September

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  September 20, 2018 - National Post

  Drugging detained children is like using a chemical straitjacket

  Sociology doctoral candidate Kati Barahona-Lopez coauthored an op-ed for The Conversation about the drugging of detained immigrant children, and it appeared in the National Post of Canada. 
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  September 17, 2018 - Popular Science

  A blindfolded sea otter named Selka shows how the critters find food in murky water

  Biologist Sarah McKay Strobel was featured in coverage of her research on sea otters, including stories in Popular Science, Scientific American, Scienmag, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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  September 18, 2018 - Paso Robles Daily News

  Student scientists conduct hands-on field research

  Anthropology lecturer Jay Reti was featured in a story about Paso Robles High School students who spent eight days doing hands-on field work as part of a new scientific collaborative that involves UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy.
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  September 18, 2018 - Slate

  Black Space, White Blindness

  Assistant Professor of Psychology Courtney Bonam's research on white stereotypes about black neighborhoods was featured in an article in Slate.
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  September 18, 2018 - Missourian

  Books N Bags: Kindergarten's the right time to start a little library

  The Missourian cited research by Psychology Professor Emeritus Dominic Massaro in an article about kindergartners and reading.
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  September 17, 2018 - Los Angeles Times

  Young Californians are politically aware, they just don't vote. Here's how we turn them out

  Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez and politics graduate student Randy Villegas penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about young voters and what it will take to boost their turnout in November.
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  September 14, 2018 - ArtDaily

  Julie Heffernan's first New York presentation in five years opens at P·P·O·W

  ArtDaily featured a story about arts alumna Julie Heffernan, who received a B.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking from UC Santa Cruz in 1981, and an M.F.A. in Painting at the Yale School of Art in 1985.
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  September 10, 2018 - Forbes magazine

  5 ways travel can help create your dream career

  Forbes magazine featured an interview with playwright, actor, and assistant professor of theater arts Amy Mihyang Ginther, whose one-woman show, "Homeful: A New Solo Play About Roots & Restlessness," debuts this fall off Broadway as part of United Solo, the world's largest solo theater festival.
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  September 14, 2018 - Sapiens

  Surviving Climate Change in Italy

  Sapiens published a feature about Associate Professor of Anthropology Andrew Mathews, who is conducting climate-change research in Italy.
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  September 13, 2018 - Gizmodo

  Plan to build a genetic Noah’s ark includes a staggering 66,000 species

  David Haussler, director of the UCSC Genomics Institute, was quoted in coverage of plans to sequence the genomes of all vertebrate species, including stories in Gizmodo, The Scientist, Science, and other media outlets.
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  September 12, 2018 - CompassQ

  Distressing statistics about HIV testing and prevention

  CompassQ covered the results of a study by Psychology Professor Phil Hammack that assessed the use of HIV prevention medication and HIV testing among sexually active gay and bisexual men.
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  September 06, 2018 - Live Science

  This Plan to Bring Back an Extinct Ice-Age Horse Species Is an Extreme Long Shot, Scientists Say

  Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a LiveScience story about the discovery of a mummified baby horse in Siberia and long odds against any attempt to clone it.
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  September 06, 2018 - Daily Mail

  Fast-evolving lizards can change their color within a single lifetime to survive new environments

  Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in coverage of his research on evolutionary processes in side-blotched lizards, including stories in the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Yahoo News, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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  September 04, 2018 - Edible Monterey Bay

  On the Farm: Genius and Justice

  Edible Monterey Bay published a feature about the Center for Agroecology's apprenticeship in organic farming and gardening.
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  September 04, 2018 - Santa Cruz Tech Beat

  Students “veg out” on the physics of music

  Physics lecturer Stephanie Bailey was quoted in a Santa Cruz Tech Beat story about her summer course on the physics of music, in which COSMOS students carved vegetables into playable musical instruments.
  
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  September 03, 2018 - PhysOrg

  Tracking marine migrations across geopolitical boundaries aids conservation

  Biologists Dan Costa and Autumn-Lynn Harrison were quoted in coverage of their research on marine migrations, including stories from PhysOrg, ECO Magazine, TerraMar, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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  September 02, 2018 - Salon

  Would Trump's Impeachment Kill the Economy?

  Economist Ajay Shenoy was among the experts consulted by Salon for an article about the impact a Trump impeachment would have on the economy.
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  September 02, 2018 - WRAL

  Black business ownership didn't increase 400 percent this year

  Economist Rob Fairlie, an expert on entrepreneurship, was quoted in a WRAL News story about the growth of black-owned businesses.

August

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  August 28, 2018 - KPIX-CBS TV-BayArea

  A Tidal Wave Of Student Protests Swept Over The Bay Area In the 1960s

  San Francisco's KPIX-TV featured feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker in a story about how the 1960s brought an explosion of student activism that would define the decade and forever change the country.
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  August 27, 2018 - GQ magazine

  Cary Fukunaga Doesn't Mind Taking Notes from Netflix's Algorithm

  GQ magazine ran a feature story about UC Santa Cruz alumnus and Emmy Award-winning film and television director Cary Fukunaga ('99, B.A. history).
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  August 30, 2018 - Washington Post

  How energy companies set off earthquakes miles away from their waste dumps

  Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Thomas Goebel were quoted in widespread coverage of their research on earthquakes caused by injection wells, including stories in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Environmental News Network, Science Daily, and other media outlets. Brodsky also wrote about the findings for The Conversation, and her article was published in many other media outlets.
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  August 28, 2018 - NBC News

  Can we turn carbon dioxide to stone to fight climate change?

  Marine scientist Greg Rau was quoted in a story about carbon capture technology from NBC News, MSN, and other media outlets.
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  August 25, 2018 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Wanted: Activist in residence

  Sylvanna Falcon, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies and director of the Research Center for the Americas, was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel column about the center's search for an "activist in residence."
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  August 27, 2018 - Chemical & Engineering News

  Building bioethics into the future of life sciences innovation

  Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon was featured in a story about genomics and bioethics that appeared in Chemical & Engineering News.
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  August 26, 2018 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Environmental advocates line up against Trump administration marine policy

  Anne Kapuscinski, professor of environmental studies and director of the new Coastal Science and Policy Program, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about local opposition to an executive order signed by President Trump that revokes numerous ocean protections.
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  August 23, 2018 - Phoenix Magazine

  Exchange Rate

  Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett was featured in a Phoenix Magazine article about Arizona schools that are recruiting teachers from overseas.
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  August 22, 2018 - Psychology Today

  How "Trial by Media" Can Undermine the Courtroom

  In an article about how media bias impacts the right to a fair trial, Psychology Today cited research by Psychology Professor Craig Haney.
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  August 22, 2018 - CBC News

  Scientists find bone from Neanderthal-Denisovan 'love child'

  Paleogenomics expert Ed Green was quoted in stories from CBC News, National Geographic, and other media outlets about the discovery of a fossil bone fragment from a Neanderthal-Denisovan hybrid.
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  August 22, 2018 - American Scientist

  Why do galaxies start out as cosmic pickles?

  Physicist Joel Primack wrote an article about galaxy formation for American Scientist magazine.