June

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  June 26, 2019 - Washington Post

  Eisenhower called it the ‘military-industrial complex.’ It’s vastly bigger now.

  Politics Professor Dan Wirls published an op-ed about the nexus today of private interests and national defense, which he calls the "National Security Corporate Complex," in the Washington Post.
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  June 25, 2019 - KQED

  Rare, little understood whale stranded near Santa Cruz

  Biologist Robin Dunkin was quoted in a KQED News story about the rare Hubbs' beaked whale that stranded at Scott Creek Beach.
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  June 24, 2019 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  Historical marker honors pioneer filmmaker, director and screenwriter Lois Weber

  Film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp, the co-curator of a recent DVD box set, "Pioneers: First Female Filmmakers," was featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about director and screenwriter Lois Weber.
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  June 23, 2019 - India Times

  Dear Millennial, It's Time To Reconsider Your Friendships Because Your Friends Don't Like You

  Assistant Professor Adriana Manago's research was featured in an article in Times of India about millennials and friendship.
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  June 18, 2019 - Good Times

  Savor Summer Harvest at UCSC Farm Cart, PopUp Picnics

  Columnist Christina Waters plugged the opening of the Farm's Market Cart in Good Times.
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  June 17, 2019 - Mongabay

  Deforested areas bleed heat to nearby forests, drive local extinctions

  Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in stories in Mongabay and Pacific Standard about his research on the effects of deforestation on temperatures in tropical forests.
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  June 17, 2019 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Longtime UC Santa Cruz professor blazes a trail for female scientists

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a profile of botanist Jean Langenheim, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology.
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  June 12, 2019 - Freakonomics

  Long-Term Thinking in a Start-Up Town (Ep. 381)

  Psychology Professor Phil Hammack appeared on the Freakonomics radio podcast, discussing his research about the revolution in gender identity, sexuality, and relationships.
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  June 19, 2019 - Sunset

  One Perfect Day in Santa Cruz, CA

  Sunset magazine included a visit to the CASFS Farm in its write-up about how to spend one perfect day in Santa Cruz.
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  June 10, 2019 - CNBC

  Looker acquisition brings Google to Santa Cruz

  Google’s $2.6 billion Looker deal gives it a base in Santa Cruz, a beach town with lots of tech talent
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  June 11, 2019 - Pacific Standard

  Black sheriffs are less likely to pursue low-level arrests against people of color

  Economist George Bulman's research was featured in a Pacific Standard article about black sheriffs, who Bulman found are less likely than their white counterparts to pursue low-level arrests against people of color.
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  June 10, 2019 - Time Magazine

  Trump Wants You to Buy American. Here's Why That's Almost Impossible

  Time Magazine quoted emeritus history professor Dana Frank in an article about the push to “Buy American,” noting that Frank is the author of Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism.
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  June 06, 2019 - The New York Times

  Honduras President, Others Targets of DEA Investigation

  The New York Times quoted emeritus history professor Dana Frank about the political turmoil in Honduras, referencing her recent book, The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup. She was also quoted in a story that ran in Bloomberg.

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  June 06, 2019 - KJZZ Public Radio

  Silent Film Collection Celebrates Women Filmmakers From Early Cinema

  Film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp appeared on KJZZ public radio to talk about a new 28-hour box set collection of silent films that she curated called Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers.
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  June 06, 2019 - The Washington Post

  Women of color were cut out of the suffragist story. Historians say it’s time for a reckoning

  The Washington Post interviewed history of consciousness alumna Sally Roesch Wagner about how the story of the suffaragist movement ignores women of color and their contribution to the movement's success.
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  June 02, 2019 - ArtDaily

  Isaac Julien's first major solo presentation in Los Angeles opens at LACMA

  ArtDaily featured a story about arts professor Isaac Julien's first major solo presentation in Los Angeles.
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  June 10, 2019 - Los Angeles Times

  A new strategy is saving endangered California sea turtles from deadly fishing nets

  Biologist Heather Welch published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times about efforts to reduce the bycatch of endangered loggerhead sea turtles by the fishing industry.
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  June 04, 2019 - Good Times

  Why microplastic is a big pollution problem

  Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a Good Times article about microplastic pollution.
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  June 04, 2019 - Gizmodo

  North Korea’s 2017 nuclear test estimated to be 16 times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima

  Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in coverage of his team's research on North Korea's nuclear tests, including stories from Gizmodo, BBC World Service, Defense One, and other media outlets.
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  June 04, 2019 - Chicago Tribune

  Astronomer searches for our 'cosmic story'

  Astronomer Sandra Faber was featured in a column about her in the Chicago Tribune. 

May

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  May 29, 2019 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  Comedy meets opera in UCSC's Pirates of Penzance

  The Santa Cruz Good Times interviewed music lecturer Sheila Willey for a story about the UCSC opera program’s production of PIrates of Penzance.
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  May 31, 2019 - Los Angeles Review of Books

  Tangled Up In Blue Poetics: Timothy Hampton reads a Bob Dylan for the ages

  Literature professor Rob Wilson contributed a piece about Timothy Hampton’s book, Bob Dylan’s Poetics: How the Songs Work, to the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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  May 31, 2019 - Cosmos

  Pluto ammonia find suggests a possible life-friendly ocean

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Cosmos article about new evidence of ammonia coming to the surface of Pluto from a subsurface ocean.
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  May 29, 2019 - The Conversation

  How we found out that rat poisons are killing wildlife in Cape Town

  Environmental Studies postdoctoral fellow Laurel Serieys coauthored a piece for The Conversation about the link between rat poison and the death of wildlife in Cape Town, South Africa.
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  May 29, 2019 - PhysOrg

  Study reveals structure of a 'master switch' controlling cell division

  Biochemist Seth Rubin was quoted in coverage of his research on the structure of an important cancer-related protein, including stories in PhysOrg, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Medical Newsline, and other media outlets.
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  May 23, 2019 - CBS

  Thomas Silverstein, Inmate With Longest Solitary Confinement, Dies In Colorado

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in coverage by CBS Denver of the death of Thomas Silverstein, who spent decades in solitary confinement in federal prison.
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  May 28, 2019 - Wired

  Drugs that boost our circadian rhythms could save our lives

  Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in a Wired news story about circadian rhythms and the potential for drugs to regulate them.
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  May 22, 2019 - Yahoo Finance

  Ex-WH economist: China’s New Silk Road is a 'threat to the existing system'

  Professor of economics KC Fung, a former White House economist, was featured in a Yahoo Finance article about China's efforts to challenge America's global financial leadership.