UCSC in the News
July
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July 26, 2017 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Science Communication Program director Erika Check Hayden was featured in a front-page
Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the program.
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July 24, 2017 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a profile of Environmental Studies Professor Tim Duane.
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July 24, 2017 - Scientific American
Astronomer Douglas Lin was quoted in a
Scientific American article about rogue planets wandering in space without a host star.
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July 24, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle
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July 21, 2017 - UPI
Astronomers Ryan Foley and Yen-Chen Pan were quoted in coverage of the discovery of the most distant superluminous supernova, including stories from
UPI,
Astronomy Now, International Business Times, SpaceRef,
Science Daily, IFL Science, and other media outlets.
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July 21, 2017 - Wired
Physicist Robert Johnson was featured in a
Wired news story about his work on proton therapy for cancer.
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July 17, 2017 - Chemical & Engineering News
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July 20, 2017 - PBS Newshour
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July 11, 2017 - Atlantic
Biologist Todd Newberry was quoted in an
Atlantic magazine article about the possibility that pyrosomes were mistaken for torpedoes by U.S. ships in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident.
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July 05, 2017 - Quanta
Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in a
Quanta article about an important supernova discovery.
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July 04, 2017 - Mirror
Astronomer Tiffany Hsyu was quoted in coverage of her research on the "Little Cub" galaxy, including stories in the
Mirror,
Daily Mail, New York Post, Statesman, India Today, Space Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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July 17, 2017 - New Scientist
Computational media grad student James Ryan was featured in a
New Scientist story about GameSpace, a tool Ryan developed for exploring and discovering new games.
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July 18, 2017 - Scientific American
Scientific American published a cover story about the origin of life on Earth that featured the work of biomolecular engineering researchers David Deamer and Bruce Damer.
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July 19, 2017 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
In an article about Latinas in higher education, Cindy Cruz, associate professor of education, discussed her personal experience on the path to becoming an academic, including the critical role played by a mentor when she was an undergraduate.
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July 17, 2017 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
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July 10, 2017 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the community reception for Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Marlene Tromp.
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July 10, 2017 - The Conversation
Assistant Professor of Sociology Lindsey Dillon authored a piece for The Conversation about the cleanup and reuse of contaminated sites like the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco. Funded by the EPA's Brownfields Program, cleanup projects--which can have unintended consequences that include gentrification--are threatened by proposed budget cuts.
June
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June 30, 2017 - New York Times
Benjamin Storm, associate professor of psychology, was featured in a New York Times column about memory that asserts that people are more likely to recall information in the future after they have forgotten it and had to "relearn" it.
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June 30, 2017 - Ars Technica
Lindsey Dillon, assistant professor of sociology, was the featured guest on Ars Technica Live, where she discussed her research on the administration of the Environmental Protection Agency by the Trump administration.
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June 30, 2017 - Open Mind
Open Mind referenced G. William Domhoff's research in a story about dreaming, saying that five decades of work convinced Domhoff that the world of our dreams are more like everyday life than Alice's Wonderland.
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June 29, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle
Biologist Glenn Stewart was featured in coverage of the peregrine falcon chicks in a nest on the PG&E building in downtown San Francisco, including stories in the
San Francisco Chronicle,
ABC News, and other media outlets.
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June 28, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle
Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies, penned a love letter to Mexico City, writing that he is tempted to overstay his tourist visa to enjoy the city's rich cultural, culinary, and arts scene.
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June 29, 2017 - Watsonville Register-Pajaronian
The Watsonville Register-Pajaronian had an indepth conversation with Garden Manager Orin Martin as part of its coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Farm & Garden.
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June 29, 2017 - Santa Barbara Independent
Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in an article in the
Santa Barbara Independent about the potential impacts of sea level rise on Santa Barbara.
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June 22, 2017 - San Jose Mercury News
The
San Jose Mercury News ran a story about astronomer Sandra Faber, who won the prestigious Gruber Cosmology Prize.
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June 22, 2017 - Psychology Today
Psychology Today called Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bill Domhoff's "Dreambank" the "best available repository of dream narratives."
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June 21, 2017 - Washington Post
The Washington Post reported on a new study by Justine Smith and Chris Wilmers that established that pumas are afraid of humans.
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June 20, 2017 - Stat
Molecular biologist Karen Miga was quoted in an article in
Stat and
Scientific American about the sequencing of the human genome.
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June 17, 2017 - Ars Technica
Games created by students and faculty in the Games and Playable Media program were featured in coverage of the E3 game industry conference, including the student games Control-Shift and Phantom Jump, both recognized by
Ars Technica as among the best indie games, with Control-Shift highlighted in the
Ars Technica editors' picks for the best of E3, while
VentureBeat and
Wired wrote about Luna, a game developed by associate professor Robin Hunicke's company Funomena.
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July 26, 2017 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
July 24, 2017 - Scientific American
July 24, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle
July 21, 2017 - UPI
July 21, 2017 - Wired
July 17, 2017 - Chemical & Engineering News
July 20, 2017 - PBS Newshour
July 11, 2017 - Atlantic
July 05, 2017 - Quanta
July 04, 2017 - Mirror
July 12, 2017 - ABC News
July 17, 2017 - New Scientist
July 19, 2017 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
July 10, 2017 - The Conversation
June 30, 2017 - New York Times
June 30, 2017 - Ars Technica
June 30, 2017 - Open Mind
June 29, 2017 - San Francisco Chronicle
June 29, 2017 - Watsonville Register-Pajaronian
June 29, 2017 - Santa Barbara Independent
June 22, 2017 - San Jose Mercury News
June 22, 2017 - Psychology Today
June 21, 2017 - Washington Post
June 20, 2017 - Stat