April

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  April 16, 2019 - KSQD

  John Brown Childs on Talk of the Bay

  Professor Emeritus of Sociology John Brown Childs was featured on KSQD's "Talk of the Bay" program, where he discussed the recent College Ten class that connected undergraduates with men incarcerated at Soledad Prison; the class created an unusual, powerful learning experience for everyone involved.

   

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  April 22, 2019 - The Washington Post

  ‘How ecosexual are you?’: Why some prefer Lover Earth to Mother Earth

  The Washington Post quoted art professor Elizabeth Stephens in a story about the ecosexual environmental movement.
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  April 19, 2019 - KQED

  ‘Two-Tiered Caste System’: The World of White-Collar Contracting in Silicon Valley

  In a story about the two-tiered world of white-collar contracting in Silicon Valley, KQED turned to a study coauthored by Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, for context.
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  April 18, 2019 - Science News

  More than a million tiny earthquakes revealed in Southern California

  Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in stories from Science News and other media outlets about a study documenting a large number of small earthquakes in southern California.
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  April 16, 2019 - The Register

  Three planets and two stars adds up to one research team made very happy by Kepler's unique discovery

  Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in news coverage of a new planet discovered in a two-star system, including stories in the Register, MSN, Tech Times, SpaceDaily, SpaceRef, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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  April 11, 2019 - Gizmodo

  Scientists could soon resurrect the woolly mammoth—but should they?

  Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Gizmodo story about the possibility of resurrecting the woolly mammoth.
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  April 15, 2019 - Los Angeles Times

  The end of California's drought could mean fewer cases of West Nile virus

  Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in stories about the effects of drought on transmission of West Nile Virus in the Los Angeles Times, Kaiser Health News, and other media outlets.
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  April 12, 2019 - WORT Radio

  Extinction And Survival Under Capitalism With Anna Tsing

  Anthropology Professor Anna Tsing was interviewed by WORT-FM, the Pacifica Radio affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, about capitalism and the matsutake mushroom, which grows wild in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and is prized in Japan. 
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  April 11, 2019 - Los Angeles Times

  UC Irvine professor provides research that helps update database documenting the colonial-era slave trade

  A story in the Los Angeles Times noted that associate history professor Greg O’Malley co-led an update of the Slave Voyages database with a professor from UC Irvine, providing entries with help from graduate students and at least 20 international scholars.
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  April 11, 2019 - National Public Radio

  What President Bouteflika's Departure Means For Algeria's Future

  Assistant professor of history Muriam Davis was interviewed on National Public Radio about this month's protests that ousted Algeria's president after 20 years in power.
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  April 05, 2019 - Brown Daily Herald

  Alum talks Chinese-Italian fashion industry

  Anthropology Professor Lisa Rofel returned to her alma mater to give a talk about her research on the Chinese-Italian fashion industry, and the Brown Daily Herald covered the event.
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  April 11, 2019 - Pacific Standard

  Bernie says immigration threatens the social safety net. Research shows otherwise.

  Juan Pedroza, assistant professor of sociology, was featured in a Pacific Standard article about Bernie Sanders's stance on open borders.
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  April 08, 2019 - Science News

  Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes

  Planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Jacob Abrahams were quoted in news coverage of their research on metal-spewing volcanoes on asteroids, including stories in Science News, Newsweek, New Atlas, EarthSky.org, MSN, Science Daily, Space Daily, Vibe, Europa Press, and other media outlets.
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  April 06, 2019 - Chicago Reader

  John Cage’s treasures are hiding in plain sight

  A story in the Chicago Reader about influential experimental composer John Cage's archive at Northwestern University noted that UC Santa Cruz holds Cage's materials related to mycology (the study of fungi).
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  April 08, 2019 - Pacific Standard

  The future is non-binary, and teens are leading the way

  Psychology Professor Phil Hammack wrote a piece for Pacific Standard about teens and the "quiet revolution" they are leading in gender and sexuality.
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  April 08, 2019 - The Conversation

  Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism

  Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics, penned a piece for The Conversation about Islamic extremism and colonialism that was picked up by SFGate, among other news outlets.
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  April 04, 2019 - New York Times

  How seals took to the seas

  Biologist Sarah Kienle was featured in a New York Times article about her research on the feeding strategies of ancient and modern seals.

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  April 03, 2019 - UPI

  Nitrogen degrading coral in Hawaii traced to wastewater treatment plant

  Ocean scientist Adina Paytan was quoted in coverage of her research on nitrogen pollution in Maui, including stories from UPI, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Terra Daily, and other media outlets.
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  April 01, 2019 - Artforum magazine

  Isaac Julien and Mark Nash join faculty of University of California, Santa Cruz

  Artforum magazine published a story announcing that British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien and independent curator and writer Mark Nash, the former head of contemporary art at the Royal College of Art in London, have recently joined the faculty of the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz.
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  April 02, 2019 - Education Week

  Foreign Teachers in D.C. Exploited by Exchange Program, Lawsuit Alleges

  Associate professor of education Lora Bartlett, an expert on foreign teacher exchange programs, was quoted in an Education Week story about a lawsuit filed against a recruitment firm charged with exploiting international teachers working on J1 visas in the Washington DC public schools. 
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  March 28, 2019 - Science Trends

  Your Environment Is Part Of Your Mind

  Research by the late Bruce Bridgeman, professor of psychology and psychobiology, was featured in an article in Science Trends.

March

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  March 22, 2019 - Science Daily

  Teens who seek solitude may know what's best for them

  Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia's latest research about the role of solitude in the wellbeing of adolescents and young adults received considerable media attention, including coverage in Science Daily, Economic Times, Psych Central, and BizWomen. 
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  March 31, 2019 - PBS Newshour

  ‘Protectors of the coast’ — what the northward march of mangroves means for fishing, flooding and carbon

  Ocean scientist Michael Beck was quoted in a story about how mangroves are responding to climate change from PBS Newshour, Climate Central, and WJCT.
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  March 28, 2019 - Mongabay

  New research teases apart complex effects of naval sonar on whales

  Biologist Brandon Southall was quoted in a Mongabay article about the effects of naval sonar on whales.
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  March 26, 2019 - Genome Web

  New human genome reference projects combine long nanopore reads, other data types

  Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in an article in Genome Web about efforts to fill in gaps in the human genome sequence.
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  March 28, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Open Forum: On the legacy of AIDS — trauma and shame get in the way of HIV prevention

  Psychology Professor Phil Hammack penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the legacy of AIDS and his latest reseach on the use of PrEP, which illuminates how trauma and shame get in the way of HIV prevention.
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  March 27, 2019 - Edge

  Nurx: Making PrEP Easy, Affordable and Judgement-Free

  Psychology Professor Phil Hammack's work was cited in an Edge Media Network article about the HIV-prevention drug PrEP.
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  March 26, 2019 - MBG Mindfulness

  Men & Women Tend To Approach Conversations Differently — Here's How

  Psychology Professor Campbell Leaper was featured in an article in MBG Mindfulness about differences in how men and women approach conversations.