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December

December 22, 2021 - Boston Globe
The politics of immigration makes the US sing a new tune in Central America

A Boston Globe opinion article about the U.S. response to Honduras' new president mentioned research by History Professor Emerita Dana Frank.
December 31, 2021 - Psychology Today
How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko wrote an article for Psychology Today with tips on how to set better New Year's resolution goals.
December 30, 2021 - The Washington Post
Do dreams mean anything? Why do I feel like I’m falling? Or wake up paralyzed? We asked experts.

The Washington Post interviewed Distinguished Professor Emeritus of psychology G. William Domhoff about his research and expertise on dreaming.
December 29, 2021 - Sacramento Bee
How a new California law reduces the stigma of periods and helps students focus on school

Politics undergraduate Amanda Safi wrote an opinion article for the Sacramento Bee about a new statewide law that will require schools to provide free menstrual products and her own leadership experiences in period equity activism.
December 27, 2020 - Scientific American
How Biotech Crops Can Crash—and Still Never Fail

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maywa Montenegro de Wit coauthored an opinion piece for Scientific American critiquing the U.N. Food Systems Summit's focus on biotechnology.
December 22, 2021 - Fast Company
After 35 years, NASA’s amazing new space telescope is ready to launch

Astronomer Garth Illingworth is featured in a Fast Company article about his role in the James Webb Space Telescope, and he was also quoted in a New York Times story about the telescope's successful launch.
December 22, 2021 - BBC News
Mother seals recognise pup's voice at two days old

Biologist Caroline Casey was featured in a BBC News story about the ability of female elephant seals to recognize the voice of their pup.
December 28, 2021 - BBC World News
The US has said they support efforts for rapid and credible elections in Somalia

Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud spoke with BBC World News about the conflict between Somalia's president and prime minister over ongoing election delays.
December 21, 2021 - NPR
With omicron now dominant, depleted U.S. hospitals struggle to prepare for the worst

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a story on NPR about the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
December 22, 2021 - NPR
Why some astronomers once feared NASA's James Webb Space Telescope would never launch

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was featured in a story on NPR about the history of the James Webb Space Telescope, and he was also quoted in a Washington Post story about JWST.
December 19, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
UCSC astronomers poised to join NASA’s search for signs of life in distant galaxies with new telescope

Astronomers Jonathan Fortney, Andrew Skemer, and Natalie Batalha were featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about the James Webb Space Telescope. The story also ran in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey Herald.
December 17, 2021 - CBC Radio
Why humans should embrace our role as meddlers of nature — so that we can do it better

Biologist Beth Shapiro was interviewed about her new book on the CBC Radio program 'Quirks & Quarks.'
December 17, 2021 - NPR
This new space telescope should show us what the universe looked like as a baby

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in an NPR news story about the James Webb Space Telescope.
December 16, 2021 - Popular Science
The benchmark for human diversity is based on one man’s genome. A new tool could change that.

Biomolecular engineer Benedict Paten was quoted in coverage of his team's research on pangenomics, including stories in Popular Science, Genetic Engineering News, and other media outlets.
December 15, 2021 - The Scientist
Hydrogen Fueled Life’s Origins: Study

Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a story in The Scientist about the origins of life.
December 15, 2021 - KPIX
More Rain In Santa Cruz Mountains Raises Soil Saturation Concerns

Geomorphologist Noah Finnegan was interviewed for a KPIX TV News story about the risk of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
November 14, 2021 - National Geographic
Meet the bat that eats other bats

Ecologist Winifred Frick was featured in a National Geographic article about the rarely seen spectral bat.
December 14, 2021 - Good Times
Santa Cruz’s Role in NASA’s New James Webb Space Telescope

A Good Times cover story about the James Webb Space Telescope features Garth Illingworth, Natalie Batalha, Brant Robertson, and other UCSC astronomers.
December 12, 2021 - The Telegraph
Return of the golden jackal as wolf-like animal expands across Europe

Environmental studies postdoctoral scholar Nathan Ranc spoke with The Telegraph about how golden jackals are expanding their ranges across Europe. This story was also covered by The Independent .
December 13, 2021 - Bloomberg
Farmland draws investor interest with inflation running hot

A Bloomberg article describing the effects of inflation on farmland investing cited research by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn on how this type of investment initially arose in the U.S.
December 14, 2021 - New York Times
Why the World’s Astronomers Are Very, Very Anxious Right Now

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a New York Times article about the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
December 13, 2021 - Reuters
Vaccines appear weak at blocking Omicron, better against severe disease

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Reuters story about the effectiveness of vaccines in protecting against the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
December 12, 2021 - CBS News
James Webb Space Telescope: Looking back in time to catch the earliest starlight in creation

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was interviewed about the James Webb Space Telescope on the CBS News program "60 Minutes."
November 27, 2020 - The Washington Post
Honduras vote raises fears of violence at ‘key moment’ for Central America

Dana Frank, professor emerita of history and a leading expert on Honduras, shared her insights into the nation's presidential election with a number of outlets, including Washington Monthly and the Associated Press.
December 08, 2021 - Astronomy
How do black holes swallow stars?

Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was quoted in an article in Astronomy magazine about what happens when a star falls into a black hole.
December 08, 2021 - Sky & Telescope
Tiny galaxy's giant black hole throws astronomers for a loop

Astronomer Maria José Bustamante-Rosell was quoted in a Sky & Telescope story about the discovery of a dwarf galaxy with an unusually large central black hole.
December 07, 2021 - NBC News
Inspired by the social justice movement, Black entrepreneurship rises

NBC News discussed Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research on increases in new Black business owners since the pandemic began.
December 03, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
Small businesses eat the cost of inflation: “Keep the customer happy or you lose the customer”

The Los Angeles Times interviewed UC Santa Cruz economist Rob Fairlie about how inflation is putting small business profits at risk.
December 02, 2021 - Good Times
New county health services director has local roots

Good Times interviewed UC Santa Cruz sociology alumna Mónica Morales, who was announced as the new director of Santa Cruz County’s new Health Services Agency. This story was also covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
December 06, 2021 - Bay Nature
How Birds Help Keep the Pajaro River Levees Safe Without Poison

Zeka Glucs, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group, was featured in a Bay Nature article about a program to support raptors for the control of rodents on the Pajaro River levee.
December 03, 2021 - Quanta
The Webb Space Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History. If It Works.

Astronomers Natalie Batalha and Sandra Faber were quoted in an article about the James Webb Space Telescope in Quanta magazine.
December 02, 2021 - New York Times
Metal Planet Appears to Be Lightest World Around Another Star Ever Found

Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a New York Times article about a newly discovered exoplanet with unusual properties, including low mass and a composition of mostly iron.
December 01, 2021 - Wired
The Omicron Variant Is a Mystery. Here’s How Science Will Solve It

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in news stories in Wired and Nature about the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
December 01, 2020 - Washington Post
After backing coups and corruption, the U.S. now has a chance to do the right thing in Honduras

History Professor Dana Frank says that President Biden must demonstrate a commitment to the democratic will of the people of Honduras.

November

November 30, 2021 - The Verge
Procedural storytelling is exploding the possibilities of video game narratives

Computational media researcher Max Kreminski was quoted in a Verge article about procedural storytelling in video games.
November 25, 2021 - Fox Sports
A Cup Of Joy: How one cup of coffee changed a man's life

A Fox Sports segment highlighted how retired Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett helped UC Santa Cruz student Tommy Alejandrez along on his inspiring journey to achieve academic success.
November 25, 2021 - The New York Times
As Turkeys Take Over Campus, Some Colleges Are More Thankful Than Others

UCSC Campus Natural Reserve Manager Alex Jones spoke with The New York Times about how turkeys have made themselves at home on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
November 24, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Turkeys rule roost around Santa Cruz County

UCSC Campus Natural Reserve Manager Alex Jones and professor and ornithologist Bruce Lyons were interviewed for a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the habits and history of turkeys living in Santa Cruz County.
November 19, 2021 - CNN
If Planet B exists, what might it be like?

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was featured in a CNN story about the search for an Earth-like habitable exoplanet.
November 19, 2021 - KCBS Radio
Why FDA reversed course, approved COVID-19 boosters for all adults

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a story about COVID-19 booster shots on KCBS Radio and MSN.
November 16, 2020 - American Theatre
The Most Dangerous Phrase

Assistant Professor Amy Mihyang Ginther is quoted in an article making the case for more inclusive and practical speech training.
November 22, 2021 - New York Times
Why Was This Ancient Tusk 150 Miles From Land, 10,000 Feet Deep?

Paleogenomics researcher Katherine Moon was quoted in a New York Times story about the discovery of an ancient mammoth tusk on the seafloor off the coast of San Francisco, and she and Earth scientist Terry Blackburn were also interviewed on KSBW TV News, with additional coverage including quotes from biologist Beth Shapiro on CNN, USA Today, Gizmodo, LiveScience, CNET, and other media outlets.
November 21, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Now it’s her turn: UCSC student draws inspiration from her personal hero, former first lady Michelle Obama

Legal studies student Aissata Ba was profiled in Lookout Santa Cruz after she was selected as part of a small group of students from across the country that met with former first lady Michelle Obama.
November 16, 2021 - Financial Express
Along with renewables, carbon capture could help India transition to a net zero economy

Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express about India's goals to reduce fossil fuel emissions in the wake of COP26.
November 12, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘It’s our future’: UCSC student Anthony Rocha splits time between school and Salinas City Council

Lookout Santa Cruz profiled legal studies student Anthony Rocha, who serves as the youngest person on the Salinas City Council.
November 18, 2021 - CNN
Webb telescope is about to take an unprecedented look at these intriguing exoplanets

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a CNN article about plans to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study potentially habitable exoplanets. Batalha is also featured in the CNN documentary 'The Hunt for Planet B'.
November 18, 2021 - Science News
How massive stars in binary systems turn into carbon factories

Astronomer Stan Woosley was quoted in a Science News article about carbon production by massive binary star systems.
November 16, 2021 - New Scientist
The biggest moons of Uranus may have oceans beneath their icy shells

Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in coverage of the possibility of oceans beneath the icy shells of the two largest moons of Uranus, including stories in New Scientist, Daily Mail, and other media outlets.
November 17, 2021 - Physics
A Universal Model of Spin Relaxation

Materials scientist Yuan Ping was featured in a Physics magazine story about her team's development of computational tools that accurately predict spin dynamics for any material.
November 11, 2021 - PBS NOVA
Astronomers watch a star explode in real time

Astronomers Ryan Foley and Samaporn Tinyanont were featured in coverage of their research on supernovae on the PBS NOVA news site.
November 11, 2021 - Scientific American
Genes Reveal How Some Rockfish Live Up to 200 Years

Ecologist Sabrina Beyer was quoted in a Scientific American article about the longevity of some rockfish species.
November 01, 2021 - The New York Review
A Historic Decrease in Poverty

The New York Review covered a book on poverty coauthored by Psychology Professor and UCSC Blum Center Director Heather Bullock.
November 07, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Conservation ethic allows Monterey Bay farmers to thrive during drought

Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about water conservation and recycling practices on Central Coast farms.
November 04, 2021 - News 13 KOLD
Arizona on trial over prison healthcare

Arizona-based television station KOLD News 13 reported on Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expert witness testimony during a federal court trial on health care conditions inside Arizona state prisons.
November 04, 2021 - WIRED
The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters

WIRED interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the role sea otters play in carbon sequestration in kelp forest ecosystems.
November 05, 2021 - E&E News
Managed retreat: Unpopular, expensive and not going away

Environmental studies doctoral student Amanda Stoltz, who is pursuing a designated emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy, was interviewed by E&E News Climatewire about research on managed retreat policies for sea level rise in coastal California.
November 01, 2021 - The Dallas Morning News
COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn

Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the factors that drove racial disparities in health outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
November 05, 2021 - Washington Post
If we want to save the natural world, we’re going to have to change it

Biologist Beth Shapiro wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about the value of conservation-minded synthetic biology.
November 05, 2021 - NPR Here & Now
How insurance is protecting a coral reef from climate impacts in Mexico

Marine ecologist Michael Beck was interviewed on NPR's Here & Now for a segment on insuring coral reefs.
November 04, 2021 - Science
Influential U.S. astronomy wish list calls for giant space telescope to spot an Earth analog

Astronomers Garth Illingworth, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Jonathan Fortney, and Natalie Batalha were quoted in coverage of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, including stories in Science, the New York Times, Atlantic, New Scientist, Space.com, and other media outlets.
November 02, 2021 - KPCC
How Do We Deal With Rising Sea Levels?

Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on KPCC Radio for a program on how California coastal communities can respond to sea level rise.

October

October 24, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Campaign launches for Santa Cruz empty homes tax

Santa Cruz Sentinel discussed findings from the No Place Like Home report, by Sociology Department Chair Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steve McKay, in an article about a new proposed housing policy.
October 30, 2021 - Monterey Herald
Monterey Bay scientists unravel genetic code of fascinating sea creature

Biologist Darrin Schultz was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about the genome of the California sea gooseberry, a type of comb jelly common in Monterey Bay.
October 28, 2021 - KSQD
UCSC's College Ten named for John R. Lewis

KSQD talked with College Ten Provost Flora Lu and Director for College Student Life Sarah Woodside Bury about the college's history and the recent announcement of its naming for John R. Lewis.
October 27, 2021 - KSBW
UC Santa Cruz memorializes civil rights icon John R. Lewis

KSBW shared the news of College Ten's naming for John R. Lewis.
October 27, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC will name college after the late civil rights activist John R. Lewis

Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the announcement of the naming of College Ten for John R. Lewis.
October 27, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC College Ten to be named in honor of civil rights icon John R. Lewis

Lookout Santa Cruz announced the news that College Ten at UC Santa Cruz is set to be named for the late congressman and civil rights icon John R. Lewis.
October 26, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC professor reflects on the profile of the COVID-19 victims

Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about her research on the demographics of COVID-19 deaths.
October 26, 2021 - Earth.com
Northern elephant seals are surprisingly resilient

Biologists Rachel Holser and Dan Costa were quoted in coverage of their research on elephant seals from Earth.com, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
October 26, 2021 - Guardian
Astronomers spot first possible exoplanet outside our galaxy

Astronomer Nia Imara was quoted in widespread coverage of the possible discovery of an exoplanet outside our own galaxy, including stories in the Guardian, USA Today, CNN, Washington Post, Newsweek, National Geographic, and other media outlets.
October 21, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County joins others in suing pharmaceutical management consultant

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology Craig Reinarman shared his insights on opioid addiction and federal lawsuits with Santa Cruz Sentinel.
October 22, 2021 - Science Friday
The Ancient Neanderthal Traces Hidden In Your Genome

Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured on the Science Friday radio program and podcast discussing his research on the genomes of humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.
September 27, 2020 - KSQD
UCSC's Humanities Institute fosters community engagement

Host Suki Wessling was in conversation with Humanities Division Dean Jasmine Alinder and graduate student and THI Public Fellow Morgan Gates.
October 22, 2021 - USA Today
California making seawater drinkable amid drought

Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad discussed desalination technology and policy for a video shared by USA Today via The Associated Press.
October 21, 2021 - CNN
Explosive star death witnessed by Hubble could help develop an early warning system

Astronomer Ryan Foley was quoted in coverage of his research on supernovas, including stories from CNN, Gizmodo, Space.com, CTV News, TechPost, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
October 18, 2021 - Mongabay
Beyond tree planting: When to let forests restore themselves

Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl discussed tree planting and forest regeneration considerations with Mongabay.
October 18, 2021 - Good Times
As Droughts Worsen, What will Become of UCSC’s Slimy Icon?

Biologist Janet Leonard was featured in a Good Times story about banana slugs and drought.
October 08, 2021 - Belize Breaking News
‘Manatee Man’, Jamal Galves, to study Coastal Science at University of California under WCS 2021 Conservation Leaders Scholarship

Manatee conservationist and Coastal Science and Policy Program graduate student Jamal Galves received a scholarship through the Wildlife Conservation Society.
October 09, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
California will require large retailers to provide gender-neutral toy sections

Distinguished Professor of Psychology Campbell Leaper spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the impacts that gender labels on toys can have in childhood development.
October 11, 2021 - The Conversation
Computer Space launched the video game industry 50 years ago – here’s the real reason you probably haven’t heard of it

Computational Media Professor Noah Wardrip-Fruin wrote an article for the Conversation about the first commercial video game.
October 11, 2021 - Newsweek
Scientists Discover Explosive Process That Creates Massive Neutron Stars

Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was quoted in coverage of his research on neutron stars, including stories in Newsweek, SpaceRef, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
October 10, 2021 - Genetic Engineering News
Self-Oscillating Circadian Clock Assembled in a Test Tube

Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in coverage of her latest research on biological clocks, including stories in Genetic Engineering News, PhysOrg, Mashable, and other media outlets.
October 04, 2021 - NPR
COVID precautions put more prisoners in isolation. It can mean long-term health woes

Psychology Professor Craig Haney discussed the long-term impacts of solitary confinement in prisons for a story shared by NPR.
October 05, 2021 - Physics Today
Nobel Prize in Physics honors research on climate, glass, and other complex systems

Physicist Peter Young was quoted in a Physics Today article about the work recognized with this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.
October 05, 2021 - Nature
COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about the effectiveness of vaccines at reducing transmission of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.
October 04, 2021 - Cal Matters
Salmon hatcheries need updated infrastructure and strategies

Coastal Science & Policy Program graduate student Tim Scully wrote a guest commentary for Cal Matters about Central Valley salmon restoration policy and resource needs.

September

September 30, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC professors studying Santa Cruz housing crisis look to eviction moratorium expiration

Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steven McKay talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about the pandemic's effect on the local housing crisis.
September 27, 2021 - The Guardian
In search of ‘Lithium Valley’: why energy companies see riches in the California desert

Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Fernando Leiva shared insights from research on lithium mining in Chile for an article by The Guardian on proposed mining in the Salton Sea region.
September 23, 2021 - Nature
How Latin American researchers suffer in science

Biologist Ana Valenzuela-Toro coauthored a career column for Nature about the barriers and biases faced by Latin American scientists.
September 27, 2021 - GenomeWeb
UC Santa Cruz Center for Live Cell Genomics Wins $13.5M NIH Grant

Genomics researchers Sofie Salama and David Haussler were quoted in coverage of the new Center for Live Cell Genomics, including stories in GenomeWeb and other media outlets.
September 22, 2021 - Mongabay
New checklist aims to tackle racism in conservation science in higher ed

Biologist Melissa Cronin was quoted in a Mongabay article about racism in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.
September 22, 2021 - The Hollywood Reporter
No Time to Lose: Hollywood Pins Its Hopes on Bond Director Cary Fukunaga

The Hollywood Reporter featured a story about acclaimed film director and UCSC alumnus, Cary Fukunaga, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1999 with a B.A. in history.
September 22, 2021 - Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics
The Problem is Not Monsters: The FRANKENCON Panel on Science and Ethics

Professor and chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design, Michael Chemers, contributed a journal article about a panel of senior UCSC researchers who discussed scientific ethics at a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein.
September 16, 2021 - Bay Nature
'A Picture of the World You Want to Inhabit': Artist Tom Killion’s California Nature

Bay Nature magazine featured an extensive article about celebrated artist and alumnus Tom Killion (Cowell ’75, history).
September 22, 2021 - Vox
The false promise of massive tree-planting campaigns

Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl shared her research-based expertise as part of a Vox article explaining the problems with large-scale tree planting campaigns.
September 20, 2021 - Technology Review
This AI could predict 10 years of scientific priorities—if we let it

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a story about the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics in the MIT Technology Review.
September 14, 2021 - Good Times
As Drought Worsens, Local Agencies Seek Ambitious Water Solutions

Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Andrew Fisher and Politics Department senior researcher Ruth Langridge spoke with Good Times for a cover story on the deepening drought in the Santa Cruz area.
September 16, 2021 - KSQD
Solving the housing crisis: a talk with Prof. Steve McKay

Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay talked with KSQD about affordable housing issues in Santa Cruz, the impact of the pandemic, and possible solutions.
September 16, 2021 - VTDigger
Vermont Conversation: A new film traces Rutland’s struggles with poverty and xenophobia

VTDigger, an investigative journalism news platform that reports on politics, businesses, and public policy of Vermont, ran a story about For the Love of Rutland, a 2020 documentary feature by associate film and digital media professor Jennifer Maytorena Taylor.
September 16, 2021 - Philippine Daily Inquirer
Fil-Am’s fantasy novel mines native music, culture for resistance, healing

The Philippine Daily Inquirer published a story about a debut fantasy novel by educator, kulintang musician and UCSC alumnus Conrad J. Benedicto, released by Kularts, promoter of tribal and contemporary Philippine art.
September 16, 2021 - Washington Monthly
America’s Best Colleges for Student Voting

Washington Monthly recognized efforts to increase student voting at UC Santa Cruz. Student Union Assembly leaders who mobilized the campus community as part of these efforts included Jessica Xu, Alice Malmberg, and Judith Guitierrez in 2018 and Soren Whiting and Rojina Borzorgnia in 2020.
September 15, 2021 - The New Yorker
Growing Uncertainty in the Central Valley

An article by The New Yorker on disruptions to agriculture in California's Central Valley discussed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn's research on how farmland is increasingly being bought up by financial investors.
September 15, 2021 - Bloomberg
Black Business Owners Are Up 38% in U.S. From Pre-Covid Levels

Bloomberg shared the latest findings on business ownership rates among Black Americans from Economics Professor Rob Fairlie.
September 15, 2021 - TED Salon
The inaccurate link between body ideals and health

Anthropology Professor Nancy Chen gave a TED Salon talk about cultural body ideals and health.
September 14, 2021 - Diverse
Two Grants To Help UC Santa Cruz Improve Faculty Diversity

Diverse shared the news of two new grant-funded UC Santa Cruz programs that will support students from underrepresented backgrounds in building faculty careers.
September 15, 2021 - San Diego Union-Tribune
Opinion: I created the first ethnic studies program at my high school

Izadora Amaris Lopez McGawley, a third generation Chicane UCSC student with a double major in critical race and ethnic studies, and community studies, contributed an opinion piece to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
September 14, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Welcome to ‘Frequency’: MAH debuts technological arts festival

A Lookout story about a new Museum of Art & History festival called Frequency: A Festival of Light, Sound & Digital Culture, noted that “half of the artists represent Santa Cruz, an epicenter for digital arts partly because of the Digital Arts & New Media program at UC Santa Cruz."
September 14, 2021 - BBC News
How sea otters can fight climate change

Marine ecologist Jim Estes and alumnus Brent Hughes were quoted in a BBC News story about sea otters and kelp forests.
September 14, 2021 - The Telegraph
Prepped to fail: why countries must learn hard lessons from Covid

Professor of Politics Matt Sparke, who is executive director of UC Santa Cruz's Global and Community Health program, coauthored a commentary for The Telegraph on the public health lessons countries must learn from the pandemic.
September 13, 2021 - KJZZ
California Scientists Propose Covering Canals With Solar Panels To Reduce Evaporation

Environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin talked with Arizona-based radio station KJZZ about the potential water conservation benefits that could be achieved by covering water conveyance canals with solar panels.
September 13, 2021 - Bay Nature
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability

Marine ecologist Mark Carr was quoted in a Bay Nature article about the recovery of some kelp forests along the Northern California coast.
September 14, 2021 - Sky & Telescope
New analysis shows the best view of the Milky Way halo to date, providing a window into our galaxy’s future star formation.

Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Sky & Telescope story about the Milky Way's gaseous halo.
September 13, 2021 - New York Times
A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in stories in the New York Times and National Geographic about a company that aims to bring back the woolly mammoth.
September 13, 2021 - Washington Post
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award

News that emerita literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita will receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation received widespread national media coverage, with stories appearing in such outlets as the Washington Post, Associated Press, The Charlotte Observer, ABC News, Miami Herald, Bloomberg News, The Kansas City Star, U.S. News and World Report, The Idaho Statesman, Seattle Times, and the San Diego Union Tribune, as well in numerous other newspapers, television, and radio outlets across the country, and in Asahi Shimbun (Japan) and The Star (Malaysia).
September 09, 2021 - Wired
Dolphins Eavesdrop on Each Other to Avoid Awkward Run-Ins

Biologist Caroline Casey was quoted in a Wired news story about dolphin communication.
September 08, 2021 - The Economist
A new form of sea defence is part natural, part artificial

Marine scientist Michael Beck's research on the value of natural reefs for coastal protection was featured in an article in the Economist about new approaches to defending against coastal flooding.
September 08, 2021 - Quanta
Karen Miga Fills In the Missing Pieces of Our Genome

Geneticist Karen Miga was featured in Quanta magazine in an interview about her work on the Telomere to Telomere Project to complete the human genome sequence.
September 05, 2021 - The Sacramento Bee
Uber and Lyft drivers have no right to a minimum wage. That must change

An opinion article in The Sacramento Bee cited research on app workers by Sociology Professor Chris Benner, who is the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
September 03, 2021 - KSQD
Saving our groundwater: two UCSC professors weigh in

Politics senior researcher Ruth Langridge and Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Andrew Fisher shared their expertise in drought management on KSQD. Fisher was also interviewed on KSCO's Good Morning, Montery Bay program.
September 05, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
The Bay Area experts who are building COVID-19’s evolutionary tree of life

Bioinformatics experts Russell Corbett-Detig and Angie Hinrichs were featured in coverage of their work tracing the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
September 03, 2021 - CNET
Astronomers 3D-print stellar nurseries you can hold in your hand

Astronomer Nia Imara was quoted in coverage of her research using 3D printing to study stellar nurseries, including stories from CNET, Newsweek, Advanced Science News, Science Times, ABP Live, 3D Printing Progress, and other media outlets.
September 02, 2021 - The Scientist
Plenty of Evidence for Recombination in SARS-CoV-2

Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in an article in The Scientist about variants of SARS-CoV-2 swapping genetic material (known as recombination).
September 01, 2021 - KSBW
UC Santa Cruz is raising money to help visiting scholars from Afghanistan

KSBW covered fundraising efforts for UC Santa Cruz's Afghanistan Visiting Scholars Emergency Support Fund.
September 01, 2021 - Financial Express
What’s missing in India’s growth strategy?

Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion piece for Financial Express about trade openness and India's economy.

August

August 27, 2021 - Moviefone
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Amber Sealey Discusses Her New Movie ‘No Man of God’

Theater Arts alumna Amber Sealey spoke about bringing a feminist gaze to the canon of Ted Bundy films in an interview published by Moviefone about her new movie, No Man of God.
August 30, 2021 - The Conversation
What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists

The Conversation discussed research by Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud as part of a series of articles called "Understanding Islam."
August 30, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘The need is pretty dire’: UC Santa Cruz raises funds to support fleeing Afghan scholars

Lookout Santa Cruz covered UC Santa Cruz efforts to bring at least two at-risk Afghan academics, activists, or journalists to safety on campus through visiting scholar placements.
August 29, 2021 - Forbes
How Do Birds Move Across A Changing World? Ask This Colombian!

Incoming Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela was featured in a Forbes profile about her work studying birds.
August 30, 2021 - Technology Review
How to navigate covid news without spiraling

Erika Check Hayden, director of the Science Communication Program, was quoted in a Technology Review article about how to make sense of changing news about the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 23, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
Review: ‘No Man of God’ shows there are still interesting stories to tell about Ted Bundy

The San Francisco Chronicle published a review of No Man of God, a new true crime film directed by UCSC alumna Amber Sealey (’96 Theater Arts), starring Elijah Wood.
August 23, 2021 - The Conversation
How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth’s climate?

Professor of Environmental Studies Karen Holl wrote about the potential and limitations of tree-planting efforts for The Conversation's "Curious Kids" series.
August 22, 2021 - The Washington Post
Ever gotten angry at your partner in a dream and woken up mad? You’re not alone.

A column in The Washington Post discussed Distinguished Professor Emeritus G. William Domhoff's research on dreams.
August 01, 2021 - Science
Parasite or poisoner

Research on a cytotoxic fungal peptide led by biochemist Victoria Klein from Scott Lokey's lab was featured in Science.
August 21, 2021 - The Times of Israel
The Sultan’s Communists: Jews In Morocco

The Times of Israel published a review of a book by history professor Alma Heckman about the role that radicalized Jews played in Morocco’s struggle for independence from France and in newly independent Morocco.
August 17, 2021 - National Public Radio
Kitchen Sisters: Voices Of Survivors Of The CZU Lightning Complex Fire

Emerita history professor Dana Frank and history alumnus Martin Rizzo-Martinez were featured on an NPR podcast about the CZU Lightning Complex fire, hosted by The Kitchen Sisters, also UCSC alums.
August 16, 2021 - The Economist
Ohio’s vaccine lottery saved more than $60m in averted healthcare costs

The Economist discussed new research by Assistant Professor of Economics Jeremy West and graduate student Andrew Barber.
August 15, 2021 - NPR
A Global Guide For Parents: How Your Kids Can Have Fun Without Stressing You Out

Distinguished Professor of Psychology Barbara Rogoff spoke with NPR about research-based parenting strategies.
August 16, 2021 - CNN
The 'ecosexuals' hosting joyful weddings to the Earth

CNN featured a story about art professor Beth Stephens and her 20-year collaboration with partner Annie Sprinkle that has produced art performances, exhibitions, films, and events all over the world to promote diversity and environmental activism.
August 18, 2021 - Vox
Solar farms are often bad for biodiversity — but they don’t have to be

Biologist Karen Tanner was featured in a Vox article about the impact of solar farms on biodiversity.
August 13, 2021 - Associated Press
Multiracial boom reflects US racial, ethnic complexity

Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Pedroza talked with the Associated Press about the results of the 2020 census.
August 16, 2021 - Science Alert
This Eerie Star Nursery Shows How The Solar System Got Radioactive Elements

Astronomer Doug Lin was quoted in coverage of his research on solar system formation, including stories in Science Alert, Science Daily, Sci-News, Daily Galaxy, and other media outlets.
August 13, 2021 - KQED
Trapping Millions of 'Zombie' Urchins Could Restore California's Once Mighty Kelp Forests

Biologist Mark Carr was quoted in a KQED news story about efforts to restore Northern California kelp forests by removing purple sea urchins.
August 13, 2021 - National Geographic
California voted to improve pig welfare. The pork industry is facing a reckoning.

National Geographic interviewed Economics Professor Galina Hale about how lack of regulation incentivizes factory farming.
August 11, 2021 - San Diego Union-Tribune
Family of Vista jail suicide victim files lawsuit against San Diego County

Psychology Professor Craig Haney was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about how solitary confinement in prisons can increase suicide risk.
August 12, 2021 - National Geographic
Ice Age mammoth’s life story reconstructed in stunning detail

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of a study tracing the ancient migrations of a woolly mammoth, including stories in National Geographic, Gizmodo, Daily Mail, SciTech Daily, and other media outlets.
August 12, 2021 - New Scientist
Mercury has almost no boulders on its surface and we're not sure why

Planetary scientist Mikhail Kreslavsky was quoted in a New Scientist article about the surface of Mercury.
August 11, 2021 - Popular Science
NASA just sent one of the world’s smartest slimes to space

Computational media scientist Oskar Elek was quoted in a Popular Science article about NASA sending slime molds into space.
August 10, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
CZU Fire victims could see geologic hazard inspection waived in rebuilding process

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about a proposal to allow people who lost their homes in the CZU Lightning Complex fire to rebuild without geologic hazard inspections.
August 09, 2021 - Education Week
After Propping Up Schools in the Pandemic, Teachers Now Feel Ignored

Education Week published the final installment in a series of essays by Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett.
August 08, 2021 - USA Today
Recess to the rescue: School play time for kids is more important than ever

Associate Professor of Sociology Rebecca London discussed her research on the importance of recess with USA Today.
August 07, 2021 - New York Times
Ashley Nicole Black Is Her Own Competition

The New York Times featured a story about UCSC alumna and comedian Ashley Nicole Black, who was nominated twice in the same Emmy category for her television writing.
August 04, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
Critical race theory doesn’t teach kids to hate white people. It teaches them the truth they deserve

The San Francisco Chronicle published an an opinion piece about critical race theory by Stephen Richter, a playwright, filmmaker, and a candidate for a doctorate in literature at UCSC.
August 03, 2021 - NBC News
New graphic novel reveals Black women’s hidden role in slave revolts

NBC News featured a story about alumna Rebecca Hall and her new graphic novel, Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts, inspired by her research as a UCSC student pursuing her doctorate in history.
August 05, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
New cuts show that SFMOMA seems hellbent on being boring and corporate

The Los Angeles Times quoted film and digital media professor Rick Prelinger in a story about budget cuts by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art that include eliminating the museum’s longtime film program and online arts magazine.
August 04, 2021 - WNYC
Haiti Needs a New Narrative

Feminist Studies professor Gina Athena Ulysse was interviewed on WNYC’s "On The Media" program about how international media too often spreads dehumanizing narratives of perpetual chaos, setting the stage for intervention, and then looks away.
August 06, 2021 - Guardian
West Nile virus: another alarming side effect of US drought

Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Guardian article about the effects of drought on West Nile Virus transmission.
August 06, 2021 - The Scientist
The Extinct Species Within

Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in The Scientist in an article about extinct species whose genes linger in the genomes of living animals.
August 02, 2021 - Education Week
Will the Pandemic Drive Teachers Out of the Profession? What One Study Says

Education Week published the third essay in a series by Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett, which focuses on the pandemic's effect on teachers. This week's essay was accompanied by a shorter piece on what teachers sacrificed to stay in classrooms.
August 04, 2021 - Science Magazine
Cash for shots? Studies suggest payouts improve vaccination rates

Science Magazine interviewed Assistant Professor of Economics Jeremy West about his new working paper on the effects of Ohio's vaccine lottery.
August 05, 2021 - Investor's Business Daily
What You Can Learn From Carol Greider's Nobel-Winning Discovery

A profile of molecular biologist Carol Greider ran in Investor's Business Daily.
August 04, 2021 - KCBS Radio
More extreme weather events in new places to occur this year

Marine scientist Michael Beck was interviewed on KCBS Radio about the increase in extreme weather events due to climate change.
August 05, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
As cargo shipments boom, ship strikes imperil whales in California and worldwide

Whale scientist Brandon Southall was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about the growing number of whale deaths due to ship strikes.
August 02, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz secures $3.1 million in leukemia research grant

Biologist Jeremy Sanford was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on DNA-binding proteins and leukemia.

July

July 29, 2021 - Haaretz (Tel Aviv, Israel)
How Williamsburg Hipsters and Real Estate Billions Transformed This Hasidic Sect

Israel's Haaretz published a story about history professor Nathaniel Deutsch's new book, “A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg.”
July 27, 2021 - Good Times
Why poetry has seen a resurgence in the pandemic

UC Santa Cruz literature lecturer Gary Young was one of 10 Santa Cruz and Bay Area poets featured in the Santa Cruz Good Times for a cover story about the art form’s newfound popularity.
July 30, 2021 - The Conversation
Climate change is causing tuna to migrate, which could spell catastrophe for the small islands that depend on them

UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Seto wrote about her newest coauthored paper for the Australian edition of The Conversation. Seto also serves as a research fellow for the University of Wollongong in Australia.
July 29, 2021 - Courthouse News Service
Perilously low funding for endangered species puts Congress into action

Biologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in an article from Courthouse News Service about funding for endangered species protection.
July 27, 2021 - Nature
COVID vaccines slash viral spread – but Delta is an unknown

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about COVID vaccines and the effects of the delta variant of the virus.
July 26, 2021 - Education Week
Teachers Were Told to ‘Give Grace’ as the Pandemic Started. They Did That and Much More

Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett's series of essays for Education Week continues with a focus on how teachers navigated lack of district guidance. The article was accompanied by a shorter piece that provides a deeper look at one teacher’s experience in spring of 2020.
July 26, 2021 - Eos
Overture to Exoplanets

Astronomer Peter Gao was quoted in an article in Eos about the James Webb Space Telescope.
July 26, 2021 - Technology Review
Meet the people who warn the world about new covid variants

Bioinformatics expert Angie Hinrichs was quoted in a Technology Review article about identifying new lineages and variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
June 22, 2021 - MarketWatch
While many are looking for work, some older workers are jumping at the chance for a new start

MarketWatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie in an article about pandemic-era entrepreneurship trends.
July 22, 2021 - KQED
Facing Recall Anger From Shop Owners, Newsom Touts Small Business Roots

The California Report, from KQED, quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the state's Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
July 23, 2021 - Washington Post
The great white shark next door

Marine ecologist Salvador Jorgensen was quoted in a Washington Post article about the expanding range of white sharks along the California coast.
July 24, 2021 - BBC Science Focus
The injectable nanosensor that will one day read your thoughts

Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was quoted in a BBC Science Focus article about his work on nanosensors for monitoring neural activity.
July 23, 2021 - New York Times
Scientists Finish the Human Genome at Last

Geneticist Karen Miga was featured in a New York Times article about her team's achievements finishing a complete sequence of the human genome.
July 22, 2021 - The Scientist
Retinal Activity Prepares Blind Newborn Mice for Vision

Biologist David Feldheim was quoted in an article in The Scientist about development of the mammalian visual system.
July 21, 2021 - The New York Times
We Are Leaving ‘Lost Einsteins’ Behind

Economics Professor Laura Giuliano's research on the effects of universal screenings in increasing representation of low-income and minority students in gifted classes was discussed in an opinion essay in The New York Times.
July 21, 2021 - Vice
Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Striking Nationwide to Demand Better Pay

Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research on working conditions and compensation for app-based drivers was discussed in an article by Vice that covered worker strikes. Benner's research was also cited in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, CBS News, and The Guardian
July 19, 2021 - Miami Herald
Black entrepreneurship took off during COVID. The reasons aren’t all good

A Miami Herald article discussed research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie on trends in Black entrepreneurship since the start of the pandemic.
July 20, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
One of America’s hottest cities is down to one water well. What happens if the taps go dry?

Environmental toxicologist Donald Smith was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the precarious water supply for the Mojave Desert town of Needles.
July 20, 2021 - Education Week
I’ve Studied Teachers for 20 Years. The Pandemic Was Their Ultimate Challenge

Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett launched the first of a four-part series of essays for Education Week covering how teachers navigated remote instruction during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
July 20, 2021 - Inside Climate News
On California's Coast, Black Abalone, Already Vulnerable to Climate Change, are Increasingly Threatened by Wildfire

Biologists Wendy Bragg and Pete Raimondi were quoted by Inside Climate News in a story about their efforts to save endangered black abalone.
July 15, 2021 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Unapologetically Fighting for Black Student Success

Humanities alumnus Keith Curry, now President/CEO of Compton College, contributed an op-ed to the Los Angeles Sentinel, SoCal's largest African-American newspaper, detailing the programs he created to help recruit and support black students during his time at UC Santa Cruz.
July 14, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Revolutionary Persistence: Musical Director Daniel Savio on S.F. Mime Troupe’s 62nd Season

The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about 2004 music alumnus Daniel Savio (the son of 1960s free speech activist Mario Savio) who is now musical director of the S.F. Mime Troupe political theater ensemble.
July 14, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
Essential Politics: From ‘covfefe’ to ‘malarkey,’ memes reveal how we view our presidents and politics

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Tom de Haven Roberts, a doctoral candidate in linguistics who is teaching a class on online communication, for a story about the meaning and impact of political memes.
July 16, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in news coverage of his research on how much of our genome is unique to humans, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Daily Herald, Associated Press, Economic Times, GenomeWeb, and other media outlets.
July 13, 2021 - Cal Matters
Latest ‘menstrual equity’ bill would require California’s public colleges to provide period products

Amanda Safi, a menstrual activist and first year UC Santa Cruz student studying politics and feminist studies, was featured in a Cal Matters article about the push for new policy initiatives.
July 15, 2021 - Monterey County Weekly
A new study shows why thousands of red crabs get stranded on Monterey County shores.

Marine scientist Megan Cimino was featured in a Monterey County Weekly story about her research on the conditions that lead to strandings of pelagic red crabs on Central Coast beaches.
July 09, 2021 - Public History Weekly
Transnational Public History

Public History Weekly published an article by humanities dean Jasmine Alinder and history professor Alan Christy about the often forgotten history of Chinese immigrants in Santa Cruz, where four distinct Chinatowns existed until 1955.
July 09, 2021 - WNYC (New York)
History of Hasidic Williamsburg, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Get Lit with All Of It: 'Mexican Gothic’

History professor Nathaniel Deutsch discussed his new book, Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg, on New York's flagship public radio station, WNYC.
July 06, 2020 - Good Morning America
Woman achieves her goal after 27 years

Good Morning American ran a segment on Katharina Pierini, a UC Santa Cruz staff member who earned her degree, after first enrolling in 1994.
July 09, 2021 - KSQD
Lions in our midst: the Santa Cruz Puma Project

Rachel Goodman interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his latest research and the basics of mountain lion conservation for "Talk of the Bay" on KSQD.
July 06, 2021 - Good Times
How the Hush of Pandemic Lockdown Changed Wildlife Behavior

Good Times interviewed Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and UCSC marine ecologist Ari Friedlaender about their work studying wildlife responses to pandemic-era lockdowns.
July 09, 2021 - Atlas Obscura
Rare Albino Redwoods May Hold Clues to Ecosystem Health

Botanist Jarmila Pitterman was quoted in an article about albino redwoods in Atlas Obscura.
July 09, 2021 - Hakai
Predicting When the Next Bluff Will Fall

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Hakai magazine story, also published in the Atlantic, about efforts to predict when coastal bluffs will collapse.
July 08, 2021 - Science News
Sea otters stay warm thanks to leaky mitochondria in their muscles

Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in Science News and Smithsonian articles about how the metabolism of sea otters helps them stay warm in cold ocean waters.
July 07, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
MAH to debut new downtown arts festival in September

Lookout Santa Cruz ran a story about a new Santa Cruz arts festival in September that will include UCSC alumni and faculty artists as participants.
July 06, 2021 - Literary Hub
A Daughter of the Samurai: On the Strength, Tradition, and Rebellion of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

Literary Hub published the insightful introduction from the re-release of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto's 1925 memoir, A Daughter of the Samurai, written by emerita literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita and literature Ph.D. candidate Yuki Obayashi.
July 06, 2021 - Mercury News
With new release, Keshav Batish builds on famous father’s legacy

The San Jose Mercury News featured a story about musician Keshav Batish, a recent graduate of UCSC with both a B.A. in music and a Master’s degree in music composition.
July 06, 2021 - Jewish Journal
Michael Caspe and Nathaniel Deutsch: A fortress in Brooklyn

History professor Nathaniel Deutsch was featured in a Jewish Journal podcast about a new book he co-authored, “A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg.”
July 06, 2021 - KION-TV
Art installations to decorate Downtown Santa Cruz

A KION-TV news story about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History described how interactive art installations by UCSC Digital Art and New Media students will be featured in a new biennial festival of lights.
July 08, 2021 - Science News
Souped-up supernovas may produce much of the universe’s heavy elements

Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in a Science News story about production of heavy elements in supernovas.
July 06, 2021 - Science News
A shadowy birthplace may explain Jupiter’s strange chemistry

Planetary scientist Kazumasa Ohno was quoted in a Science News story about research on Jupiter's atmosphere.
July 02, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Small student pods to continue after in-person school returns in Santa Cruz County

Education Professor Cynthia Lewis spoke with the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the challenges and possibilities for pod-style education following the pandemic.
July 02, 2021 - The Washington Post
Kyle is transgender. It took 30 years and a pandemic for them to realize it.

The Washington Post interviewed Psychology Professor Phil Hammack for a story about how the pandemic may have affected expression of gender identity.
July 02, 2021 - The Scientist
Pandemic Lockdown Eases Mountain Lions’ Fear of Urban Areas

The Scientist published a Q&A with Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his latest research studying pumas during the pandemic era.
July 02, 2021 - American Philosophical Association (APA)
John Doris: What Is It Like To Be a Philosopher?

Former UCSC professor John Doris discussed how he “ended up in paradise for my first job, at the surpassingly beautiful UC Santa Cruz," in an interview published by the American Philosophical Association.

June

June 29, 2021 - New York Times
The Sound of One Walrus Clapping

Marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth was quoted in articles in the New York Times and Atlantic about her research on the sounds made by walruses.
June 21, 2021 - Wired
How the Delta variant took over

Genomic scientist Yatish Turakhia was quoted in a Wired article about how the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 became the dominant variant of the virus.
June 11, 2021 - The Atlantic
The Human Genome Is—Finally!—Complete

Genomics expert Karen Miga was featured in ongoing coverage of her work on a complete DNA sequence of the human genome in the Atlantic and other media outlets.
June 23, 2021 - Forbes
Move Over, Psilocybin And Ketamine: A New Compound Derived From A Naturally-Growing Hallucinogen May Revolutionize Psychiatry

Biologist Yi Zuo's research on an ibogaine analog for treating stress was covered by Forbes and Freethink.
June 23, 2021 - The Conversation
For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer

An article for the Conversation by geologist Gary Griggs about seawalls and sea level rise ran in Yahoo News and other media outlets.
June 07, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
COVID: How the pandemic may have helped whales off California’s coast

Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in coverage of his research on the effects of shipping noise on whales in Monterey Bay, including stories from the San Jose Mercury News and KSBW.
June 30, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz research: Pumas inched closer during COVID shelter-in-place orders

Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers spoke with the Santa Cruz Sentinel about his latest research showing how reduced human mobility during the pandemic affected local pumas.
June 28, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
The pandemic saw a boom in new Black-owned businesses — the largest surge in the last quarter-century

The Los Angeles Times discussed research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the pandemic has affected trends in Black entrepreneurship.
June 25, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC digital artist channels fire, Chinese history in award-nominated VR project

Lookout Santa Cruz covered the work of UC Santa Cruz MFA candidate Haoran Chang, who is a digital artist.
June 21, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Lockdown-emboldened mountain lions ventured farther into urban areas, UCSC researchers say

Lookout Santa Cruz interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his team's latest study showing how pandemic-era lockdowns affected habitat use among local pumas. This research was also shared by KAZU.
June 25, 2021 - Live Science
Why does outer space look black?

Astronomy and astrophysics graduate students Miranda Apfel and Tenley Hutchinson-Smith helped explain why outer space looks black for an article on Live Science.
June 25, 2021 - Forbes
Ask Ethan: How Can We Tell If An Exoplanet Has A Surface?

Forbes and Universe Today wrote about work by UC Santa Cruz postdoctoral fellow Xinting Yu to detect solid surfaces or liquid oceans on exoplanets.
June 17, 2021 - KSBW
Unique collaboration in Santa Cruz County looking to replenish critically over drafted basin

Professor Andrew Fisher, a hydrologist with the UCSC Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, spoke with KSBW about a collaborative project working to replenish local groundwater.
June 17, 2021 - KQED
As 'Dynasty' Turns 40, Reflecting on Soap's LGBTQ+ Legacy at Peninsula Estate Where Early Episodes Were Shot

Incoming UC Santa Cruz Dean of the Arts Division, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, commented on the 1980s TV soap opera "Dynasty" for a KQED story.
June 12, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
From groundskeeper to graduate: Katharina Pierini takes scenic route to UCSC degree

Lookout Santa Cruz profiled Katharina Pierini, a groundskeeper at UC Santa Cruz who renrolled to complete her bachelor's degree in language studies after taking her first UCSC class more than 27 years ago.
June 22, 2020 - The New York Times
When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray

Professor Rita Mehta's research with moray eels was covered by the New York Times, Smithsonian, Daily Mail, LiveScience, CNET, New Atlas, and other media outlets. The clever headline and captions in the NY Times led to additional coverage by NPR and The Wrap.
June 24, 2021 - Psychology Today
How COVID-19 Challenged Us to Rewrite Our Life Stories

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack wrote an article for Psychology Today about the types of personal growth people may have undergone during the pandemic.
June 16, 2021 - NPR
Putting the B in LGBTQ

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack, director of the sexual and gender diversity laboratory at UC Santa Cruz, joined NPR's 1A program to discuss bisexual identities and visibility.
June 15, 2021 - Firstpost (India)
In Outcaste Bombay, historian Juned Shaikh interrogates assumptions about city's cosmopolitanism in 20th century

India's Firstpost published an interview with associate history professor Juned Shaikh about his new book on the link between caste and class identities in Mumbai.
June 13, 2021 - The Washington Post
San Jose immigrants suffer from growing economic divide

The Washington Post interviewed Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Pedroza and Sociology Professor and Director of the Institute for Social Transformation Chris Benner about factors contributing to economic inequality in San Jose.
June 11, 2021 - USA Today
How to save the Salton Sea: Proposal to import seawater across California desert is biggest since Hoover Dam

USA Today and The Desert Sun produced an in-depth feature article on the Salton Sea, including Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad's role leading a panel to evaluate water importation proposals.
June 09, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
California's community colleges took a massive hit during the pandemic

Associate Professor of Economics George Bulman and Professor of Economics Robert Fairlie's latest research demonstrating the pandemic's impact on higher education was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.
June 09, 2021 - KPFA
Democrats displace border crisis onto Central America

Emerita history professor Dana Frank was interviewed on KPFA about a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to Central America and the border crisis. She was also quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about Harris and U.S. policy in the region that also ran in the Miami Herald, Minnesota Star Tribune, and Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
June 08, 2021 - The Times of Israel
In Hipster Williamsburg, Hasidic Jews Are the Real Counterculture

The Times of Israel featured an extensive interview with history professor Nathaniel Deutsch about his new book on the religious and real estate forces that have turned Brooklyn's Orthodox Jews into a political and economic power. The book was also reviewed in Moment Magazine.
June 07, 2021 - Good Times
UCSC study reveals that virtual reality can alter time perception

Good Times interviewed Grayson Mullen, a cognitive science alumnus, and Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko about their research documenting a "time compression" effect in virtual reality.
June 03, 2021 - Fast Company
Three soft skills leaders need for hybrid work environments

Fast Company discussed research by Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish and Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree on the importance of understanding "conversation reciprocity" for teams in hybrid and remote work environments.
June 02, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘Their own intersection of pandemics’: Oral historians reflect on stories from UCSC’s year of crisis

Lookout Santa Cruz featured a story about The Empty Year, a collection of interviews about the past year of Covid-19, wildfires and racial unrest, gathered by students under the auspices of the Library’s Regional History Project.
June 02, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
His very own ‘Tour de cello’: Wistful over the lost year, UCSC senior on a graduation serenade mission

Lookout Santa Cruz featured upcoming politics and anthropology graduate Ross Piscitello in a story on his efforts to play cello at each residential college before graduation.
June 02, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz senior seizes dreams despite early challenges

A Santa Cruz Sentinel profile featured Alyssa Tamboura, an upcoming 2021 legal studies and philosophy graduate who founded the Walls to Bridges program.
June 02, 2021 - UPI
Ancient warming fueled massive marine dead zones in North Pacific

Ocean scientists Christina Ravelo and Karla Knudson were quoted in news coverage of their research on 'dead zones' in the North Pacific, including stories from UPI, Science Alert, Science Daily, EcoWatch, SciTechDaily, and other media outlets.
June 01, 2021 - The Atlantic
One More Reason to Admire Elephant Trunks

Biologist Rita Mehta was quoted in an Atlantic article about how elephants use their trunks.
June 01, 2021 - STAT
Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts

Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in coverage of her team's work on a complete human genome sequence, including news stories in STAT, Science Times, BioSpace, Freethink, and other media outlets.

May

May 26, 2021 - The Los Angeles Review of Books
At Shul, We Drink Single Malt: On “A Fortress in Brooklyn”

The Los Angeles Review of Books featured an article about a "groundbreaking new book, A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg," co-authored by history professor Nathaniel Deutsch.
May 28, 2021 - KQED
Warming Oceans, Stronger Swells: Big Wave Surfers Ride More Powerful Waves

Ocean scientist Borja Reguero was quoted in a KQED news story about climate change and big wave surfing.
May 27, 2021 - Daily Galaxy
Milky Way’s Emerging Behemoth — Our Supermassive Black Hole Will Grow to 25 Times Its Present Size

Astronomer Sandra Faber was quoted in a Daily Galaxy article about the growth of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
May 27, 2021 - Progressive Cattle
Simmental and bison genomes released

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in an article in Progressive Cattle about the completion of high-quality genomes of bison and Simmental cattle.
May 26, 2021 - News-Medical Net
Novel compound similar to psychedelic drug can reverse effects of stress in mice

Biologist Yi Zuo was quoted in coverage of her research on a novel compound for treating stress, including stories in News-Medical Net, Science Daily, Drug Target Review, and other media outlets.
May 25, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
Biden opens California coast to offshore wind turbines

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in news stories in the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, and other media outlets about plans for offshore wind turbines in California.
May 25, 2021 - Good Times
Scientists Race to Rescue Endangered Black Abalone

Biologists Wendy Bragg and Peter Raimondi were featured in a Good Times story about their efforts to rescue endangered black abalone on the Big Sur coast.
May 21, 2021 - WHYY
When DNA Research Doesn’t Benefit All of Us

Professor of Sociology Jenny Reardon, who is the founding director of the Science & Justice Research Center, was interviewed by The Pulse radio show on Philadelphia station WHYY about lessons learned from the last quarter century of efforts to study variation in human genomes.
May 24, 2021 - The New York Times
Small Businesses Have Surged in Black Communities. Was It the Stimulus?

Economics Professor Rob Fairlie spoke with The New York Times about how unemployment has influenced entrepreneurship trends in the wake of the pandemic.
May 23, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘My dream institution’: UCSC’s new arts dean has been all over the academic map, says this is the magic place

Lookout Santa Cruz featured a story about the appointment of Celine Parreñas Shimizu as new dean of the UCSC Arts Division.
May 21, 2021 - New York Times
How Andrew Yang Won Over Orthodox Brooklyn

History professor Nathaniel Deutsch was quoted in the New York Times for a story about the role of Hasidic yeshivas in New York City’s mayoral race.
May 23, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
No, those strange lights seen over Bay Area aren't UFOs. Here's what experts say is going on

Astronomers Paul Lynam and Raja GuhaThakurta were quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about a chain of Starlink satellites that were visible from the Bay Area.
May 20, 2021 - KSBW
AAPI Heritage: Remembering the Watsonville Riots of 1930

Associate Professor of Sociology Steven McKay was interviewed alongside history doctoral candidate Meleia Simon-Reynolds and history undergraduate Nick Nasser for a KSBW story about efforts to preserve the history of Watsonsville's first Filipino immigrants.
May 21, 2021 - CNN
Mysterious fast radio bursts traced to spiral galaxy arms

Astronomer Alexandra Mannings was quoted in coverage of her research on fast radio bursts, including stories from CNN, Space.com, Science News, Cosmos, Universe Today, and other media outlets.
May 20, 2021 - Discover Magazine
Could Sea Otters Help Save California’s Vanishing Kelp Forests?

Biologist Joshua Smith was featured in a Discover magazine article about his research on sea otters and kelp forests in Monterey Bay.
May 21, 2021 - Vox
The CDC’s mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Vox article about the CDC guidelines regarding wearing masks after being vaccinated for COVID-19.
May 19, 2021 - Daily Mail
DNA analysis reveals North America horses that died out 11,000 years ago were related to the horses of 16th century European settlers

Biologists Alisa Vershinina and Beth Shapiro were quoted in coverage of their research on the evolutionary history of horses, including stories in the Daily Mail, Yahoo News, SciTechDaily, Horse Talk, and other media outlets.
May 18, 2021 - The Conversation
Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality

Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud wrote an article for The Conversation based on research from his forthcoming new book.
May 16, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz undergrads provide books to kids with incarcerated family member

Santa Cruz Sentinel interviewed legal studies undergraduate Matt Sioson about his recent Strauss Foundation award win, which will support his work with the Walls to Bridge Book Project. KSBW also interviewed Sioson and other UC Santa Cruz students and alumni about this story.
May 06, 2021 - The Atlantic
The Surprisingly Complex History Behind 90 Day Fiancé

Feminist studies professor Felicity Amaya Schaeffer was featured in The Atlantic magazine's The Experiment podcast in a segment about what a guilty-pleasure reality show teaches us about immigration and democracy in America.
May 12, 2021 - News-Medical
Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in coverage of his research on a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, including stories in News-Medical, Daily Mail, Medical Device Network, Santa Cruz Patch, and other media outlets.
May 10, 2021 - Medical Xpress
New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants

Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was featured in coverage of his research on genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Medical Xpress, GenomeWeb, Lab Manager, 7th Space, and other media outlets.
May 10, 2021 - Wired
US Teens Can Get Their Covid Shot. What’s Next for Schools?

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about the approval of a Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
May 07, 2021 - Science News for Students
Urchin takeover underlies California’s vanishing kelp forests

Biologists Joshua Smith and Mark Carr were featured in a Science News article about the collapse of California's kelp forest ecosystems.
May 06, 2021 - The Conversation
Why people with disabilities are at greater risk of going hungry – especially during a pandemic

Anthropology Professor Melissa Caldwell wrote for The Conversation about how food insecurity affects people with disabilities.
May 05, 2021 - PacificSun
Tamál Húye: Coast Miwoks Fight for Recognition of Point Reyes’ Indigenous History

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Tsim Schneider spoke with the Pacific Sun about the ways in which traditional anthropology narratives have erased the resilience and survival of Coast Miwok people.
May 05, 2021 - KAZU
Experimenting With Mushrooms To Try And Heal Toxic Burn Scars In Santa Cruz

KAZU interviewed Environmental Studies professor Greg Gilbert about the ability of mushrooms and other fungi to remove toxins from a landscape.
May 04, 2021 - Marketwatch
Gig work could change under Biden’s Labor secretary. Here’s how

Marketwatch discussed research on gig workers in the Bay Area by Chris Benner, a professor of sociology and environmental studies and the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
May 06, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
We can’t hold back rising oceans. We can only move out of the way

Geologist Gary Griggs wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about the effects that sea level rise will have on the California coast and our options for dealing with it.
May 03, 2021 - The Conversation
Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

Environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin coauthored an article for The Conversation on the potential benefits of installing solar panels over California's system of water conveyance canals.
May 02, 2021 - Mid-Day (India)
Casteless Mumbai is a myth

Associate professor of history Juned Shaikh was featured in India’s daily newspaper, Mid-Day, for a story on how a city that's hailed as cosmopolitan is not just one of haves and have-nots, but one steeped in caste prejudices too.
May 03, 2021 - Bloomberg News
Scientists Are Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans

Ocean scientist Meredith McPherson was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about a breeding program for sunflower sea stars as part of an effort to restore Northern California kelp forests.

April

April 30, 2021 - Voices of Monterey Bay
From the Spice Girls to Malala: Media portrayals of “girl power” should be more nuanced

Latin American & Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft discussed her recent paper on media portrayals of girl activists with Voices of Monterey Bay.
April 28, 2021 - Die Zeit
Filler words: From pause fillers to elements of discourse

Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree's research on the importance of filler words was discussed in an article by Die Zeit, one of German's most widely read newspapers.
April 28, 2021 - Financial Express
Riding the unicorns

Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion piece for Financial Express about the growth of companies valued over $1 billion in India.
April 27, 2021 - The Conversation
Arbor Day should be about growing trees, not just planting them

Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl coauthored an article for The Conversation about the need to shift the focus from tree-planting to tree-growing in order to maximize benefits.
April 22, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
Solar panels on California’s canals could save water and help fight climate change

The Los Angeles Times featured research from Brandi McKuin and Elliott Campbell on canal-spanning solar systems in their "Boiling Point" weekly climate change and environmental newsletter. This research was also featured recently on KSRO and The Independent.
April 22, 2021 - Vogue
Saving the Super Bloom: Why California’s Wildflowers Are Under Siege

A Vogue article about California wildflowers cited research on "solar canals" by environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin and Professor Elliott Campbell as an example of how renewable energy could be developed while preserving wildflower habitat.
April 26, 2021 - KION-TV
Three UC Santa Cruz professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

KION-TV ran a story about professors Angela Davis, James Estes, and Barbara Rogoff joining the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
April 28, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Vaccine Safety: The risk versus the reward

Biologist Susan Carpenter wrote a commentary for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the safety of vaccines and their importance in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 27, 2021 - Astronomy
Are exoplanets with oxygen atmospheres overrated?

Planetary scientist Joshua Krissansen-Totton was quoted in an Astronomy magazine article about his research on the reliability of oxygen as a biosignature in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
April 25, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz researchers secure funding for sleep pattern research

Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in stories about her research on biological clocks and sleep patterns in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Good Times.
April 24, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Researchers, robots dive into what makes some bay algal blooms toxic

Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about research on toxic algae in Monterey Bay.
April 22, 2021 - Good Times
UCSC Climate Conference Will Address Food Security

Good Times interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Stacy Philpott about UCSC's upcoming seventh annual Confronting Climate Change Conference.
April 22, 2021 - Forbes
Four Ways To Spark Watercooler Moments For Your Remote Team

Forbes cited research from psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish and Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree in an article about the challenges of remote work. Guydish was also interviewed for a recent article in The Walrus.
April 22, 2021 - LAist
'She Coughs When She's Sleeping': Life In Polluted Pacoima

Recent environmental studies alumnus Aaron Ortiz was featured in LAist for his efforts to monitor air pollution in his hometown of Pacoima.
April 23, 2021 - Hakai Magazine
The Unlikely Success of Fish Sticks

Hakai Magazine interviewed environmental studies researcher Brandi McKuin about the carbon footprint of Alaska pollock used to produce fish sticks. This story was also published in Smithsonian Magazine and The Atlantic.
April 23, 2021 - CBS Sacramento
‘Solar Canals’ In California Could Save Water, Fight For Climate Change

CBS Sacramento interviewed environmental studies researcher Brandi McKuin about her recent paper analyzing the economic feasibility of covering California's canals with solar panels.
April 21, 2021 - Popular Science
Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kai Zhu commented on a new study about the carbon sequestration effects of Andean forests for an article in Popular Science.
April 21, 2021 - The New York Times
In Vermont, Isolating Inmates Kept Covid at Bay, but at a Price

Psychology Professor Craig Haney weighed in on the effects of pandemic-era isolation policies in prisons in Vermont for an article in The New York Times.
April 21, 2021 - Inside Higher Ed
My Students Started a Discord Server. Now What?

Sociology lecturer Megan McNamara coauthored an article with Associate Director for Instructional Design and Development Aaron Zachmeier for Inside Higher Ed.
April 20, 2021 - Harper’s Magazine
Narco in Chief: How America enables corruption in Honduras

Harper’s Magazine cited a passage from emerita professor of history Dana Frank’s recent book, The Long Honduran Night, in a story about the long history of U.S. support for corruption in Honduras.
April 19, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘Run out of town at 33,’ Danny Scheie returns to Santa Cruz for a fitting Shakespearian farewell

Lookout Santa Cruz featured a story about Theater Arts professor Danny Scheie and an event to honor his retirement as a benefit for a newly established scholarship fund in his name for UCSC theater students.
April 19, 2021 - The Washington Post
An ‘insane’ covid lockdown two miles from the Capitol, with no end in sight

Psychology Professor Craig Haney spoke with The Washington Post about the effects of pandemic lockdown conditions at the Washington D.C. jail. He was also quoted in a subsequent followup story.
April 16, 2021 - ABC News
'The pinnacle of technology in 1888' is still alive at the Lick Observatory

Astronomer Elinor Gates was featured in a story about Lick Observatory on KXTV ABC10 (Sacramento ABC affiliate).
April 15, 2021 - Bloomberg News
New Study Puts a Dollar Figure on Protection From Coral Reefs

Coastal scientists Borja Reguero and Mike Beck were quoted in coverage of their research on the flood protection value of U.S. coral reefs, including stories from Bloomberg News, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Yahoo News, Insurance News Net, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
April 15, 2021 - Science
DNA from cave dirt tells tale of how some Neanderthals disappeared

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Science magazine story about new findings from Neanderthal DNA recovered from ancient cave sediments.
April 14, 2021 - KAZU
Sea Otters — The Guardians of Monterey Bay’s Kelp Forest

Biologist Josh Smith was featured in a KAZU news story about his research on sea otters and kelp forests in Monterey Bay.
April 16, 2021 - Popular Science
Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven

Planetary scientists Myriam Telus and Maggie Thompson were quoted in coverage of their research on exoplanet atmospheres, including stories in Popular Science, Space.com, Business Insider, Universe Today, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
April 15, 2021 - Good Times
Meet the New Head of Entrepreneurial Innovation at UCSC

Good Times ran a profile of Marco Rolandi, the new faculty director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development.
April 09, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
UC Santa Cruz’s Theater Arts Department’s ‘The Comedy of Errors’ starring Danny Scheie

The San Francisco Chronicle ran an article about a sendoff event for soon-to-be retired theater arts professor Danny Scheie to help establish a new UCSC scholarship fund in his name.
April 08, 2021 - Mission Local
A timely lesson at McEvoy Arts

Mission Local published a story about "Lessons of the Hour," a 10-screen film and photo installation by arts professor Isaac Julien on exhibition at the McEvoy Arts gallery.
April 08, 2021 - KION-TV
Congressman Panetta holds meeting with AAPI community on anti-Asian hate crimes

History professor Alice Yang was quoted in a KION-TV news story about a virtual meeting with Central Coast Asian American and Pacific Islander community members to address the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes locally and nationally.
April 14, 2021 - Reuters
Asian-American businesses suffer outsized pandemic toll

Reuters cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie in an article about the pandemic's disproportionate impact on Asian-American business owners.
April 14, 2021 - Fox 5 NY News
Fidget toys explode in popularity

Computational Media Professor Katherine Isbister was quoted in a Fox News story about the popularity of fidget toys.
April 14, 2021 - Science Times
Oxygen False Positives: Study Shows Ways to Get Oxygen in Lifeless Atmosphere

Astronomers Joshua Krissansen-Totton and Jonathan Fortney were quoted in coverage of their research on potential biosignatures in the atmospheres of exoplanets, including stories in Science Times, Universe Today, Big Think, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
April 08, 2021 - Palm Springs Desert Sun
California spends $12.8M more on the Salton Sea, finally appoints analyst to study seawater importation

The Palm Springs Desert Sun shared the news that Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad is expected to lead a review of proposals to rewater the Salton Sea for the state Natural Resources Agency.
April 11, 2021 - Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: How to save beaches and coastlines from climate change disasters

Marine scientist Mike Beck published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, with an accompanying video, about the value of natural defenses against coastal flooding.
April 10, 2021 - Salon
Why some physicists are skeptical about the muon experiment that hints at "new physics"

Physicist Bruce Schumm was quoted in a Salon article about new results from a particle physics experiment called Muon g-2.
April 09, 2021 - CBS News
Peregrine Falcon Chicks Hatch in Nest at Top of PG&E’s San Francisco Headquarters

Zeka Glucs, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group, was featured in coverage of peregrine falcon chicks hatching in a nest box on the PG&E building in San Francisco, including stories from KPIX (San Francisco CBS), KION, KTVU, and NBC Bay Area TV news.
April 02, 2021 - Good Times Santa Cruz
Watching flames turn to forests

Environmental studies Ph.D. candidate Justin Luong spoke with Good Times about a new project with the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, the California Native Plant Society, and citizen scientists to monitor ecosystem recovery following the CZU Lightning Complex fires.
April 06, 2021 - NBC News
White Shark Influx in Monterey Bay Linked to Climate Change

Shark researcher Salvador Jorgensen was featured in a NBC News story about white sharks in Monterey Bay.
April 03, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
Rush to rescue thousands of endangered abalone buried in Big Sur landslides

Biologists Pete Raimondi and Wendy Bragg were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about efforts to save black abalone buried by debris flows and landslides on the Big Sur coast.
April 02, 2021 - KQED
Searching for Exoplanets

Astrobiologist Natalie Batalha was interviewed on KQED Newsroom about the search for exoplanets and life on other planets.
April 05, 2021 - The New Yorker
Nathaniel Mackey’s Long Song

The New Yorker magazine published a feature story about acclaimed poet and UCSC professor emeritus of literature, Nathaniel Mackey.
April 02, 2021 - KAZU
What A Decade Of Counting Seeds Tells Us About Future West Coast Forests

KAZU visited UCSC's Forest Ecology Research Plot to learn about long-term monitoring efforts with Environmental Studies Professor Greg Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kai Zhu, and ecology and evolutionary biology student Ishana Shukla.
April 01, 2021 - The New York Times
New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails

Psychology Professor Craig Haney spoke with The New York Times about changes to solitary confinement policies. This story was also covered by Courthouse News Service.

March

March 29, 2021 - National Geographic
Why too much family togetherness might be stressing out kids

National Geographic interviewed Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia about how pandemic-era family dynamics affect children and teens.
March 26, 2021 - NBC-LX
The ‘Cult' and Contradictions of the American Flag

Film and Digital Media Professor Sharon Daniel was interviewed on NBC-LX news for a story about the shifting meanings of the American flag in a divided country.
March 20, 2021 - New York Times
The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings

A New York Times piece about the recent violent attacks on Asian women cited a passage from the book “Unbound Feet” by the late UCSC historian and emerita professor of American studies, Judy Yung.
March 22, 2021 - The Guardian
'The fakery is all part of the fun': the hoax of the mirror selfie

History of Art and Visual Culture professor Derek Conrad Murray was quoted in The Guardian for an article about fake selfies and online culture.
March 26, 2021 - Public Radio International
Biden administration looks at why migrants flee Honduras

Emerita history professor Dana Frank was interviewed for stories on Public Radio International’s "The World" program and NPR, BBC News Mundo and the Financial Times about corruption in Honduras and the Biden administration’s response to migrants fleeing that country.
March 31, 2021 - Science News
Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines may block infection as well as disease

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News article about the ability of vaccines to prevent not only COVID-19 disease, but also infection and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
March 23, 2021 - CNN Business
Amazon was supposed to kill Instacart. Instead Instacart became a mini-Amazon

CNN Business interviewed Sociology and Environmental Studies Professor Chris Benner about how online retail is changing the grocery industry.
March 28, 2021 - The New York Times
US prisons start to resume allowing visits to inmates, with added virus precautions

The New York Times interviewed Psychology Professor Craig Haney about the reinstatement of prison visitation and what this experience may be like for incarcerated people and their families.
March 31, 2021 - NBC News
Coronavirus pandemic slowdown has made the oceans quieter, which has been good for whales

Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a NBC News story about the effects on whales of reduced ocean noise due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 26, 2021 - Nature World News
This is How Oceanic Chemistry Changes on Sea Levels Affects Global Carbon Cycle

Ocean scientist Adina Paytan's research on ocean chemistry and the global carbon cycle was covered by Nature World News and Science Daily.
March 31, 2021 - NPR
In Hotter Climate, 'Zombie' Urchins Are Winning And Kelp Forests Are Losing

Ocean scientist Meredith McPherson and biologist Joshua Smith were featured in continued coverage of their research on California kelp forests on NPR's Morning Edition and in Science News and Monterey County Weekly.
March 24, 2021 - Discover Magazine
What The Shade-Grown Label Means on Your Coffee

Environmental studies postdoctoral scholar Estelí Jiménez-Soto talked with Discover Magazine about the tensions between environmental benefits and working conditions in shade-grown coffee production.
March 24, 2021 - KCRW
Covering canals with solar panels could save California billions of gallons of water, says new study

Environmental Studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin joined the Press Play radio program on KCRW to discuss findings from her latest paper with Professor Elliott Campbell and collaborators at UC Merced. This research was also covered by CBC Radio and ABC 30.
March 24, 2021 - Financial Times
‘Mini-brains’ research brings neural development breakthrough

Biomolecular engineer Sofie Salama was quoted in a Financial Times article about new research on genes involved in determining brain size.
March 25, 2021 - Courthouse News Service
California Condor Recovery Plans to Expand to the Pacific Northwest

Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a Courthouse News Service story about California condor recovery plans.
March 24, 2021 - Psychology Today
Sexual and Gender Diversity in an Era of Radical Authenticity

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack kicked off his new column for Psychology Today with an article about how a new generation is leading a revolution in how we think about sexual and gender diversity.
March 22, 2021 - The Mercury News
7 of the Bay Area’s best public gardens to find inspiration

The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden were featured in a list of top public gardens in the Bay Area by The Mercury News.
March 24, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
The Lord of Lizard Land: UCSC’s charismatic biologist Barry Sinervo remembered for passion and commitment

Colleagues Bruce Lyon and Paul Koch remembered biologist Barry Sinervo in an obituary in Lookout Santa Cruz.
March 24, 2021 - SFGate
How one of Big Sur's oldest institutions is thinking about the future

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a SFGate article about the impact of landslides and road closures on the Henry Miller Library and the Big Sur community in general.
March 22, 2021 - Physics World
Porous carbon aerogels might power future Mars missions

Chemist Yat Li's research on low-temperature supercapacitors was featured in Physics World.
March 19, 2021 - Ars Technica
The economics of covering California’s water system with solar panels

Ars Technica covered the latest research from Environmental Studies Postdoctoral Researcher Brandi McKuin and Professor Elliott Campbell about the economic feasibility of covering the state's water conveyance canals with solar panels. This research was also covered in Popular Science, Gizmodo, Courthouse News and other outlets.
March 19, 2021 - WIRED
Why covering canals with solar panels is a power move

WIRED interviewed Brandi McKuin, an environmental studies postdoctoral researcher, about her new paper with Environmental Studies Professor Elliott Campbell that showed the potential benefits of covering California's water conveyance canals with solar panels.
March 17, 2021 - KTVU FOX 2
One year later: How COVID killed small businesses

Economics Professor Rob Fairlie spoke with Bay Area television station KTVU about how businesses have fared a year into the pandemic.
March 17, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
California elephant seals battle fear and hunger in their epic migration across the Pacific

Biologist Roxanne Beltran was featured in coverage of her research on elephant seals, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, Hakai magazine, the Conversation, France24, and other media outlets.
March 12, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz Shakespeare looks to return to outdoors at Audrey Stanley Grove

A Santa Cruz Sentinel story noted that this year, in conjunction with the UC Santa Cruz Shakespeare Workshop and Humanities Institute, Santa Cruz Shakespeare will tackle one of Shakespeare’s most fascinating and vexing plays, Troilus & Cressida.
March 17, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
Exhibits convey incarcerated artists’ spirit: ‘No matter what I did … there’s beauty inside me’

A story in the San Francisco Chronicle spotlighted Barring Freedom, an exhibition co-curated by UCSC’s Institute of Arts and Sciences.
March 16, 2021 - New York Times
Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Debate

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a New York Times article about how much social distancing is needed in schools to limit coronavirus transmission.
March 16, 2021 - Science
Watch dolphins ‘talk’ to each other to synchronize their behaviors

Biologist Shawn Noren was quoted in a Science magazine story about dolphin communication.
March 16, 2021 - The Washington Post
As Uber avoided paying into unemployment, the federal government helped thousands of its drivers weather the pandemic

Sociology Professor Chris Benner was quoted by The Washington Post as part of an article documenting how app-based workers fell back on federal pandemic aid intended for small businesses.
March 15, 2021 - KQED
In Central California, Sea Otters Feast on Purple Urchins. And That's Good for Kelp

Biologist Joshua Smith and ocean scientist Meredith McPherson were featured in ongoing coverage of their research on kelp forests, including stories from KQED Radio, Inside Climate News, and Good Times.
March 10, 2021 - KALW
Keeping youth politically engaged after they voted in record numbers last year

Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez talked with San Francisco public radio station KALW about what it might take to keep young voters politically engaged following their high turnout rates in the 2020 elections.
March 10, 2021 - Science
Critics decry access, transparency issues with key trove of coronavirus sequences

Genomics experts Angie Hinrichs and David Haussler were quoted in a Science news story about difficulties getting access to coronavirus genome data.
March 10, 2021 - Mongabay
‘Minke whales for dinner’: Norway’s controversial whale hunt is still on

Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in a Mongabay article about Norway's plans to kill more than 1,200 minke whales this year.
March 10, 2021 - Popular Science
Surprise! Earth Has a Secret Hidden Layer

Geophysicist Quentin Williams was quoted in a Popular Science article about Earth's inner core.
March 10, 2021 - IFL Science
Scientists Discover Key Ingredient Behind Tiny Glittery Squid's Symbiotic Bacterial Glow

Biochemist Laura Sanchez was quoted in coverage of her research on bioluminescent squid, including stories in IFL Science, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
March 10, 2021 - Popular Science
How scientists helped Alaska’s “Rat Island” shake off its namesake rodents

Biologist Don Croll was quoted in coverage of research on the effects of eradicating rats from Alaska's "Rat Island" in Popular Science, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
March 10, 2021 - Smithsonian
Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed

Ocean scientists Meredith McPherson and Raphael Kudela and biologist Joshua Smith were quoted in continuing coverage of their research on kelp forests, including stories from Smithsonian, KION TV, IFL Science, EuroNews, and other media outlets.
March 10, 2021 - CalMatters
‘Revolutionary’ federal stimulus bill could cut California child poverty by half

CalMatters interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about how funding through the child tax credit extension could alleviate financial anxiety and allow parents to seek new economic opportunities.
March 08, 2021 - Good Times Santa Cruz
Study Finds Climate Change Alters West Coast Trees

Good Times Santa Cruz talked with Environmental Studies Professor and Founding Director of the Forest Ecology Research Plot Greg Gilbert and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kai Zhu about how data collected by student interns is contributing to larger studies of climate change impacts on forests.
March 05, 2021 - CBSN Bay Area
North Bay Student Maximus Vega Overcame Huge Obstacles To Excel

CBSN Bay Area celebrated UC Santa Cruz first-year psychology student Maximus Vega for the challenges he overcame during middle school and high school on his way to becoming a proud Banana Slug today.
March 08, 2021 - The Times
Otters to the rescue of dying kelp forest in California

Biologist Joshua Smith was quoted in coverage of his research on sea otters and kelp forests in Monterey Bay, including stories in the Times (U.K.), BBC Science Focus, Independent, Inverse, Santa Cruz Sentinel, ZME Science, Courthouse News, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
March 04, 2021 - SF Weekly
The Many Sides of Frederick Douglass

SF Weekly published a feature story about the work of UCSC distinguished professor of the arts Isaac Julien.
March 05, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
New satellite images show Northern California's kelp forest almost gone. Here's the reason

Ocean scientist Meredith McPherson was featured in coverage of her research on Northern California kelp forests, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, CBS Sacramento, KTLA, Associated Press, SciTech Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
March 04, 2021 - The Atlantic
This Black Hole Probably Shouldn’t Exist

Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in an Atlantic news story about new findings regarding the black hole Cygnus X-1.
March 03, 2021 - The Washington Post
OPINION-Dana Frank: Biden must end U.S. policy shoring up the corrupt and authoritarian regime in Honduras

The Washington Post featured an op-ed by history professor Dana Frank urging the Biden administration to end years of U.S. support for a corrupt regime in Honduras led by a repressive dictator.
March 02, 2021 - Good Times
African American Theater Arts Troupe Celebrates 30th Anniversary

The Santa Cruz Good Times published a cover story about the three-decade history of UCSC’s African American Theater Arts Troupe.
March 03, 2021 - The Counter
Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland is growing. A Missouri lawmaker wants to ban it in the state.

An article on foreign investor ownership of U.S. farmland by The Counter quoted Assistant Professor Madeleine Fairbairn's book Fields of Gold: Financing the Global Land Rush.
March 03, 2021 - CNBC
Asian-owned small businesses saw an outsized pandemic impact last year

CNBC cited Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research in a story about how Asian-owned businesses have struggled to recover since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 03, 2021 - Financial Express
How not to reform the economy — Political strength should not lead to intellectual weakness in designing economic reforms

Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express examining what went wrong with agricultural reforms in India that led to farmer protests.
March 02, 2021 - National Geographic
Planting trees helps fight climate change—but we need billions more seedlings

Environmental Studies professor Karen Holl was interviewed by National Geographic about the importance of planning for survival in tree-planting efforts.
March 02, 2021 - BioIT World
Building A Telomere-to-Telomere Human Pangenome Reference

Genomics expert Karen Miga was featured in articles in Bio-IT World and GenomeWeb about her work with the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium to build a comprehensive human reference genome.
March 02, 2021 - USA Today
California's Pacific Coast Highway is falling into the ocean. Is this the end of the road for one of America's most scenic drives?

Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in a USA Today article about coastal erosion and the fate of the Pacific Coast Highway.
March 01, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
No ‘variants of concern’ in first Santa Cruz County tests, though bulk of samples show California strain

Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz story about early results from genomic sequencing of coronavirus samples from Santa Cruz County.
March 01, 2021 - Salon
Will woolly mammoth cloning ever be a reality?

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Salon article about mammoth genomes and whether it would be possible to clone a mammoth.

February

February 26, 2021 - Business Insider
US coronavirus cases have dropped 70% in the last six weeks. Experts chalk it up to more immunity and better behavior.

Infectious diseases expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in Business Insider and San Diego Union-Tribune articles about falling coronavirus infection rates in the U.S., and in a Health Feedback review critiquing a Wall Street Journal opinion piece about "herd immunity."
February 23, 2021 - Good Times
Bay Area Author Tommy Orange on the Mythmaking of History

The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about acclaimed author Tommy Orange and the Humanities Institute's Deep Read program.
February 23, 2021 - The Guardian
'Deeply alarming corruption': US bill would sanction Honduran president

Emerita professor of history Dana Frank was quoted in The Guardian for a story about a group of influential Democratic senators who are introducing legistlation that would suspend U.S. assistance to Honduras. A story also appeared in Americas Quarterly.
February 25, 2021 - Guardian
Arctic ice loss forces polar bears to use four times as much energy to survive – study

Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in coverage of research on the effects of climate change in the Arctic on polar bears, narwhals, and other species, including stories in the Guardian, Times, and Daily Mail.
February 24, 2021 - Wired
Twinkling Black Holes Reveal an Invisible Cloud in Our Galaxy

Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Wired article about efforts to detect invisible clouds of gas within and between galaxies.
February 23, 2021 - KAZU
The Ones That Never Reopened: The Pandemic’s Impact On Local Businesses

Economics Professor Rob Fairlie talked with KAZU about the pandemic's impacts for a story about local businesses that have not been able to reopen.
February 24, 2021 - The Washington Post
1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow.

Psychology Professor Phil Hammack talked with The Washington Post about a new survey from Gallup that shows one in six adults in Generation Z identifies as LGBT.
February 22, 2021 - Marin Independent Journal
Marin women break barriers as new Eagle Scouts

Gina Schneider, who is studying education at UC Santa Cruz, is one of four women from Marin County who are joining the first class of female Eagle Scouts. Schneider told the Marin Independent Journal that her experience in scouting inspired her to want to become a teacher.
February 22, 2021 - Nature
Closing in on a complete human genome

Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured in a Nature news story about her work with the Telomere to Telomere Consortium to sequence all the human chromosomes from end to end.
February 22, 2021 - Earth Island Journal
Wildfire, Landslides Threaten California’s Endangered Black Abalone

Biologist Pete Raimondi was quoted in an article in Earth Island Journal about efforts to save black abalone threatened by debris flows from burned areas in Big Sur.
February 22, 2021 - Monterey Herald
Highway 1 in Big Sur: Washout, repair, repeat

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about the washed out section of Highway 1 in Big Sur.
February 17, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
African American Theater Arts Troupe celebrates 30 years with live online performance

The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about UCSC’s Cultural Arts & Diversity Resource Center’s public gala celebrating the 30th anniversary of its flagship theater ensemble, the African American Theater Arts Troupe.
February 18, 2021 - New York Times
Black Grief, White Grievance: Artists Search for Racial Justice

The New York Times featured a story about an exhibition co-curated by arts professor Mark Nash at the New Museum.
February 22, 2021 - Bloomberg News
U.S. Push to Find Covid Variants Remains Piecemeal, Disconnected

Genomics Institute Director David Haussler was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about U.S. efforts to track coronavirus variants.
February 08, 2021 - Cal Matters
Racial (in)justice and the UC budget crisis

Dean of Social Sciences Katharyne Mitchell coauthored an opinion piece for Cal Matters advocating for the protection of social sciences funding, due to the importance of these programs in social mobility for underrepresented minority students.
February 18, 2021 - Marketplace
Do looks matter for success in economics? Actually, they’re pretty important.

Marketplace interviewed Economics Professor Galina Hale about her recent paper documenting that levels of attractiveness can affect career success for economists. Hale says this demonstrates the importance of strategies to correct for implicit bias.
February 18, 2021 - Forbes
Prepare for gridlock if future of autonomous vehicles is plentiful cheap journeys

Forbes discussed the findings of a paper on the potential traffic and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles that was produced by Associate Professor Adam Millard-Ball through UCSC's Environmental Studies Department.
February 18, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Besides preventing symptoms, do vaccines combat COVID-19’s spread? A UCSC expert thinks so

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was featured in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about his analysis of COVID-19 vaccine data to determine if vaccination reduces transmission of the virus.
February 17, 2021 - Science
Mammoth molars yield the oldest DNA ever sequenced

Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in an article in Science about new findings from ancient DNA about the evolution of mammoths.
February 17, 2021 - Nature
Thunderstorms spew out gamma rays — these scientists want to know why

Physicist David Smith was quoted in a Nature news feature about research on terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, bursts of powerful radiation from thunderstorms.
February 12, 2021 - Monterey County Weekly
Why "noncitizen" is a better word than "alien"

The Monterey County Weekly interviewed linguistics professor Jaye Padgett for a story about the push to replace "alien" with "noncitizen" as a word to identify a foreigner or immigrant.
February 14, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County substance use disorder experts highlight growing overdose concerns

Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about factors contributing to a recent uptick in certain types of overdose deaths within Santa Cruz County.
February 16, 2021 - The Wall Street Journal
Shopify’s Secret Weapon Is Thousands of New Business Owners

Economics Professor Rob Fairlie was interviewed by The Wallstreet Journal about e-commerce trends and the risks of business startup failure during the pandemic.
February 12, 2021 - The Washington Post
Kamala Harris: The exodus of women from the workforce is a national emergency

Vice President Kamala Harris's recent op-ed for The Washington Post cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie that documented closures of women-owned businesses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
February 11, 2021 - Good Times
UCSC Researchers Win Grant to Develop More Sustainable Aquaculture

Environmental Studies Professor Anne Kapuscinski and Associate Research Professor Pallab Sarker talked with Good Times about their new aquaculture research facility at the UCSC Farm and shared what's next in their work to develop more sustainable aquaculture feed.
February 12, 2021 - Economist
Conversational computers have come a long way

Computer scientist Marilyn Walker was quoted in a story about conversational computers in the Economist.
February 08, 2021 - Reuters
Honduran president target of U.S. investigation, court filings show

Emeritus history professor and Honduras expert Dana Frank was quoted in a number of news outlets, including Reuters, The Guardian, and U.S. News & World Report, about new investigations into corruption by Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
February 10, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC gears up to to begin search for COVID-19 variants in Santa Cruz County

Biomolecular engineer Miten Jain and Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork were quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about a new program to begin genome sequencing of coronavirus samples to track variants of the virus.
February 10, 2021 - KION TV
Tracking the mutating COVID-19 virus: UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute speaks with KION

Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was featured in a KION TV News story about his work on tracking new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
February 07, 2021 - The Telegraph
In lockdown, 'weak-tie' friendships are the ones we're really missing most

Psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish was quoted in The Telegraph discussing his research on "conversation reciprocity."
February 09, 2021 - CBS Moneywatch
9 million U.S. small businesses fear they won't survive pandemic

CBS Moneywatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the House Committee on Small Business and shared his updated numbers on small business ownership rates through the end of 2020.
February 09, 2021 - Mongabay
For marine life, human noise pollution brings ‘death by a thousand cuts’

Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a Mongabay article about the effects of ocean noise on marine animals.
February 10, 2021 - Nature
The broken promise that undermines human genome research

Genome scientists David Haussler and Jim Kent were featured in a Nature article about the barriers to sharing genomic data.
February 09, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Current vaccines will aid against variant forms of COVID-19, UCSC professor says

Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the coronavirus.
February 09, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘The landscape of fear’: Big cats pay a price for avoiding areas now inhabited by humans

Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers talked with Lookout Santa Cruz about new research with Barry Nickel, director of the Center for Integrated Spatial Research. The team documented changes to puma ranges.
February 09, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay

Marine scientist Sal Jorgensen was quoted in coverage of his research on white sharks in Monterey Bay, including stories from the San Jose Mercury News, KSBW TV, and ABC News.
February 09, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz researchers receive cell research grant

Cell biologist William Sullivan was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on chromosome repair mechanisms.
February 05, 2021 - The Huffington Post
Planting trees sounds like a simple climate fix. It’s anything but.

Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl talked with The Huffington Post about the long-term commitments and careful planning it takes to truly utilize tree-planting as part of a climate change mitigation strategy.
February 04, 2020 - Popular Science
Wildlife corridors aren’t a new idea, but taking human resistance into account makes them much more effective

Popular Science cited a new paper by Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel as an example of how the "landscape of fear" impacts animal movements.
February 05, 2021 - Los Angeles Magazine
Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers

Los Angeles Magazine interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about his new research documenting the rise of gig work within the grocery industry during the pandemic.
February 06, 2021 - Guardian
California’s famed Highway 1 collapsed last week. It’s sure to happen again

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Guardian news story about coastal erosion and damage to Highway 1 in Big Sur.
February 05, 2021 - Salon
Is the pandemic making our social skills decay? Psychologists think so

Psychology Professor Craig Haney talked with Salon about how isolation during the pandemic may be affecting social skills.
February 04, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery

Lookout Santa Cruz covered Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's testimony before the House Committee on Small Business. Fairlie shared his latest research on the pandemic's economic impacts.
February 03, 2021 - Reuters
Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during pandemic, Fed survey finds

Reuters cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie documenting inequalities in the distribution of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
February 01, 2021 - The New Yorker
How Black Lives Matter Came to the Academy

The New Yorker magazine published an article by alumna Kristal Brent Zook (PH.D. History of Consciousness) about the progress in fighting decades of racial bias on college campuses.
February 02, 2021 - New York Times
The Webb Telescope, NASA’s Golden Surfer, Is Almost Ready, Again

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a New York Times article about the James Webb Space Telescope.
February 03, 2021 - Nature
Scientists call for fully open sharing of coronavirus genome data

David Haussler, director of the UCSC Genomics Institute, was quoted in a Nature news story about open sharing of coronavirus genome data.
February 03, 2021 - Anthropocene Magazine
Who’s afraid of who? Mountain lions fear and avoid humans

Anthropocene Magazine covered new research from Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel, which showed how the energetic cost of avoiding humans affects habitat use among local pumas.
February 02, 2021 - Quanta
Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search

Mathematician Martin Weissman was quoted in a Quanta article about a new proof regarding tetrahedrons.

January

January 11, 2021 - Corriere Della Sera
The 110 women of 2020 according to the Corriere

Italy’s most widely read newspaper, Corriere della Sera, ranked UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of sociology Camilla Hawthorne number 20 among the world's top women of the year for her research on the Black diaspora across the Mediterranean.
January 29, 2021 - Nature
Novavax offers first evidence that COVID vaccines protect people against variants

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the coronavirus.
January 28, 2021 - Good Times
How Seals Are Uncovering Secrets of the Southern Ocean

Marine ecologist Luis Huckstadt was featured in articles in Good Times and Santa Cruz Sentinel about his research in Antarctica.
January 27, 2020 - The Atlantic
The pandemic has erased entire categories of friendship

Psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish talked with The Atlantic about his recent research on "conversation reciprocity" and what it may tell us about the challenges of maintaining relationships while working remotely.
January 27, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
CZU burn scar is geologically different — and that might be reducing debris-flow risk

Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in articles in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Lookout Santa Cruz about the risk of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains as more rain falls on burned areas.
January 21, 2021 - KAZU
Saving The Endangered Languages Of The Monterey Bay Area

Monterey Bay NPR affiliate KAZU interviewed linguistics professor Maziar Toosarvandani for a story about how UCSC linguists are working to preserve indigenous languages spoken by communities originally from Mexico that are now living in the Monterey Bay area.
January 26, 2021 - Science News
Crushed space rocks hint at exoplanets’ early atmospheric makeup

Astrophysicist Maggie Thompson was featured in a Science News story about her research using meteorites to study exoplanet atmospheres.
January 26, 2021 - ABC News
California discloses math behind easing stay-at-home order

Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an Associated Press story, which ran on ABC News and other sites, about the lifting of stay-at-home orders in California.
January 26, 2021 - Buzzfeed
There's Good News And Bad News About The Coronavirus Variants And Vaccines

Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in a Buzzfeed news story about the new coronavirus variants.
January 24, 2021 - The Atlantic
The U.S. Must Do More to Care for Its Caregivers

Professor Catherine S. Ramírez coauthored an opinion piece for The Atlantic that highlights the disparities in coronavirus-related benefits and support received by older Americans, compared to their caregivers—home health aides and nursing assistants who are often immigrants.
January 25, 2021 - The Conversation
How history textbooks will deal with the US Capitol attack

Daisy Martin, director of The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz, joined a panel of experts gathered by The Conversation and weighed in on how textbooks might reflect the attack at the Capitol.
January 22, 2021 - Science Friday
Orange Is The New Black—For Bats

Biologist Winifred Frick was featured on the public radio program Science Friday discussing the discovery of a new bat species in West Africa.
January 19, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County NAACP hosts virtual MLK Day march

Associate professor of history David Anthony was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the decades-long struggle for social justice and equity by black communities across the country.
January 20, 2021 - ScienceLine
How the Biden administration can take action for biodiversity conservation

Biologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in a ScienceLine article about environmental policy and the Biden administration.
January 19, 2021 - New York Times
Missing: One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses

Astronomer Sandra Faber and her former graduate student Tod Lauer were featured in a New York Times article about research on the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.
January 14, 2021 - The Sacramento Bee
Some California jobs lost to COVID will never be the same. Here’s what experts say

The Sacramento Bee launched a new series on the future of work in California, and the first article included professor Chris Benner's insights on how the rise of gig work is affecting job quality in sectors like grocery retail as the pandemic fuels e-commerce.
January 14, 2021 - Symmetry
ATLAS releases ‘full orchestra’ of analysis instruments

Physicist Giordon Stark was quoted in an article in Symmetry magazine about the ATLAS collaboration's efforts to make datasets from their experiments at the Large Hadron Collider more widely available.
January 14, 2021 - New Atlas
"Spectacular" new species of orange bat discovered in West Africa

Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in coverage of the discovery of a new bat species, including stories in New Atlas, Independent, Sci-News, and other media outlets.
January 14, 2021 - IndieWire
Influencers: David Fincher & sound designer Ren Klyce

IndieWire published an extensive article about sound designer and music alumnus Ren Klyce, a seven-time Oscar nominee, and his decades long collaboration with film director David Fincher.
January 11, 2021 - International Examiner
In memoriam: Judy Yung (1946-2020): Scholar, writer, journalist, professor and San Francisco Bay Area trailblazer

International Examiner published a memorial tribute to the late UCSC emerita professor of American Studies, Judy Yung, who died at age 74.
January 08, 2021 - Bustle magazine
11 Books & Podcasts About Coups That Are Extra Relevant Right Now

Bustle magazine included emeritus history professor Dana Frank’s recent book, The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup, for a story about books that can help you make sense of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 08, 2021 - The Art Newspaper
Death row inmate designs garden installation by instructing university students through letters

The Art Newspaper featured a story about the Barring Freedom initiative and Solitary Garden art installation at UCSC, quoting Rachel Nelson, director of the Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
January 07, 2021 - Wallpaper magazine (London, UK)
Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021

Wallpaper magazine featured a story about the work of trailblazing installation artist, filmmaker and UCSC arts professor Isaac Julien, and his criteria for judging its annual design awards.
January 07, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle
That time a Cadillac drove through a stack of TVs at Cow Palace is now a book

The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about the legendary "Media Burn" performance staged by the Ant Farm art collective--co-founded by film and digital media emeritus professor Chip Lord--in San Franicsco on July 4, 1975.
January 06, 2021 - New York Times
52 places to love in 2021

Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and literature professor Jody Greene contributed a short piece about visiting Ladakh, India, to a New York Times story about the places that have delighted, inspired, and comforted readers in a dark year.
January 08, 2021 - NPR
At Google, Hundreds Of Workers Formed A Labor Union. Why? 'To Protect Ourselves'

NPR's recent reporting on the development of a new labor union at Google included professor Chris Benner's insights on labor trends in the tech sector.
January 03, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Talking times of tumult and triumph with UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive

Lookout Santa Cruz interviewed UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive about her first year leading the university.
January 06, 2021 - The Washington Post
Albertsons is laying off employees and replacing them with gig workers, as app platforms rise

Professor Chris Benner was interviewed by The Washington Post about the influences of Prop 22 in Albertsons' recent decision to replace employees with gig workers.
January 05, 2021 - Good Times
Everything You Wanted to Know About Wildfire and Its Aftermath

Students in the UCSC Science Communication Program answered readers' questions about the wildfires last summer in the latest Good Times cover story.
January 05, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz County Supervisor and UCSC professor address vaccine concerns

Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about her virtual Town Hall presentation about the coronavirus vaccines.
January 05, 2021 - Gizmodo
This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before

Astrophysicist Josiah Schwab was quoted in a Gizmodo news story about research on an unusual type of star.
January 03, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News
The hunt for COVID-19 genomes that could worsen pandemic

Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to track changes in the coronavirus genome sequence and the spread of different strains of the virus.