02, 2020 - ArtReview

  Power 100: Most influential people in 2020 in the contemporary artworld

  The London-based magazine ArtReview released their annual Power 100 ranking, with Feral Atlas: The More Than Human Anthropocene, a project curated by UC Santa Cruz anthropology professor Anna Tsing, at number 15. 
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  December 18, 2020 - Times Of India

  Farms laws: 3 Experts, 2 Opinions

  Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Signh coauthored an op-ed on problems in agricultural reform for Times of India with Cornell University Professor and former Chief Economist of the World Bank Kaushik Basu. 
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  December 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Local community group petitions against Harm Reduction Coalition’s needle exchange efforts

  Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman, a drug addiction expert, weighed in on local debate over needle exchange programs for an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  December 21, 2020 - Financial Express

  India’s agriculture reforms: Getting it right

  Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Signh wrote for Financial Express to provide recommendations on reforms for India's agriculture system. 
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  December 02, 2020 - Bloomberg

  Rights for Gig Workers Are a Political Issue Now, But Many of Them Can’t Vote

  Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research was cited in an article by Bloomberg about gig worker rights.
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  December 22, 2020 - Verdict

  This artist is creating a “belligerent algorithm” to expose AI bias

  Verdict published a story about assistant professor of digital arts and new media, A.M. Darke, who is creating a system, based on the prejudices of designers of artificial intelligence algorithms, to highlight the problem of AI bias.
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  December 23, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Judy Yung, S.F. Chinatown native and early scholar of Chinese American life, dies at 74

  The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about Judy Yung, emerita professor of American studies, author, and scholar of Chinese American history, who died at 74. Articles also appeared in San Francisco News and the Japanese American newspaper, Nichi Bei Weekly.
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  December 16, 2020 - The Academic Times

  Assessing only conventional social cues may overlook bonds forged by nonverbal autistic children

  Associate professor of philosophy Janette Dinishak was interviewed by The Academic Times about a research study that she co-authored on nonspeaking autistic children.
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  December 16, 2020 - U.S. News & World Report

  Hispanic Serving Institutions: What to Know

  UC Santa Cruz is among the 10 highest-ranked National Universities in the 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings with HSI status, according to a story from U.S. News and World Report.
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  December 24, 2020 - Marketplace

  Has 2020’s spike in support for Black-owned business carried through to the holidays?

  Marketplace interviewed economics professor Rob Fairlie about trends affecting Black-owned businesses since the start of the pandemic.
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  December 27, 2020 - Monterey Herald

  Elkhorn Slough: Why restoring Hester Marsh is important

  Biologist Kerstin Wasson was featured in an article about marsh restoration in Elkhorn Slough in the Monterey Herald and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  December 31, 2020 - Ars Technica

  How the humble slime mold helped physicists map the cosmic web

  Astrophysicist Joseph Burchett and computer scientist Oskar Elek were featured in an Ars Technica article about their research on the cosmic web.
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  December 28, 2020 - Scientific American

  Sea Otters Could Get New Home in San Francisco Bay

  Biologist Tim Tinker was quoted in a Scientific American article about the possibility of reintroducing sea otters to San Francisco Bay.
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  December 22, 2020 - Eos

  Sinking Fish May Fast-Track Mercury Pollution to the Deep Sea

  Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg was quoted in an Eos article about mercury pollution in the deep sea.
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  December 19, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  In wake of summer wildfires, Santa Cruz Mountains residents brace themselves for winter rains

  Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the threat of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  December 14, 2020 - Nature

  Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020

  Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured among the "Ones to watch in 2021" in a Nature article about the top 10 people who helped shape science in 2020.
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  December 14, 2020 - Good Times

  UCSC Chancellor Cindy Larive on Housing, Pandemic, and Research

   Good Times interviewed Chancellor Cynthia Larive about the challenges the campus overcame in 2020. 
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  December 17, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  ‘First line of defense’: UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab ready to relocate, ramp up

  Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork was quoted in stories from Lookout Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the role of UCSC's diagnostic testing lab in meeting the need for coronavirus testing in Santa Cruz County.
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  December 18, 2020 - News-Medical

  $3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

  Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was featured in a News-Medical story about his research on biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections.
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  December 18, 2020 - U.S. News

  COVID-19 Models Plot Dire Scenarios for California Hospitals

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an AP news story posted on U.S. News & World Report and ABC News about the projections for COVID-19 impacts on hospitals in California.
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  December 15, 2020 - The Guardian

  Civil rights activist Angela Davis launches fashion collaboration with LA label

  A story in The Guardian reported that UCSC professor emerita Angela Davis is co-launching a “Heroes of Blackness” line of clothing featuring artwork by independent Black artists.
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  December 15, 2020 - News-Medical

  Using hypoxia adaptations in marine mammals to understand COVID-19

  Biologist Terrie Williams was featured in a "Thought Leaders" interview on News-Medical about how looking at the diving physiology that enables marine mammals to withstand low oxygen conditions can improve our understanding of the effects of COVID-19.
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  December 14, 2020 - The Conversation

  Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source

  Pallab Sarker, an associate research professor in environmental studies, wrote an article for The Conversation about the recent breakthrough in sustainable aquaculture feed that he and professor Anne Kapuscinski made from their ecological aquaculture lab.
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  December 13, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC botanists assess how much wildfires damaged California’s plants

  Brett Hall, Lucy Ferneyhough, and other botanists and student interns at the UCSC Arboretum were featured in a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News about their efforts to assess the effects of the wildfires on vegetation in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  December 11, 2020 - New York Times

  Female workers could take another pandemic hit: to their retirements

  The New York Times cited an article coauthored by economics professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the COVID-19 labor market downturn has disproportionately affected unemployment rates for women, particularly those with school-aged children.
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  December 10, 2020 - Science News

  Experts recommend the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News story about an FDA advisory panel's recommendation to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and in a follow-up story about the FDA emergency use authorization of the vaccine.
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  December 09, 2020 - The Express Tribune

  Global panel discusses India’s transformation into a ‘fascist state’ under Modi

  A story in The Express Tribune noted that associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, co-director of UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies, spoke at a global conference in Australia’s Parliament about caste-based politics in India and the oppression and marginalization of minorities. The story also appeared in Pakistan's Daily News and Dawn newspapers.
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  December 10, 2020 - Times Lifestyle

  10 women breaking glass ceilings in the gaming industry

  Arts professor Robin Hunicke was featured in a Times Lifestyle story about the female executives, players, and innovators who are helping revolutionize the gaming industry and opening doors for other young, diverse gamers.
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  December 07, 2020 - KION-TV

  UC Santa Cruz offers new MFA program

  KION-TV news reported about a new M.F.A. degree program in Environmental Art and Social Practice offered by the Art Department.
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  December 07, 2020 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  New bookstore Two Birds Books to open in Pleasure Point

  The Santa Cruz Good Times published an article about the opening of a new independent bookstore in Santa Cruz, founded by Denise Silva, a longtime lecturer in the UCSC Writing Program.
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  December 10, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy

  Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in coverage of her lab's work on a new assay for coronavirus antibodies in Lookout Santa Cruz. Her research was also covered in Medical Device Network, Economic Times, and other media outlets.
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  December 09, 2020 - Nature

  How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water

  Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Nature article about research on the origins of life.
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  December 09, 2020 - MarketWatch

  Researchers fear gig work will spread to grocery industry as demand for delivery surges

  MarketWatch broke the news about a new report on e-commerce labor trends in the grocery retail industry that was led by Chris Benner, an environmental studies and sociology professor and director of the Institute For Social Transformation.
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  December 04, 2020 - The New York Times

  Some Ideas For Fixing America

  The editors of the business and policy-themed DealBook Newsletter from The New York Times included a new paper from economics professor Rob Fairlie in a collection of their favorite academic research from the past week. Fairlie's new paper, which documents inequalities in access to capital for minority-owned startups, was also featured in The Hutchins Roundup from The Brookings Institution.
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  December 08, 2020 - Wired

  The Perfect Strategy to Fight Covid-19 Is … Everything?

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about the difficulty of determining the effectiveness of different strategies for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  December 08, 2020 - Scientific American

  Asteroid Dust from Hayabusa2 Could Solve a Mystery of Planet Creation

  Planetary scientist Myriam Telus was quoted in a Scientific American article about research on the asteroid samples collected by the Hyabusa2 mission.
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  December 06, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Two UC Santa Cruz professors receive national recognition

  Microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz and linguist Matt Wagers were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their recognition as AAAS Fellows.
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  December 04, 2020 - Financial Express

  Trade-offs for growth revival: Why India’s policymakers need a new roadmap

  Economics professor Nirvikar Singh comments on economic reforms in India through an opinion piece in Financial Express.
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  November 28, 2020 - CNBC

  Holiday gift-givers want their money to matter. Companies, large and small, are taking notice.

  CNBC cited research by economics professor Rob Fairlie in their coverage about consumers choosing to support Black-owned businesses this holiday season. 
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  December 01, 2020 - KAZU

  California's open Senate seat prompts guessing game

  Politics professor Daniel Wirls talked with KAZU host Doug McKnight about the factors that may affect who Governor Newsom chooses to fill Kamala Harris' open Senate seat. 
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  December 01, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC professor awarded more than $1 million to research coastal resiliency

  Ocean scientist Michael Beck was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the new AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience that is funding his research.
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  December 01, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC’s Marm Kilpatrick fights spread of pandemic misinformation

  Lookout Santa Cruz ran a profile of infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick focusing on his work related to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Lookout's "21 for '21" series.

November

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  November 02, 2020 - National Geographic

  How to encourage your child's passion to save the world

  Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about how parents can support children's activism. 
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  November 06, 2020 - Science Friday

  Must Read List Of Speculative Fiction By Writers Of Color

  Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Catherine S. Ramírez shared her favorite works of speculative fiction by authors of color with the Science Friday book club.
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  November 12, 2020 - iNews UK

  Scientists develop sustainable ‘game-changer’ fish feed that does not contain fish

  One of the UK's top newspapers, iNews, covered a breakthrough in sustainable aquaculture research from Anne Kapuscinski and Pallab Sarker, of the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies department. This research was also covered within the U.S. by UPI.
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  November 24, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  ‘Why We’re Polarized’ author Ezra Klein headlines UCSC virtual lecture

  Lookout Santa Cruz ran an article about alumus Ezra Klein, author of the 2020 book Why We’re Polarized, and the featured speaker for the Humanities Division's Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture.
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  November 30, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  In rebuilding Big Basin, which history do we want to remember?

  History professor Dana Frank contributed an op-ed to the San Francisco Chronicle about racism, imperialism, and the rebuilding of Big Basin State Park.
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  November 18, 2020 - Hyperallergic

  A Critical View of the Criminal Justice System, Through Artists’ Eyes

  UCSC’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences director Rachel Nelson was interviewed in Hyperallergic for a story about Barring Freedom, an exhibition about art, prison, and justice that she co-curated at the San Jose Museum of Art. 
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  November 28, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Geologists assess debris flow risk in Santa Cruz Mountains

  Geology grad student Colleen Murphy was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about efforts to assess the risk of debris flows in recently burned areas of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  November 27, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  Along the crumbling Sonoma Coast, an ambitious project paves the way for ‘managed retreat’

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about managed retreat on the eroding coast of Sonoma County.
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  November 23, 2020 - NBC Bay Area

  UC Santa Cruz Rhodes Scholar talks about process, future plans

  Spring 2020 graduate Garima Desai talks with NBC Bay Area anchor Terry McSweeney about her recent Rhodes Scholar win. Garima was also interviewed by ABC 7 News and featured in articles by the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Lookout Local.
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  November 24, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  Will California’s small businesses survive another COVID-19 surge without more help?

  Economics professor Robert Fairlie was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the strain that the latest COVID-19 surge is putting on small businesses.
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  November 08, 2020 - New York Times Magazine

  How Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Held Onto Optimism

  Alumna Gillian Welch (Porter '90, art) and her musical partner David Rawlings were featured in a long New York Times Magazine article on their music and optimism in the face of COVID-19. The piece was also selected as the "Sunday Read" by the Times podcast The Daily.
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  November 19, 2020 - Popular Science

  Researchers found signs of human pollution in animals living six miles beneath the sea

  Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg was quoted in a Popular Science article about high mercury concentrations found in fish in the Mariana Trench.
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  November 19, 2020 - U.S. News

  As Broad Shutdowns Return, Californians Ask ‘Is This the Best We Can Do?’

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a U.S. News story about the course of the pandemic in California.
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  November 18, 2020 - KQED

  At YBCA, Art is a Powerful Tool for Envisioning a Less Complacent Future

  A KQED story about a multimedia group exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts highlighted Sin Sol / No Sun, an augmented reality game by assistant professor of Art and Design: Games and Playable Media, micha cárdenas.
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  November 18, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Policing Blackness: It happened again. This time it was in Discovery Bay

  History professor Dana Frank was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle for a story about an incident of policing blackness for innocuous behavior. 
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  November 17, 2020 - Time magazine

  A New PBS Series Shows How Underserved Latino Communities Are Fighting To Protect Themselves During COVID-19

  A Time magazine story about a new PBS series of documentary shorts, Latinos Are Essential, described a film by associate film and digital media professor Jennifer Maytorena Taylor included in the series.
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  November 12, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Ariana Grande delves into R&B with ‘Positions,’ and Elton John unearths trove of rarities

  An article in the San Francisco Chronicle about new music noted that the latest release by Gillian Welch is "the third volume of remastered recordings of exquisite folk songs from the esteemed Welch, a UC Santa Cruz grad and Grammy winner."
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  November 12, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Visualizing abolition: UCSC series explores a society without police, prisons

  Feminist studies professor Gina Dent was featured in the Santa Cruz Sentinel for an extensive article about Visualizing Abolition, a year-long campus lecture series she put together in collaboration with UCSC's Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
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  November 11, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Isaac Julien’s ‘Lessons’ a sensory journey to the heart of Frederick Douglass

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about “Lessons of the Hour," a 10-screen film installation by arts professor Isaac Julien exploring the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, at McEvoy Foundation for the Arts.
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  November 16, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz researchers develop environmentally sustainable fish feed

  Environmental Studies Department faculty members Anne Kapuscinski and Pallab Sarker were interviewed in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about a research breakthrough from their ecological aquaculture lab.
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  November 17, 2020 - Scientific American

  Stellar Smashups May Fuel Planetary Habitability, Study Suggests

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha and geophysicist Francis Nimmo were featured in a Scientific American article about the role of radiogenic heating in determining the habitability of planets.
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  November 15, 2020 - Wired

  That Pre-Thanksgiving Covid Test Won't Really Keep You Safe

  Infectious disease researcher Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about how to have a safe holiday gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  November 15, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  Coronavirus: A month-by-month look at California’s path forward

  Genomics Institute Director David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about what lies ahead for the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  November 14, 2020 - Monterey Herald

  Closing the CEMEX plant: The sands will be shifting

  Coastal geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Monterey Herald story about the closing of the CEMEX sand plant and the effects of sand mining on the coast.
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  November 14, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  King Tides arrive this weekend, give glimpse into the future for California’s coastline

  Coastal geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in news stories about king tides in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  November 13, 2020 - Anthropocene Magazine

  Can industrial aquaculture grow vegetarian fish?

  Pallab Sarker, an associate research professor in environmental studies, was featured in Anthropocene Magazine for a sustainability breakthrough from the ecological aquaculture research lab he co-leads with sustainability science and policy expert Professor Anne Kapuscinski.
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  November 10, 2020 - Space Daily

  Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo, physicist Joel Primack, and astrobiologist Natalie Batalha were quoted in coverage of research on radiogenic heating and habitability of planets, including stories in Space Daily, Universe Today, Science Daily, Scienmag, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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  November 10, 2020 - Scientific American

  How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays

  Infectious disease researcher Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Scientific American article about how to enjoy the holidays while minimizing the risk of COVID-19.
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  November 06, 2020 - CNN

  This lava planet has 'rocky' weather and winds many times the speed of sound

  Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a story from CNN and other media outlets about a "lava planet" with an orbit extremely close to its star.
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  November 06, 2020 - KSBW

  UC Santa Cruz scientists tackle fire prevention with high tech science

  Computer scientists Katia Obraczka and Andrea David were featured in a KSBW news story about their research on a sensor network for detecting forest fires.
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  November 04, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Historic Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music recordings available online

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the completion of a project by UCSC's University Library to digitize 670 audio recordings of works performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. 
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  November 04, 2020 - San Francisco Classical Voice

  Composing Music for Trying Times: Three Composers Respond to a Pandemic

  San Francisco Classical Voice featured music lecturer Brian Baumbusch in a story about creating classical music tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  November 03, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  San Jose Museum of Art reopens to visitors with a splash

  A Mercury News story about the reopening of the San Jose Museum of Art noted that it was now featuring Barring Freedom, "an exhibition co-organized with the UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences that is incredibly topical."
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  November 05, 2020 - New York Times

  Looking for Another Earth? Here Are 300 Million, Maybe

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a New York Times story about a study estimating the number of potentially habitable planets in the galaxy.
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  November 02, 2020 - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

  Researchers Uncover Potential Target Approach for Alzheimer’s Disease

  Biochemists Jevgenij Raskatov and Glenn Millhauser were featured in coverage of their research on Alzheimer's disease, including stories in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Medical Express, Bioengineer, Scienmag, Medical News, Technology Networks, and other media outlets. 
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  November 02, 2020 - National Geographic

  How many alien civilizations are out there? A new galactic survey holds a clue

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a National Geographic story about the number of potentially habitable planets in the galaxy.
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  November 03, 2020 - Santa Cruz Tech Beat

  Decentralized fact checking and exploration platform, Wiseper, selected to participate in LaunchPad Fellowship

  Computer science graduate student Fatemeh Mirzaei was featured in a Santa Cruz Tech Beat story about a LaunchPad Fellowship for her startup Wiseper.
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  November 02, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  Will Trump’s efforts to attract Indian American voters pay off?

  Associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, director of UCSC's Center for South Asian Studies, was featured in a Los Angeles Times video about how both Democrats and Republicans are trying to recruit Indian American voters in the U.S. presidential election.
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  November 02, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Thanks to Trump, U.S. no longer in denial of racism

  Emeritus history professor Dana Frank was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about how President Trump “has made racism OK for many white people to practice.”
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  November 01, 2020 - The New Yorker

  "We Don’t Protest”: Borough Park’s Mask-Burning Orthodox Jewish Demonstrators

  History professor Nathaniel Deutsch, director of the Center for Jewish Studies at UCSC, was quoted in a New Yorker magazine article about resistance to public health measures by traditional Orthodox Jewish communities in New York.
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  November 02, 2020 - Indica News

  Indian-American vote push spans Kashmir to Islamophobia

  Indica News quoted associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, director of UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies, about how both sides in the U.S. presidential election were using a targeted campaign toward Indian Americans based on religion and language.

October

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  October 14, 2020 - New Scientist

  'Ums' and 'ers' are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

  Psychology professor Jean E. Fox Tree's research on the higher purposes of filler words was featured in the October issue of New Scientist.
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  October 31, 2020 - The New York Times

  The year of the blur: how isolation, monotony and chronic stress are destroying our sense of time

  Craig Haney, a psychology professor who studies the effects of isolation, was tapped by The New York Times to explain how deprivation of normal social contact can distort our perceptions of the passing of time.
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  October 29, 2020 - The American Prospect

  Prisons' pandemic response: throw the infected into the hole

  Psychology professor Craig Haney was quoted discussing the adverse psychological and health effects of solitary confinement in an article by The American Prospect.
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  November 01, 2020 - The Scientist

  Can Rewilding Large Predators Regenerate Ecosystems?

  Biologist James Estes was quoted in an article in The Scientist about the importance of large predators in ecosystems.
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  September 30, 2020 - Voices of Monterey Bay

  A salamander vanishes

  Biologists Barry Sinervo and Gage Dayton are featured in a story from Voices of Monterey Bay about the disappearance of the Pacific giant salamander from Big Sur.
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  October 29, 2020 - Science

  Salmon study sheds light on why fall-run fish are bigger than their spring-run cousins

  Fisheries scientist John Carlos Garza was quoted in coverage of his research on the genetics of spring-run and fall-run Chinoook salmon, including stories in Science, Washington Newsday, UPI, Terra Daily, PhysOrg, Science Daily, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  October 25, 2020 - New York Times

  Angela Davis: Before the world knew what intersectionality was, the scholar, writer and activist was living it

  The New York Times Style Magazine featured an extensive profile of UCSC distinguished professor emerita Angela Davis in its 2020 Greats issue, celebrating "five talents who, in mastering their crafts, have changed their fields—and the culture at large.”
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  October 27, 2020 - KQED

  Frederick Douglass’ ‘Lessons’ Resound in the Contemporary Moment

  KQED ran a story about the West Coast debut of Lessons of the Hour, a film and photography exhibition by British filmmaker, installation artist, and UC Santa Cruz distinguished professor of the arts, Isaac Julien, at the McEvoy Foundation for the Arts. A story also was published in the Daily Republic.
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  October 27, 2020 - Next City

  Philly Group Tackling Trash Through Art

  A story in Next City, about a Philadelphia neighborhood organizing to mobilize residents about a garbage problem, noted that they used the “implosion method,” a concept from humanities emeritus professor Donna Haraway, as an educational tool.
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  October 23, 2020 - National Public Radio

  15 Years On, The Lonely Legacy Of 'Shadow Of The Colossus'

  Arts professor Robin Hunicke was quoted in an NPR story about Shadow of the Colossus, the second of three melancholic video games directed by acclaimed Japanese game maker Fumito Ueda.
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  October 14, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  A South L.A. crime novelist’s long road to writing one of best books of the year

  The Los Angeles Times reviewed the latest book by novelist and UCSC literature alumna Rachel Howzell Hall, “And Now She’s Gone.”
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  October 28, 2020 - Bloomberg

  U.S. Black-owned firms make surprise comeback to pre-Covid level

  Economics Professor Robert Fairlie is quoted in Bloomberg interpreting new trends in his research on the effects of COVID-19 on Black-owned businesses.
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  October 25, 2020 - BBC World News

  White House announces Sudan Israel deal

  UC Santa Cruz politics and legal studies professor Mark Fathi Massoud talked with BBC World News about the implications of a recent Trump administration deal to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel.
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  October 15, 2020 - NPR

  Lyrics On Trial: Mac Phipps

  Aaron Zachmeier, associate director for instructional design and development with UCSC Online Education, was interviewed in the second episode of the NPR podcast "Louder Than a Riot."
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  October 23, 2020 - Science News

  Why bat scientists are socially distancing from their subjects

  Biologist Winifred Frick is featured in a Science News story about efforts to protect North American bats from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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  October 19, 2020 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  UCSC produces a podcast about the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about a new podcast series launched by the University Library about the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. A story was also published in the Watsonville Pajaronian.
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  October 21, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Everyday Heroes: Team helps build COVID-19 testing lab at UCSC

  Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork and MCD Biology Professor Olena Vaske were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab.
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  October 12, 2020 - New York Times

  California, Reject Prop 22

  The New York Times editorial board cited a study led by Professor Chris Benner that showed workers performing the majority of app-based ride hailing and delivery services in San Francisco are typically working full time. Benner is director of the Institute for Social Transformation and a professor of environmental studies and sociology.
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  October 16, 2020 - Science Friday

  Science Friday Book Club: Conjuring An Alternate History Of Colonization

  Catherine S. Ramirez, a professor in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department, joined NPR's Science Friday to discuss Chicanofuturism as part of a book club series exploring New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color.
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  October 20, 2020 - Scientific American

  Earthshaking Signature ‘Brawn Songs’ and Movement, Developed over Time, Identify Seals

  Biologist Caroline Casey was featured in a Scientific American story about her research on the vocal signaling of male elephant seals.
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  October 17, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Guest Commentary | Community can fight COVID-19 by getting flu vaccine

  In a guest opinion piece, Associate Professor Rebecca DuBois urged people to get a flu shot to reduce the burden on the entire medical system, particularly in the midst of COVID-19. 
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  October 14, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Podcast series features ‘Stories from the Epicenter’

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about a new documentary podcast series launched by the University Library about the Loma Prieta Earthquake in Santa Cruz County.
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  October 12, 2020 - National Geographic

  Who infected President Trump? This genetics tool could easily pinpoint the source

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a National Geographic story about how President Trump may have become infected with the coronavirus.
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  October 07, 2020 - Science

  ‘We’re part of the problem.’ Astronomers confront their role in—and vulnerability to—climate change

  Astronomer Claire Max was quoted in a Science magazine article about the astronomy community's reckoning with climate change.
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  October 07, 2020 - Universe Today

  The Carina Nebula seen with and without adaptive optics

  Astronomer Claire Max was featured in an article about adaptive optics in Universe Today.
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  October 07, 2020 - Hakai

  Blinded by the Light

  Biologist Roxanne Beltran was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about bioluminescent animals using flashes of light to evade elephant seals and other predators.
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  October 02, 2020 - Propublica

  California Will Keep Burning. But Housing Policy Is Making It Worse

  Propublica reporters turned to environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball for a discussion of California housing policy that forces people closer to the edge of wilderness areas for affordable housing and how that impacts the effects of wildfires on property.
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  October 02, 2020 - Wired

  How the Coronavirus Got to Donald Trump

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about President Donald Trump's coronavirus infection.
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  October 01, 2020 - New York Times

  Why New Mexico’s 1680 Pueblo Revolt Is Echoing in 2020 Protests

  Film and digital media professor John Jota Leaños was quoted in a New York Times article about why indigenous groups in the Southwest are commemorating the 340-year-old Pueblo Revolt, one of Spain’s bloodiest defeats in its colonial empire, in their current activism.

September

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  September 19, 2020 - The Hill

  To beat Trump, Democrats must mobilize young people

  Veronica Terriquez, an associate professor of sociology, wrote an op-ed for The Hill website that covers Capitol Hill, with advice to Joe Biden and Kamela Harris, the Democratic ticket for president and vice president, to reach out to young people of color.
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  September 17, 2020 - Chronicle of Higher Education

  Teaching: A College Helps Students Confront the ‘Big Problems’ of 2020

  Professor Jody Greene was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education newsletter about educating students in the midst of the pandemic.
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  September 24, 2020 - Science News

  Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha and biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Bruce Damer are featured in a Science News article about astrobiology and the origins of life on Earth.
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  September 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  Sprawling Oral History Traces the Evolution of UCSC

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently published by the Library’s Regional History Project.
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  September 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Tech Beat

  New art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires

  Santa Cruz Tech Beat published an article aboutSin Sol, a new art game by assistant arts professor micha cárdenas about wildfires and climate change.
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  September 14, 2020 - Gizmodo

  Scientists Detect Apparent Signature of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere

  Astronomer Andrew Skemer was quoted in coverage of the detection of phosphine in Venus's atmosphere, including stories in Gizmodo, Popular Science, and other media outlets.
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  September 13, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  ‘A miracle’: How 132-year-old Lick Observatory was saved from one of California’s largest wildfires

  Lick Observatory Superintendent Kostas Chloros and UC Observatories Director Claire Max were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about how firefighters saved Lick Observatory from the SCU Complex wildfire.
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  September 10, 2020 - New York Times

  When the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble

  Biologist James Estes was featured in a New York Times story about sea otters and kelp forests in the Aleutian Archipelago, which also appeared in the Seattle Times, New Zealand Herald, and other media outlets.
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  September 10, 2020 - LiveScience

  Earth barreling toward 'Hothouse' state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows

  Climate scientist James Zachos was quoted in coverage of his research with an international collaboration to produce a detailed record of Earth's climate over the past 66 million years, including stories from LiveScience, Scientific American, Courthouse News Service, Cosmos, Daily Mail, Metro UK, Mirror, Science Daily, Science Alert, SlashDot, and many other media outlets.
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  September 08, 2020 - CNN

  The world's largest digital camera could unlock mysteries of the universe

  Physicist Steven Ritz was quoted in coverage of the testing of a 3200-megapixel camera being built for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, including stories from CNN, Newsweek, LiveScience, Space.com, and other media outlets.
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  September 04, 2020 - KQED

  After Wildfire, a Family of Artists Faces the Cultural Losses of Climate Change

  KQED ran a story about book artist and publisher Felicia Rice, a UCSC alumna and former staff member who lost her home and Moving Parts Press in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire.
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  September 07, 2020 - Atlantic

  What Young, Healthy People Have to Fear From COVID-19

  Infectious disease biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an Atlantic story about the health effects of COVID-19 on young people.
• 
  September 04, 2020 - Hakai

  Coming Home to the Klamath

  Salmon researcher John Carlos Garza was quoted in a Hakai magazine article about restoring salmon populations in the Klamath River.
• 
  September 04, 2020 - EarthSky

  The true polar wander of Jupiter’s moon Europa

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a story on EarthSky.org about the cracks in the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa.
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  September 03, 2020 - The Guardian

  Wildfires rage, Covid spreads: in California, life as we knew it has disappeared | Dana Frank | Opinion |

  Emerita professor of history Dana Frank contributed an extensive and personal op-ed to The Guardian.
• 
  September 01, 2020 - Physics World

  Doomsday Clock ticks closer to disaster

  Physicist Anthony Aguirre was quoted in a Physics World article about the Doomsday Clock.
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  September 02, 2020 - Smithsonian

  What A 1000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Say About Climate Change

  Biologist Ana Valenzuela-Toro was quoted in a Smithsonian magazine story about the skull of a southern elephant seal that was found in Indiana.
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  September 01, 2020 - SFGate

  How Big Basin's strangest creatures (the banana slug) survived its most deadly fire

  Biologist Janet Leonard was featured in a news story on SFGate about the fate of Big Basin's banana slugs during the wildfire.

August

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  August 02, 2020 - The Atlantic

  When a Family Separation Becomes Permanent

  The Atlantic quoted psychology professor Regina Day Langhout in an article about a West African man who was imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a year, leading to his wife's suicide.
• 
  August 27, 2020 - Indica News

  Kamaal or not: Kamala Harris and South Asia

  Associate professor of feminist studies Anjali Arondekar contributed an op-ed to Indica News about Kamala Harris and the upcoming presidential election.
• 
  August 28, 2020 - Nature

  The coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male — new data reveal the risks

  Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about the infection fatality rate of COVID-19.
• 
  August 27, 2020 - Science Alert

  New evidence finally confirms the theory of how stars get shredded by black holes

  Astronomers Tiara Hung and Ryan Foley were quoted in coverage of their research on the tidal disruption of stars by black holes, including stories in Science Alert, Space Daily, Express, SpaceRef, PhysOrg, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  August 26, 2020 - Wired

  A California Wildfire Nearly Destroyed the Historic Lick Observatory

  Astronomer Claire Max, director of UC Observatories, was quoted in a Wired news story about the wildfire that threatened Lick Observatory.
• 
  August 25, 2020 - KION TV

  Marine animals evacuated from UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory

  Biologists Terrie Williams and Colleen Reichmuth were quoted in a KION news story about the evacuation of the marine mammals from Long Marine Lab.
• 
  August 26, 2020 - San Luis Obispo Tribune

  Young elephant seals show up as bulls leave SLO County beaches

  Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a San Luis Obispo Tribune article about the elephant seals at Piedras Blancas.
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  August 24, 2020 - The New Yorker

  The Missing Melodrama of “Lovecraft Country”

  The New Yorker magazine referenced a book by literature professor Susan Gillman, Blood Talk: American Race Melodrama and the Culture of the Occult, in an article about a new television series,“Lovecraft Country,” on HBO.
• 
  August 24, 2020 - Guam Pacific Daily News

  CHamoru language grammar book available online

  Guam Pacific Daily News ran a story about linguist Sandra Chung’s new grammar book on the structure of the CHamoru language, based on her fieldwork on Guam and in the Northern Mariana Islands.
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  August 19, 2020 - UPI

  Alaska's salmon are getting smaller

  Biologists Eric Palkovacs and Krista Oke were quoted in coverage of their research on the declining size of Alaskan salmon, including stories from UPI, CNN, CBC News, Seattle Times, Fresno Bee, Environmental News Network, Science Times, Yahoo News, Seafood News, Terra Daily, Oceanographic magazine, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
• 
  August 14, 2020 - Science

  The pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean for wildlife?

  Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a Science news story about scientists studying how the decrease in human activities during the pandemic lockdowns has affected wildlife.
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  August 14, 2020 - Guardian

  Furry engineers: sea otters in California's estuaries surprise scientists

  Biologists Tim Tinker and Brent Hughes were featured in a Guardian story about the effects of sea otters on seagrass beds in Elkhorn Slough.
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  August 13, 2020 - Wall Street Journal

  AI helps forecast volcanic eruptions

  Earth scientist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the use of artificial intelligence to study volcanoes.
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  August 13, 2020 - Durango Herald

  Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations

  Ecologist David Herbst was quoted in a Durango Herald article about the effects of low flows and rising water temperatures on trout streams in Southwest Colorado.
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  August 11, 2020 - Atlantic

  The Most Overhyped Planet in the Galaxy

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo and astronomer Jonathan Fortney were quoted in a story in the Atlantic, MSN, and other outlets about why there are so many research missions to Mars while other planets get less attention.
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  August 11, 2020 - Washington Post

  A scholar who helped preserve an ancient Mayan language dies of covid-19

  The Washington Post quoted emerita linguistics professor Judith Aissen about the work of anthropologist Robert M. Laughlin, the former longtime curator of Mesoamerican ethnology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
• 
  August 06, 2020 - New York Times

  A Prominent News Media Critic Is Starting a News Outlet of His Own

  The New York Times published a story about Lookout Local, a new local news company started by Ken Doctor (Merrill '71) that will debut this fall. 

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  August 10, 2020 - Wall Street Journal

  Satellite Study Reveals Wide Scale of Melting Ice Shelves in Antarctica

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about melting ice shelves in Antarctica.
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  August 09, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  County, UC Santa Cruz partner to expand coronavirus testing capacity

  Vice Chancellor for Research Scott Brandt was quoted in coverage of the partnership between UCSC and the County to expand the testing capacity of the UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, KTVU, KSBW, and NBC Bay Area.
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  August 06, 2020 - KTVU

  Debate heats up over plan to install electronic billboards in San Jose

  Astronomer Raja GuhaThakurta was quoted in a KTVU news story about the debate over electronic billboards in San Jose.
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  August 06, 2020 - Scientific American

  Higgs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft

  Physicist Stefania Gori was quoted in a Scientific American story about new findings from the Large Hadron Collider.
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  August 05, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Photo Gallery | UC Santa Cruz showcases beginnings with ‘Seeds of Something Different’

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured photos from the new book, Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, published by the Library’s Regional History Project.
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  August 04, 2020 - Good Times

  Santa Cruz poet Gary Young’s sons follow in his literary footsteps

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about celebrated poet and Literature Department lecturer Gary Young, and his two sons, both of whom have also published books of poetry.
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  August 04, 2020 - KPBS

  Researchers Warn A Warming Ocean Threatens Giant Kelp Forests

  Marine ecologist Mark Carr was quoted in a KPBS news story about the impacts of climate change on kelp forests.
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  August 04, 2020 - KALW

  Life On The Edge Of Climate Change

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a KALW news story about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal town of Pacifica.

July

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  July 31, 2020 - KCAW

  Researcher examines future effects of climate change on Sitka’s herring

  Biologist Lauren Bell was featured in a story on KCAW and other Alaska public radio stations about her research on the effects of future climate change on Southeast Alaska’s coastal ecosystems.
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  July 29, 2020 - Washington Post

  Congresswomen of color have always fought back against sexism

  The Washington Post published an op-ed by history professor Dana Frank about how the first woman of color in Congress, Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, fought back for gender equality 50 years ago, paving the way for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent unflinching response to a verbal attack by Rep. Ted Yoho on the Capitol steps.
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  July 30, 2020 - New Scientist

  Extreme heat from the sun is baking a thin crust on Mercury’s surface

  Planetary scientist Mikhail Kreslavsky was quoted in a New Scientist story about his research on the surface of Mercury.
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  July 26, 2020 - Buzzfeed News

  Mothers Are Blamed For Everything, And I Was Tired Of Being Blamed

  Buzzfeed News published a short story from Sansei and Sensibility, the latest book by UCSC emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita.
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  July 23, 2020 - CNN

  Lyft drivers accuse company of not providing enough protective gear

  CNN cited a recent study on San Francisco's ride-hailing and delivery workers by Chris Benner. 
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  July 16, 2020 - EdSource

  When children return to school, don’t skip recess

  In a coauthored opinion piece, Rebecca A. London says that California’s elementary school leaders must prioritize outdoor recess and play time when schools physically reopen.
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  July 17, 2020 - New York Times

  Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation

  The New York Times cited a study about media coverage of autism by Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar, in an article about the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and changing views about disabilities.
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  July 24, 2020 - CNN

  First chicken to ever cross the road was likely in Southeast Asia, scientists say

  Paleogenomics researcher Ming-Shan Wang was quoted in a CNN story about his team's research on the origin and domestication of chickens.
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  July 22, 2020 - New York Times

  Four Artists on the Future of Video Art

  Arts professor Isaac Julien was featured in a New York Times Style Magazine article about four major video and digital artists, discussing how they’ve been spending quarantine, and where, in this era of never-ending screen time, their work should live.
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  July 23, 2020 - Asia Times

  China’s dark fishing fleets plunder North Korea

  Environmental Studies Professor Katherine Seto was quoted in coverage of her team's report on illegal fishing in North Korean waters, including stories in Asia Times, Gizmodo, MSN, Space.com, Eurasia Review, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  July 22, 2020 - National Geographic

  Biggest ice sheet on Earth more vulnerable to melting than thought

  Earth scientist Terry Blackburn was quoted in coverage of his research on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including stories in National Geographic, Gizmodo, MSN, Environmental News Network, Scienmag, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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  July 17, 2020 - IFL Science

  How a supermassive black hole can kill its galaxy

  Astronomer Sandra Faber was quoted in coverage of her research on black holes and galaxy evolution, including stories in IFL Science, SpaceRef, Space Daily, PhysOrg, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  July 17, 2020 - Sacramento Bee

  Trump’s student visa order rescinded: Reaction on campuses + This week in AAPI pop culture

  The Sacramento Bee reported news from UCSC about literature professor Karen Yamashita's new book of short stories about growing up in Japanese America.
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  July 14, 2020 - Science Alert

  For The First Time, Scientists Have Completely Sequenced a Human Chromosome

  Genomics researcher Karen Miga was featured in coverage of the first complete gapless sequence of the human X chromosome, including stories in Science Alert, Daily Mail, Tech Explorist, MSN, Cosmos, New Atlas, Genome Web, Genetic Engineering News, SciTech Daily, IFL Science, and other media outlets.
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  July 14, 2020 - Artforum

  New Movements: Wandering Seminar, Campus Protest, and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UCSC

  Artforum's Art & Education featured an extensive article about UC Santa Cruz's Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
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  July 14, 2020 - STAT

  How to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S.

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a STAT news article about how to improve the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  July 09, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  White backlash to Black Lives Matter was swift. It was also expected

  Professor of history Dana Frank was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle piece about the expected hostility now beginning toward the racial uprising that has energized the country.
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  July 09, 2020 - Daily Mail

  Why are US coronavirus deaths NOT rising quickly despite increasing infection rates across the nation?

  Epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Daily Mail story about current trends in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in the United States.
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  July 07, 2020 - SlashGear

  Startling white dwarf study joins dots on life’s building block

  Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was featured in news coverage of his team's research on white dwarfs, including stories from SlashGear, Daily Mail, Space Daily, Science Codex, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  July 08, 2020 - Vice

  Ripples in Spacetime Keep Revealing Bizarre Occurrences in Space

  Astrophysicist Ryan Foley was featured in a Vice news story about gravitational waves.
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  July 07, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Star Andy Samberg sees ‘Palm Springs’ as fun twist on ‘Groundhog Day’ idea

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about alumnus actor Andy Samberg and the new feature film that he produced through the Lonely Island company he runs with fellow UCSC alumnus Akiva Schaffer.
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  July 04, 2020 - Big Think

  How DNA revealed the woolly mammoth's fate – and what it teaches us today

  Biologist Beth Shapiro was featured in a Big Think article about using ancient DNA to study the fate of the woolly mammoth.
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  July 06, 2020 - Hakai

  Gabon Dam Development Threatens Fish Habitat

  Biologist Joe Cutler was featured in a Hakai magazine story about dam development in Gabon that threatens fish populations.
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  July 06, 2020 - CNET

  Splash-testing tsunami tech: Locked in an escape pod in the middle of the ocean

  Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in a CNET article about tsunamis.
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  July 01, 2020 - New York Times

  Dog Breeding in the Neolithic Age

  Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a story about early selective breeding of sled dogs in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.
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  July 01, 2020 - National Geographic

  Bizarre new planet is largest known rocky world, 40 times as massive as Earth

  Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a National Geographic story about the discovery of an unusual exoplanet.

June

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  June 28, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Santa Cruz theater scene stages virtual comeback

  A Santa Cruz Sentinel article noted that Santa Cruz Shakespeare will present an ambitious 10-part series this summer called “Undiscovering Shakespeare: The War of the Roses” in conjunction with UCSC's Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop.
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  June 30, 2020 - KQED

  These Sneaky Ensatina Salamanders Are Heading For a Family Split

  Biologists Barry Sinervo and Regina Spranger are featured in a KQED Deep Look article about the evolution of Ensatina salamanders.
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  June 22, 2020 - Eos

  Earth's core is in the hot seat

  Earth scientist Quentin Williams was quoted in an Eos article about research on Earth's core.
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  June 22, 2020 - Reuters

  Frigid dwarf planet Pluto may have started out its life as a hothead

  Planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Carver Bierson were quoted in widespread news coverage of their research on Pluto's subsurface ocean, including stories from Reuters, CNN, Discover, Scientific American, MSN, CBC News, Toronto Sun, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Cosmos, Tech Times, Universe Today, Science Alert, IFL Science, and many other media outlets.
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  June 22, 2020 - Hakai

  Crab Command and Control

  Statistician Jarrod Santora was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about his team's efforts to reduce whale entanglements in crabbing gear.
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  June 23, 2020 - Atlantic

  What a Negative COVID-19 Test Really Means

  Epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick continues to be quoted in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including news stories from the Atlantic, San Jose Mercurcy News, MSN, and other media outlets.
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  June 26, 2020 - Bloomberg Businessweek

  Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce

  Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about layoffs at Airbnb that have exposed its two-tiered workforce. 
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  June 23, 2020 - Guernica magazine

  Growing Up Sansei in LA

  Emerita profesor of literature Karen Yamashita contributed an essay to Guernica magazine about growing up in a Japanese American bubble in the 1950s and 60s, while living in three different Los Angeles neighborhoods.
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  June 17, 2020 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

  How a Postdoctoral Fellowship Can Be a Bridge to a Nonacademic Career, Too

  Alumnus Michael Ursell (2011, literature, Ph.D.) was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about how postdoctoral fellowship programs can play a crucial role in helping graduate students and Ph.D.s make the transition to nonfaculty career paths.
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  June 16, 2020 - KQED

  Now Playing! From Stockton to Lucknow, the World is Your Oyster

  A KQED story about upcoming films to watch included a recommendation to check out the 2020 online screening of thesis films by graduate students in UCSC's Social Documentation M.F.A. program.
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  June 16, 2020 - Medium

  The Environmental Keyword You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

  Distinguished emeritus History of Consciousness professors James Clifford and Donna Haraway were quoted in Medium for a story about why you should add the word "ecotone" to your environmental communications toolkit.
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  June 15, 2020 - The North American Post

  Quarantine in Camp Stories of Other Pandemics

  Jonathan van Harmelen, a Ph.D. student in history specializing in the history of Japanese-American incarceration, contributed a story to The North American Post about quarantines during the internment of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II.
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  June 13, 2020 - Vogue magazine (UK)

  14 Vintage Photos Of Angela Davis, Firebrand Activist And Feminist Powerhouse

  Vogue magazine (UK) featured a story including 14 vintage photos of UCSC professor emerita Angela Davis, noting that at 76, the icon of feminism and the civil rights movement is still fighting for the causes she believes in.
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  June 11, 2020 - Data Science Central

  You're a Data Artist, not a Data Scientist

  Data Science Central quoted film and digital media professor Warren Sack from a UCSC NewsCenter article about whether data science should be classified as an art, rather than a science.
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  June 20, 2020 - The Jurist

  Can We Trust the Police to Intervene in Fellow Officer Misconduct?

  Anjuli Verma, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an op-ed for The Jurist about whether the police can be trusted to intervene in cases of misconduct by fellow officers.
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  June 20, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Be not dismayed when feeling helpless in today’s America

  John Brown Childs, professor emeritus of sociology, published an op-ed in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about reasons to feel hopeful during these troubling times.
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  June 22, 2020 - Houston Chronicle

  5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person

  Rebecca London, assistant professor of sociology, coauthored an opinion piece for The Conversation about the importance of recess that appeared in the Houston Chronicle.
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  June 16, 2020 - Reuters

  Why Some Black-Owned U.S. Businesses Are Hardest Hit by Coronavirus Shutdowns

  Economist Rob Fairlie's work on the impact of the pandemic on black-owned businesses continues to get widespread media attention, including from Reuters, the Financial Times, PBS Newshour, CBS News, USA Today, Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Vox, The Hill, and the Associated Press.
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  June 16, 2020 - Nature

  How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about efforts to determine how deadly the coronavirus is.
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  June 10, 2020 - KQED

  Artist-Made Tools Resist Algorithmic Racism and Empower Communities

  KQED ran a story about activist art that included work by assistant professor of digital art and new media micha cárdenas and Arts Division grad students Abram Stern and Dorothy Santos.
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  June 08, 2020 - Tokyo Weekender magazine

  Artist Mayumi Hosokura: “For me as a cyborg, to expand myself is really important”

  Tokyo Weekender magazine ran a story about the influence of History of Consciousness professor Donna Haraway on Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura's new book, about what it means to be human, or hybrid, in this technological age.

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  June 12, 2020 - Democracy Now

  Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election

  Angela Davis, professor emerita of history of consciousness, spoke with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman about the removal of controversial statues, police abuses, and incarceration.
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  June 15, 2020 - The Nation

  How Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right

  The Nation mentioned social scientist Julie Guthman's book Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism in a lengthy article about diet, politics, and meat consumption.
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  June 12, 2020 - Smithsonian

  Bringing back sea otters benefits people, too

  Ecologist James Estes was quoted in a Smithsonian magazine article about restoring sea otter populations.
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  June 09, 2020 - Nature

  Thousands of scientists worldwide to go on strike for Black lives

  Physicist Brittany Kamai was featured in news stories in Nature and the New York Times about the #ShutDownSTEM event she helped organize.
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  June 11, 2020 - Wired

  What's Confusing About Calling Covid-19 Cases ‘Asymptomatic’

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was featured in news stories in Wired, The Scientist, and Science News about confusion over 'asymptomatic' transmission of the coronavirus.

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  June 10, 2020 - CNN

  Former astronaut becomes first person to visit both space and the deepest place in the ocean

  Alumna Kathy Sullivan was featured in widespread coverage of her descent to the deepest site in the oceans, the first woman to do so, including stories from CNN, KION, MSN, ABC, Business Insider, and other media outlets.
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  June 08, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Ansel Adams, campus photographer, featured in new book on UC Santa Cruz

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured an extensive story about a new two-volume, 925-page book published by the University Library, Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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  June 05, 2020 - CNN

  Peruvians cry out for oxygen as coronavirus takes its toll

  Economist Kristian Lopez Vargas was quoted on CNN in a story about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Peru. 
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  June 07, 2020 - Das Erste

  Elon Musk: An Eccentric Visionary?

  Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was interviewed by German public television for a story about Elon Musk.  
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  June 05, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Viral San Francisco YouTuber, creator of ‘After Skool,’ illustrates bite-sized philosophy

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured a  profile of arts alumnus Mark Wooding (2011, Art), creator of the “After Skool” YouTube channel which has reached more than one million subscribers.
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  June 01, 2020 - Women and Hollywood

  Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Jennifer Maytorena Taylor – 'For the Love of Rutland'

  Women and Hollywood featured an interview with associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor about her new documentary film For the Love of Rutland.
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  June 01, 2020 - Chronicle of Higher Education

  A ‘Radical’ Plan to Rethink Doctoral Admissions in the Wake of Covid-19

  Literature professor Susan Gillman and alumnus Russ Castronovo, (Ph.D. Literature, 1992) co-authored an editorial in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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  June 01, 2020 - Philanthropy News Digest

  Community Foundation Update

  Philanthropy News Digest reported that a dance lecturer and two alumni from UCSC's Arts Division are the winners of Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships for 2020 and 2021 from the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

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  June 04, 2020 - Washington Post

  The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968

  Research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie was featured in a Washington Post story about the wealth gap between black and white Americans, which is as wide today as it was in 1968.

May

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  May 31, 2020 - Wired

  Want to Fix Urban Sprawl? Ditch the Cul-de-Sac

  Adam Millard-Ball of Environmental Studies had his work about urban sprawl featured in Wired magazine.
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  May 29, 2020 - Wall Street Journal

  It's a tough time to be a fan of bats

  Biologist Winifred Frick was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about negative perceptions of bats and the people who defend them. 
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  May 27, 2020 - CBC Radio (Canada)

  How a plan to welcome 100 Syrian refugees divided a town and changed one woman's life

  CBC Radio (Canada) ran a feature story about a new documentary film by associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor that premieres at the Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival. Stories about the film also appeared in the Toronto-based magazine, The Gate, and IndieWire.
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  May 27, 2020 - WebMD

  COVID and Sleep: Sweet Dreams Aren’t Made of This

  Research professor Bill Domhoff's theory of dreams was cited in a WebMD story about dreaming during the coronavirus pandemic.
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  May 27, 2020 - Newsweek

  Half of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. Astronomers May Have Found It Using Mystery Radio Signals From Deep Space

  Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in widespread coverage of his team's discovery of the 'missing matter' in the universe, including stories in Newsweek, CNET, MSN, Science, New Scientist, Science News, The Conversation, Space Daily, Science Alert, and other media outlets.
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  May 26, 2020 - CNN

  Peru: Coronavirus spreads despite strict and early measures

  Economist Kristian Lopez Vargas was featured in CNN's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Peru.
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  May 25, 2020 - Washington Post

  Number of working black business owners falls 40 percent, far more than other groups amid coronavirus

  The Washington Post reported new findings by economist Rob Fairlie about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on black-owned businesses.  
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  May 21, 2020 - Good Times

  UCSC Autism Researchers to Journalists: Do Better

  Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar and alumna Noa Lewin were featured in a Good Times article about new research into media depictions of autism.
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  May 12, 2020 - Good Times

  How Conservation Photographers Use Images to Save Our Living World

  History of Art and Visual Culture professor T..J. Demos was quoted in a Santa Cruz Good Times story about how conservation photographers are drawing attention to the beauty of the natural world and how we are damaging it.
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  May 01, 2020 - Middle East Report

  Voices from the Middle East: The Future of the Hirak Movement in Algeria

  Assistant professor of history Muriam Haleh Davis interviewed Algerian journalist Selma Kasmi in the Middle East Report about how the pandemic is affecting the Hirak protest movement in Algeria.
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  May 20, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  How literature can capture the essence of life in a pandemic

  Humanities dean Tyler Stovall contributed an op-ed to the San Francisco Chronicle about literature and the pandemic.
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  May 20, 2020 - New York Times

  The galaxy that grew up too fast

  Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in news coverage of his team's discovery of a large disk galaxy in the early universe, including stories in the New York Times, CNN, CNET, MSN, Independent, Inverse, Scientific American, Daily Mail, Fox News, Space Daily, Science News, and other media outlets.
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  May 20, 2020 - Hakai

  Living with sea otters next door

  Ecologist James Estes was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about the impact of growing sea otter populations on indiginous communities. 
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  May 17, 2020 - Washington Post

  Fear sent her Chinatown restaurant spiraling. The challenges to reopening feel ‘just impossible.’

  Research by economist Robert Fairlie was cited in a Washington Post article about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Asian-owned businesses.
• 
  May 18, 2020 - Ms.

  Coronavirus Makes Juvenile Jails Look Like Adult Prisons

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in a Ms. magazine article about the conditions facing incarcerated juveniles around the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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  April 28, 2020 - The Atlantic

  Quarantine Could Change How Americans Think of Incarceration

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney was featured in an article in The Atlantic about how sheltering in place might change attitudes about incarceration.
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  May 15, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Elon Musk reflects Silicon Valley’s ‘move fast and break things’ culture

  Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, coauthored an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the risks workers face in Silicon Valley's culture of radical innovation.
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  May 13, 2020 - The Register

  Meet Morpheus, the AI that'll show you how deep the universe's rabbit hole goes

  Astronomer Brant Robertson and computer scientist Ryan Hausen were quoted in coverage of their work on an AI program for analyzing astronomy image data, including stories in the Register, PhysOrg, SpaceRef, Science Daily, EE Journal, Innovations Report, and other media outlets.
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  May 05, 2020 - Tech Crunch

  Gig workers in San Francisco are mostly people of color and many are immigrants, according to survey

  Among the outlets covering the results of a unique survey of gig workers that was led by Chris Benner of Sociology are Tech Crunch, Vice, Science Daily, EurasiaReview, Eater SF, CFI.co, and Broke-Ass Stuart.
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  May 11, 2020 - Archaeology

  Ancient Genomes from Central Andes Analyzed

  A new genetic study by anthropologist Lars Fehren-Schmitz of ancient human remains unearthed in Peru’s Central Andes was picked up by Archaeology magazine.
• 
  May 02, 2020 - Lodi News-Sentinel

  Lodi native working on COVID-19 antibody test

  Virologist Rebecca DuBois was featured in her hometown newspaper, the Lodi News-Sentinel, in a story about her work to develop a novel serological test for COVID-19 and the "Going Viral" wine to be released from her parents' winery to raise funds for her lab.
• 
  May 01, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  Falcons embroiled in soap opera drama atop San Jose City Hall

  Zeka Glucs, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group, was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the peregrine falcons nesting on San Jose City Hall.

April

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  April 23, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Coronavirus job losses stack up, and California gig workers’ claims may come next

  Sociology professor Chris Benner released preliminary results of an online survey of gig workers displaced by the pandemic, and the findings were covered by the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 
  April 30, 2020 - Surfer

  Why Do Waves Glow During Red Tide, Exactly?

  Surfer magazine interviewed ocean scientists Raphael Kudela and Alexis Fischer about algal blooms and bioluminescence. 
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  April 30, 2020 - Americas Quarterly

  How Political Science Explains Countries’ Reactions to COVID-19

  Sara Niedzwiecki, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an analysis for Americas Quarterly of how Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  April 28, 2020 - Gizmodo

  Great, Climate Change Is Coming For These Cute Seal Boys

  Biologist Luis Huckstadt was quoted in coverage of his research on crabeater seals in Antarctica, including stories in Gizmodo, EcoWatch, UPI, Coastal News Today, and other media outlets.
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  April 28, 2020 - ProPublica

  What Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More Importantly, What They Can’t

  Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick has done numerous media interviews for stories about the COVID-19 pandemic and was quoted most recently in stories from ProPublica and Business Insider.
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  April 24, 2020 - Gamasutra

  The Story of Facade: The AI-Powered Interactive Drama

  Computational Media Professor Michael Mateas was quoted in a Gamasutra story about the interactive drama Facade, which Mateas helped create.
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  April 23, 2020 - Gizmodo

  Scientists Are Sticking Cameras On Whales To Explore The Changing Antarctic

  Marine ecologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in a Gizmodo article about his research on whales in Antarctica. 
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  April 20, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  Feud over Stanford coronavirus study: ‘The authors owe us all an apology’

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in coverage of a controversial Stanford coronavirus study, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News, WebMD, Los Angeles Daily News, and other media outlets.
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  April 20, 2020 - Nonprofit Quarterly

  Scaling Economic Solidarity: The Pandemic, Nonprofits, and Power

  Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation, coauthored a commentary for the Nonprofit Quarterly about economic solidarity during--and after--the pandemic.
• 
  April 19, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  DACA community braces for a Supreme Court ruling

  Psychology Professor Regina Langhout penned an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the DACA case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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  April 20, 2020 - Washington Post

  The foot soldiers of the new environmental movement

  The Washington Post turned to Jessica Taft of Latin American and Latino Studies, author of Rebel Girls, for insight about the girl activists who are on the front lines of the new environmental movement.
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  April 20, 2020 - Medical Xpress

  New high-throughput approach yields libraries of probes for immunological assays

  Biochemist Nikolaos Sgourakis was quoted in news coverage of his research on new methods to study immune responses, including stories in Medical Xpress, Bioengineer, Scienmag, and other media outlets. 
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  April 20, 2020 - Wall Street Journal

  Desk Toys to Quiet Your WFH Brain

  Computational Media Professor Katherine Isbister was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about desk toys. 
• 
  April 17, 2020 - Science News

  A weird stellar explosion may have caused the brightest supernova yet seen

  Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in a Science News article about the origins of an unusually bright supernova.
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  April 15, 2020 - Ed Source

  Let's hail the heroes of higher ed’s pandemic-inspired shift into the modern age

  Jody Greene, director of the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning, penned a commentary for EdSource about the behind-the-scenes teams of employees that are making the delivery of remote education possible.
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  April 16, 2020 - Science

  Drought exposed California's thirst for groundwater; now the state seeks to refill its aquifers

  Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was quoted in a Science news story about California's depleted groundwater supply.
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  April 15, 2020 - Daily Mail

  The intrepid marine biologist who travels to the remotest spots to study astonishing creatures

  Marine biologist Mike Gil was featured in a profile in the Daily Mail and other media outlets. 
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  April 15, 2020 - The Marshall Project

  What Happens When More Than 300,000 Prisoners Are Locked Down?

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in an article by The Marshall Project about the impact of the COVID lockdown on prisoners across the country.
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  April 13, 2020 - Ars Technica

  Oumuamua interstellar object might be remnant of a 'super-Earth'

  Astronomer Douglas Lin was quoted in widespread news coverage of his research on the interstellar object 'Oumuamua, including stories in Ars Technica, Discover magazine, Reuters, Science News, National Geographic, Guardian, Daily Mail, Gizmodo, CNN, MSN, CNET, Astronomy, Astronomy Now, Cosmos, SlashGear, Vice News, and other media outlets.
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  April 13, 2020 - The New Yorker

  The Pandemic Is Not a Natural Disaster

  Anthropology Professor Anna Tsing was quoted in an article in The New Yorker about the environmental backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
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  April 10, 2020 - PhysOrg

  New isomer separation method a boon for research on protein oxidation

  Chemist Jevgenij Raskatov was quoted in coverage of a new method he developed for isomer separation, including stories in PhysOrg, Health Medicine Network, Science Daily, Bioengineer, and other media outlets. 
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  April 06, 2020 - Chronicle of Higher Education

  How (Not) to Evaluate Teaching During a Pandemic

  Jody Greene offers her ideas on how academia might rethink and remake its practices of "evaluating teaching effectiveness" during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in the years ahead.
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  April 01, 2020 - Wall Street Journal

  Who Should You Let Into Your Coronavirus Quarantine Orbit?

  The Wall Street Journal interviewed sociologist Rebecca London for a story about how families are figuring out how to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

March

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  March 30, 2020 - New Scientist

  Pluto formed quickly with a deep ocean covering its entire surface

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a New Scientist article about the possibility of a subsurface ocean on Pluto. 
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  March 12, 2020 - The Counter

  Actually, paid sick leave might not be too expensive for restaurant owners

  Politics Professor Matt Sparke was quoted in an article in The Counter about paid sick leave in the restaurant industry.
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  March 26, 2020 - El Comercio

  Cómo detener al COVID-19, por Kristian López Vargas y Miguel Núñez del Prado

  
  Kristian López Vargas, assistant professor of economics, penned a Spanish-language opinion piece for El Comercio, the main newspaper in Peru, about how to use mobile technology to improve containment of the coronavirus.
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  March 30, 2020 - Ashbury Park Press

  Coronavirus NJ: Ex-prisoners can teach us about isolation; 'You've got to remain positive'

  Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney was quoted in an Ashbury Park Press article about what we can learn about the challenges of social distancing from inmates who have experienced solitary confinement.
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  March 27, 2020 - NPR

  TED Radio Hour: Uncharted

  Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was featured on the TED Radio Hour on National Public Radio. 
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  March 26, 2020 - Gizmodo

  The Fate of a Dark Matter Theory Hinges on These Unidentified X-Rays

  Physicist Tesla Jeltema was quoted in an article about dark matter in Gizmodo, MSN, and other media outlets. 
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  March 27, 2020 - Science News

  If Pluto has a subsurface ocean, it may be old and deep

  Planetary scientist Carver Bierson was featured in a Science News article about Pluto's subsurface ocean.
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  March 23, 2020 - American Prospect

  Solidarity Economics—for the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

  Sociology professor Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation, coauthored an opinion piece for American Prospect about "solidarity economics," or the refashioning of our economy and society to protect the common good, which he describes as "the right thing to do for both public and economic health."
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  March 23, 2020 - Financial Express

  Contagion, lies, and crises

  Economist Nirvikar Singh penned an opinion piece for Financial Express about the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis, and how they compare to the financial crisis of 2008.
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  March 21, 2020 - Gizmodo

  Forget The Woolly Mammoth -- Let's Resurrect Some Extinct Plants

  Biologists Rachel Meyer and Beth Shapiro were featured in a Gizmodo article about the possibility of resurrecting extinct plant species.
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  March 19, 2020 - ABC News

  How a Jane Doe child case uncovered a serial killer, identified victims and changed the use of DNA forensics

  Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in an ABC News story about a serial killer investigation in which his DNA testing technology played a role. 
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  March 18, 2020 - KSBW

  UCSC scientists round-up supplies for local doctors to combat COVID-19

  Biologists Bill Sullivan and Ann Pace were featured in a KSBW news story about their efforts to collect protective gear from UCSC laboratories for donation to local doctors and hospitals facing shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  March 17, 2020 - Medical Xpress

  New understanding of immune modulator interleukin-2 guides drug discovery

  Biochemist Nik Sgourakis was quoted in coverage of his research on the immune system, including stories in Medical Xpress, Medical News, Bioengineer, Scienmag, Health Medical News, and other media outlets.
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  March 17, 2020 - Quanta

  Axions Would Solve Another Major Problem in Physics

  Physicist Michael Dine was quoted in articles in Quanta and Science News about the theoretical particles called axions.
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  March 10, 2020 - Good Times

  Slowing the Coronavirus’ Spread in Santa Cruz County

  Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Good Times article about the spread of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County. The article is also featured on the web site of the Santa Cruz Health Services Agency.
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  March 17, 2020 - Technology Networks

  The 'mathematical impossibility' of popular machine learning methods

  Computer scientist Sesh Seshadhri was quoted in coverage of his research on machine learning methods, including stories in Technology Networks, Tech Xplore, Eurasia Review, AI in Healthcare, Scienmag, and other media outlets.
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  March 12, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Finding a cleaner, sustainable fuel source from afar

  Coastal Science and Policy master's student Abel Mkulama was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about his research project developing alternatives to charcoal and firewood as fuel sources for cooking in his home country of Malawi. 
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  March 12, 2020 - Vice

  These Are the Impacts of Trump's Coronavirus Fumbles—and How to Protect Yourself

  Sociologist Jenny Reardon was one of many experts quoted in an article by Vice News about the Trump administration's failures as it attempts to address the coronavirus crisis.
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  March 11, 2020 - Forbes

  Lowly Slime Mold Enables New Map Of Local Cosmic Web

  Astronomer Joe Burchett and computer scientist Oskar Elek were quoted in coverage of their research on the cosmic web, including stories from Forbes, CNET, Astronomy, Science News, MSN, Science Daily, Space Daily, SpaceRef, IFL Science, Universe Today, Medium, Science Alert, Sci-Tech Daily, and many other media outlets.
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  March 08, 2020 - Indiana Public Media

  Sociologist Jenny Reardon

  Indiana Public Media broadcast an hour-long feature interview with sociologist Jenny Reardon.
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  March 09, 2020 - Monterey Herald

  Prosecution rests in Charles Holifield murder trial

  Professor emerita of anthropology Alison Galloway was featured in a Monterey Herald article about the murder trial of Charles Holifield, accused of killing Christina Williams; Galloway analyzed the victim's remains and testified about her findings.
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  March 10, 2020 - The Conversation

  Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage every year

  Ocean scientist Michael Beck wrote an article for the Conversation about his research on coastal protection provided by mangroves, also featured in stories from PhysOrg, UPI, Eco magazine, Environmental News Network, and other media outlets.
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  March 05, 2020 - Quanta

  Biodiversity May Thrive Through Games of Rock-Paper-Scissors

  Biologist Barry Sinervo was featured in a Quanta magazine article about rock-paper-scissors games in nature.
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  March 03, 2020 - Good Times

  Strawberry Growers Face a Complicated Future

  Professor of social sciences Julie Guthman was featured in a Good Times article about the future of the strawberry industry.

   

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  March 03, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  ‘Rad Women’ authors Kate Schatz and Miriam Stahl are radicalizing the historical narrative

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about alumna Kate Schatz (Women's Studies/Creative Writing '01) and her new book, Rad American History A-Z.

February

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  February 28, 2020 - New York Times

  In China’s War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged

  Politics Professor Ben Read was quoted in a New York Times story about a suburb of Wuhan, China, that has been besieged by the coronavirus.
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  February 27, 2020 - KION TV

  University of California suspends study abroad in South Korea

  Genomics researcher Hiram Clawson was interviewed for a KION TV news story about the coronavirus.
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  February 20, 2020 - Monterey Herald

  Rep. Jimmy Panetta introduces bill to help monarch butterflies

  Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about proposed legislation to help monarch butterfly populations. 
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  February 25, 2020 - NIH Director's Blog

  Early riser or night owl? New study may help to explain the difference

  NIH Director Francis Collins featured research on biological clocks led by biochemist Carrie Partch on the NIH Director's Blog.
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  February 22, 2020 - The Guardian

  Can there be a Hollywood ending for the 'Brad Pitt of mountain lions'?

  Puma expert Chris Wilmers was featured in a story in The Guardian about the challenges facing mountain lions in California, where their habitat is being fractured in ways that are contributing to inbreeding. 
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  February 24, 2020 - New York Times

  The New Wealth Test for Immigrants Is Un-American

  Catherine Ramirez, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, penned an op-ed for the New York Times about the new wealth test for immigrants. 
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  February 20, 2020 - Quanta

  ‘Radical change’ needed after latest neutron star collision

  Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was quoted in a story in Quanta and Atlantic magazines about the challenging theoretical implications of the latest detection of a neutron star merger.
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  February 19, 2020 - Mashable

  Scientists stuck cameras on 30 Antarctic whales and captured this wild footage

  Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in coverage of his research on Antarctic minke whales, including stories in Mashable, Daily Mail, and other media outlets.
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  February 19, 2020 - Los Altos Town Crier

  Hills security cameras reveal bounty of beastly visitors

  Puma expert Chris Wilmers of environmental studies was featured in a Los Altos Town Crier article about the frequency with which mountain lions are being caught on home-security cameras.  
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  February 18, 2020 - Marin Independent Journal

  Study: Tiny sea stars vanishing from San Francisco Bay coasts

  Biologist Karah Ammann was quoted in a story about sea star populations in the Marin Independent Journal, San Jose Mercury News, and East Bay Times.
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  February 13, 2020 - Medical Xpress

  Molecular switch mechanism explains how mutations shorten biological clocks

  Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in coverage of her research on biological clock mechanisms, including stories from Medical Xpress, Neuroscience News, Science Codex, BioPortfolio, and other media outlets.
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  February 11, 2020 - Good Times

  Gathering the art of the Grateful Dead community

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about a new exhibit from UCSC's Grateful Dead Archive at McHenry Library titled When We Paint Our Masterpiece: The Art of the Grateful Dead Community.
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  February 11, 2020 - KQED Radio

  A Danville Ballot Measure Sparks Debate Over Open Space

  Environmental Studies Professor Daniel Press was featured in a KQED Radio report about a ballot measure in Danville that has sparked debate over open space.
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  February 10, 2020 - Hakai

  We've been systematically underestimating sea otters' historical habitat

  Biologists Tim Tinker, Jim Estes, and Brent Hughes were quoted in a story in Hakai magazine about the potential for sea otters to repopulate estuaries like San Francisco Bay.
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  February 07, 2020 - CBS San Francisco

  UC Santa Cruz releases complete genome of coronavirus

  UCSC Genome Browser Engineer Hiram Clawson was quoted in coverage of the posting of the coronavirus genome on the browser, including stories from CBS San Francisco, Santa Cruz Tech Beat, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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  February 05, 2020 - The Scientist

  Most comprehensive analysis of cancer genomes to date

  Biomolecular engineers Josh Stuart and Angela Brooks were quoted in coverage of the Pan-Cancer Project, including stories in The Scientist, Medical Xpress, Technology.org, BBC News, and other media outlets.
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  February 04, 2020 - Insider

  4 myths about BDSM you need to stop believing, according to kink experts

  Insider tapped Psychology Professor Phil Hammack for a story about dispelling myths about BDSM, or sexual behavior that involves consensual power play.
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  February 03, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  Urban sprawl is on the rise, but not in the Bay Area

  The San Jose Mercury News published a feature story about Adam Millard-Ball's research on the growth of sprawl around the globe.
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  February 04, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  For survivors of sexual assault, Kobe Bryant’s legacy is complicated

  Savannah Shange, assistant professor of anthropology, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the complicated legacy of Kobe Bryant, who was arrested and accused of rape in 2003.
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  January 28, 2020 - Santa Cruz Tech Beat

  Jenny Reardon, a leading voice in the field of genomics, named a fellow of The Hastings Center

  Santa Cruz Tech Beat picked up the news that Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon has been named a fellow of The Hastings Center. 

January

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  January 30, 2020 - Vallejo Times-Herald

  Arts and Entertainment Source: ‘Harlem of the West’ book still resonates

  The Vallejo Times-Herald featured a story about the continued popularity of Harlem of the West, a photo book by emeritus art professor Lewis Watts with Elizabeth Silva, documenting the San Francisco Fillmore District's lively jazz scene in the 1940s and ’50s, and its demise due to "urban renewal.”
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  January 27, 2020 - Los Angeles Review of Books

  Raymond Carver and the night of the Living Bukowski

  The Los Angeles Review of Books featured an article about the literary scene at UCSC in the early 1970's, when legendary short story writer Raymond Carver taught courses and the campus hosted readings by famed poets and writers like Charles Bukowski and Gary Snyder.
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  January 21, 2020 - KALW San Francisco Public Radio

  Where Are Asian Americans Like Me On The Big Screen?

  Film and digital media professor L.S. Kim was interviewed on San Francisco Public Radio station KALW about the Hollywood stereotype of Asian woman portrayed in films.
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  January 15, 2020 - Metro Silicon Valley

  A Printmaker's Journey: California artist Tom Killion crossed an ocean to connect to an ancient tradition

  Metro Silicon Valley featured a story about artist Tom Killion (Cowell ’75, history) and a documentary film, "Journey to Hokusai," that follows him as he travels to Japan to hone his skills.
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  January 31, 2020 - KSBW

  Scientists at UC Santa Cruz working toward universal flu vaccine you take once

  Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in a KSBW TV news story about her research on a universal flu vaccine.
• 
  January 21, 2020 - India Abroad

  Modi’s apparent shift from development to nationalist agenda worries the economists

  Nirvikar Singh was among the economists featured in an article in India Abroad about the potential economic impact of India's citizenship law, changes to economic policy, and public reaction to the turmoil.   
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  January 29, 2020 - Mashable

  How parents can support the young activists in their lives

  Jessica Taft, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies, was featured in a Mashable column about how parents can support young activists in their lives.
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  January 27, 2020 - The Conversation

  What is white-nose syndrome in bats?

  Biologist Winifred Frick wrote an article about white-nose syndrome in bats for the Conversation, which was also published in the Chron, Register Citizen, and other media outlets.
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  January 27, 2020 - New York Times

  A prairie flower than flourishes with fire

  Botanist Ingrid Parker was quoted in a New York Times article about research on the effects of fire on prairie plants.
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  January 27, 2020 - PhysOrg

  Seismic biomarkers in Japan Trench fault zone reveal history of large earthquakes

  Earth scientist Heather Savage and ocean scientist Pratigya Polissar were quoted in coverage of their research on seismic faults in the Japan Trench, including stories in PhysOrg, Science Daily, Scienmag, Long Room, and other media outlets.
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  January 27, 2020 - Los Angeles Times

  What’s tangling up the humpback whales? A food chain snarled by climate change

  Applied math and fisheries researcher Jarrod Santora was quoted in coverage of his research on whale entanglements, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, KQED News, Monterey Herald, Scientific American, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Forbes, Guardian, and other media outlets.
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  January 19, 2020 - Medium

  The Complicated Business of Racial Segregation

  Medium did a nice writeup about a series of studies coauthored by economist Justin Marion that looked at the economic dynamics of movie theatre segregation in the 1950s.
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  January 18, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases

  Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in a story about DNA testing and forensics that ran in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Monterey Herald, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  January 10, 2020 - Popular Science

  Young galaxies transformed the early universe by blowing bubbles

  Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a Popular Science article about the earliest galaxies.
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  January 11, 2020 - New York Times

  Vera Rubin gets a telescope of her own

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a New York Times article about the naming of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory by the NSF (renaming what had been the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in honor of Vera Rubin).
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  January 11, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  All hail the mushroom

  Biologist Christian Schwarz was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the annual Fungus Fair.
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  January 09, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  King tides rolling in along the coast Friday

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about king tides.
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  January 10, 2020 - Eos

  Controlled explosions pave the way for Thwaites glacier research

  Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a story in Eos about his team's research on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica.
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  January 07, 2020 - Santa Cruz Tech Beat

  How genetics and social games drive evolution of mating systems in mammals

  Biologist Barry Sinervo's research on the evolution of mating systems was featured in Santa Cruz Tech Beat, Science Daily, Technology.org, and other media outlets.
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  January 07, 2020 - Landscape Architecture

  Theater Revival

  Landscape Archtiecture writes that the Quarry Amphitheater at UC Santa Cruz "has been carefully rebuilt in all its modernist glory."

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  January 06, 2020 - Bay Nature

  Meet the deep-diving, ear-splitting 4,500-pound rock star of Año Nuevo

  An article in Bay Nature about the elephant seals at Año Nuevo features UCSC biologists Daniel Costa, Patrick Robinson, Colleen Reichmuth, and Caroline Casey.
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  January 02, 2020 - NPR Radio

  Grim And Hopeful Global Trends To Watch In 2020 (And Fold Into A Zine)

  Jessica Taft of Latin American and Latino Studies was featured in an NPR story about global trends to watch in 2020, speaking about the rise and visibility of youth activism around the world.