January

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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.   
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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. 
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.