August

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  August 20, 2019 - The Philadelphia Tribune

  Slavery and Philly: Since arrival of first enslaved Africans, deep scars exists here, across Commonwealth

  A story in The Philadelphia Tribune, marking the 400th anniversary of the first documented ship carrying enslaved Africans to North America, quoted history professor Greg O'Malley about his research on The Slave Voyage database.
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  August 20, 2019 - Good Times

  Can Startup Sandbox Make Santa Cruz a Biotech Hub?

  Startup Sandbox, which UC Santa Cruz helped launch in 2017, has become one way of helping UCSC talent stay local, rather than letting them take their breakthrough technologies—and plans to hire employees—over the hill.
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  August 21, 2019 - WJXT

  How can parents of first-generation college students find balance

  Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia spoke with WJXT-TV in Florida about how the parents of first-gen college students can help their children navigate the challenges of higher education.
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  August 13, 2019 - Literary Hub

  The Road to Oliver Sacks’: Lawrence Weschler on Meeting a Then-Unknown 48-Year-Old Neurologist

  Humanities alumnus Lawrence Weschler contributed an extensive piece to Literary Hub, that included many details about his years as a student at UCSC's Cowell College, noting that three of the 200 in his Cowell class of 1974 went on to become New Yorker staff writers (Weschler, Bill Finnegan, Noelle Oxenhandler) and recalling what he learned at UCSC from professors like Harry Berger, Todd Newberry, and Maurice Natanson.

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  August 16, 2019 - Gizmodo

  A Baby planet might have smashed right into young Jupiter

  Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in stories in Gizmodo and other media outlets about research indicating that a collision with another planet disrupted Jupiter's core. 
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  August 16, 2019 - Science Alert

  Early reports indicate We may have detected a black hole And neutron star collision

  Astronomer Ryan Foley was quoted in a Science Alert story about the possible detection of a black hole-neutron star merger.
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  August 15, 2019 - Contexts

  central valley freedom summer

  Associate Professor of Sociology Veronica Terriquez and graduate students Randy Villegas and Roxanna Villalobos coauthored an article about Central Valley Freedom Summer for Contexts, a publication of the American Sociological Association.
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  August 15, 2019 - KQED

  Fear of Human Voices Can Shape an Ecosystem

  KQED Radio covered the latest research by Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers and postdoc Justin Suraci about the effects that predators' fear of humans have on ecosystems. 
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  August 15, 2019 - Los Angeles Times

  A battle for the heavens on Mauna Kea: Native Hawaiians protest plans for a massive telescope

  Astronomer Michael Bolte was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the protests in Hawaii over plans to build the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. 
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  August 11, 2019 - Macon Telegraph

  Georgia’s prisons face troubling rise in suicides. What are officials doing about it?

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney's research on mental-health conditions inside Georgia's prisons was cited in a Macon Telegraph report about the system's troubling rise in suicides among inmates.
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  August 12, 2019 - Science News

  Plants don’t have feelings and aren’t conscious, a biologist argues

  Botanist Lincoln Taiz was featured in a Science News article about his work discrediting the idea that plants have consciousness. 
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  August 09, 2019 - Boston Globe

  Cash-strapped students are skipping meals at colleges

  Psychology Professor Heather Bullock's survey results about food insecurity among college students was cited in a Boston Globe article about cash-strapped students skipping meals. 
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  August 09, 2019 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Researchers turn to public to count wildlife on Año Nuevo Island

  Biologist Patrick Robinson and Roxanne Beltran were quoted in a front page story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about their citizen science project to count the marine mammals and birds on Año Nuevo Island. 
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  August 09, 2019 - PhysOrg

  Stony corals: At the limits of adaption?

  Marine scientist Adina Paytan was quoted in coverage of her research on the ability of corals to adapt to ocean acidification, including stories in PhysOrg, Science Daily, Scienmag, and other media outlets. 
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  August 08, 2019 - Daily Beast

  Mega-Trees Are the New Weapon Against Climate Change

  Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl was quoted in a Daily Beast article about planting "mega trees" to fight climate change.
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  August 07, 2019 - MediBlurb

  Tuna and higher education

  Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein's research on tuna consumption by college students was featured on the MediBlurb podcast. 
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  August 06, 2019 - PhysOrg

  New study traces Io's volcanic tides

  Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a story on PhysOrg and AGU blogs about volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io.
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  August 05, 2019 - San Jose Mercury News

  Why robots won’t kill the Bay Area’s job growth: report

  The San Jose Mercury News tapped Sociology Professor Chris Benner to comment on a new report about the impact of robots on Bay Area jobs.
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  August 01, 2019 - Phys.org

  Human genetic diversity of South America reveals complex history of Amazonia

  Lars Fehren-Schmitz, associate professor of anthropology, was quoted in an article in Phys.org about new research that reveals details of history, ecology, and cultural diversity in the genetic makeup of South America's living rural populations.

July

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  July 31, 2019 - Washington Post

  ‘A true once in a lifetime moment’: Rare photo shows humpback whale trapping a sea lion in its mouth

  Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in a Washington Post story about the photograph of a humpback whale with a sea lion in its mouth.
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  July 29, 2019 - Vox

  How Trump used a centuries-old racist trope to attack Baltimore

  Vox News cited Courtney Bonam's research and quoted the assistant professor of psychology in an article about President Trump's racist attack on Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings.
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  July 30, 2019 - Coastal News Today

  Global Warming Is Pushing Pacific salmon to the brink, federal scientists warn

  Biologist Mark Carr was quoted in an article from Inside Climate News about the threats to Pacific salmon populations, published in Coastal News Today and KQED Science News.
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  July 26, 2019 - Science

  Sea of Galilee earthquakes triggered by excessive water pumping

  Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a story in Science about earthquakes triggered by excessive pumping of groundwater. 
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  July 23, 2019 - Automotive News Canada

  Dealers take note: Autonomous vehicles are coming for you

  Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Adam Millard-Ball's research on the traffic-snarling potential of self-driving cars continues to get media attention, most recently in Automotive News Canada.
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  July 22, 2019 - Black Entertainment Television (BET)

  Dr. Angela Davis Will Be Inducted Into The National Women’s Hall of Fame

  Stories about UCSC emerita professor Angela Davis’s upcoming induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame were published in a variety of media outlets, including Black Entertainment Television (BET), The Steve Harvey Morning Show, iHeart Radio, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, The Birmingham News, Kolumn Magazine, The Washington Informer, Face2Face Africa, and blavity.com.
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  July 01, 2019 - Valley Politics

  Rising Inequality in Silicon Valley

  Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was interviewed on "Valley Politics" about wealth inequality in Silicon Valley.
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  July 09, 2019 - Marin Independent Journal

  “This is definitely a local Standing Rock”: Sargent Ranch

  Tsim Schneider, assistant professor of anthropology, was quoted in an Marin Independent Journal article about Native Americans who are resisting a proposed sand and gravel mine at Sargent Ranch just south of Gilroy.
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  July 15, 2019 - Washington Post

  Behind Trump’s ‘go back’ demand: A long history of rejecting ‘different’ Americans

  Professor emeritus Tom Pettigrew of psychology was quoted in a Washington Post article about the long history of anti-immigrant attacks in this country, noting that large waves of immigration increase contact with immigrants, which is the most effective way to reduce prejudice.