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April

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, 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 - Business Insider
How to bake a meteorite — scientists are heating up space rocks to recreate the birth of planets

Planetary scientists Myriam Telus and Maggie Thompson were quoted in coverage of their research on exoplanet atmospheres, including stories in Business Insider, 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, 2020 - 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, 2020 - 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, 2020 - 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, 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.