UCSC in the News
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September 17, 2020 - Chronicle of Higher EducationTeaching: A College Helps Students Confront the ‘Big Problems’ of 2020
Professor Jody Greene was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education newsletter about educating students in the midst of the pandemic. -
September 24, 2020 - Science NewsLife on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs
Astronomer Natalie Batalha and biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Bruce Damer are featured in a Science News article about astrobiology and the origins of life on Earth. -
September 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Good TimesSprawling Oral History Traces the Evolution of UCSC
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently published by the Library’s Regional History Project. -
September 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Tech BeatNew art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires
Santa Cruz Tech Beat published an article about Sin Sol, a new art game by assistant arts professor micha cárdenas about wildfires and climate change. -
September 14, 2020 - GizmodoScientists Detect Apparent Signature of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere
Astronomer Andrew Skemer was quoted in coverage of the detection of phosphine in Venus's atmosphere, including stories in Gizmodo, Popular Science, and other media outlets. -
September 13, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle‘A miracle’: How 132-year-old Lick Observatory was saved from one of California’s largest wildfires
Lick Observatory Superintendent Kostas Chloros and UC Observatories Director Claire Max were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about how firefighters saved Lick Observatory from the SCU Complex wildfire. -
September 10, 2020 - New York TimesWhen the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble
Biologist James Estes was featured in a New York Times story about sea otters and kelp forests in the Aleutian Archipelago, which also appeared in the Seattle Times, New Zealand Herald, and other media outlets. -
September 10, 2020 - LiveScienceEarth barreling toward 'Hothouse' state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows
Climate scientist James Zachos was quoted in coverage of his research with an international collaboration to produce a detailed record of Earth's climate over the past 66 million years, including stories from LiveScience, Scientific American, Courthouse News Service, Cosmos, Daily Mail, Metro UK, Mirror, Science Daily, Science Alert, SlashDot, and many other media outlets. -
September 08, 2020 - CNNThe world's largest digital camera could unlock mysteries of the universe
Physicist Steven Ritz was quoted in coverage of the testing of a 3200-megapixel camera being built for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, including stories from CNN, Newsweek, LiveScience, Space.com, and other media outlets. -
September 04, 2020 - KQEDAfter Wildfire, a Family of Artists Faces the Cultural Losses of Climate Change
KQED ran a story about book artist and publisher Felicia Rice, a UCSC alumna and former staff member who lost her home and Moving Parts Press in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. -
September 07, 2020 - AtlanticWhat Young, Healthy People Have to Fear From COVID-19
Infectious disease biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an Atlantic story about the health effects of COVID-19 on young people. -
September 04, 2020 - HakaiComing Home to the Klamath
Salmon researcher John Carlos Garza was quoted in a Hakai magazine article about restoring salmon populations in the Klamath River. -
September 04, 2020 - EarthSkyThe true polar wander of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a story on EarthSky.org about the cracks in the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa. -
September 03, 2020 - The GuardianWildfires rage, Covid spreads: in California, life as we knew it has disappeared | Dana Frank | Opinion |
Emerita professor of history Dana Frank contributed an extensive and personal op-ed to The Guardian. -
September 01, 2020 - Physics WorldDoomsday Clock ticks closer to disaster
Physicist Anthony Aguirre was quoted in a Physics World article about the Doomsday Clock. -
September 02, 2020 - SmithsonianWhat A 1000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Say About Climate Change
Biologist Ana Valenzuela-Toro was quoted in a Smithsonian magazine story about the skull of a southern elephant seal that was found in Indiana. -
September 01, 2020 - SFGateHow Big Basin's strangest creatures (the banana slug) survived its most deadly fire
Biologist Janet Leonard was featured in a news story on SFGate about the fate of Big Basin's banana slugs during the wildfire.
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August 02, 2020 - The Atlantic
When a Family Separation Becomes Permanent
The Atlantic quoted psychology professor Regina Day Langhout in an article about a West African man who was imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a year, leading to his wife's suicide. -
August 27, 2020 - Indica NewsKamaal or not: Kamala Harris and South Asia
Associate professor of feminist studies Anjali Arondekar contributed an op-ed to Indica News about Kamala Harris and the upcoming presidential election. -
August 28, 2020 - NatureThe coronavirus is most deadly if you are older and male — new data reveal the risks
Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about the infection fatality rate of COVID-19. -
August 27, 2020 - Science AlertNew evidence finally confirms the theory of how stars get shredded by black holes
Astronomers Tiara Hung and Ryan Foley were quoted in coverage of their research on the tidal disruption of stars by black holes, including stories in Science Alert, Space Daily, Express, SpaceRef, PhysOrg, Scienmag, and other media outlets. -
August 26, 2020 - WiredA California Wildfire Nearly Destroyed the Historic Lick Observatory
Astronomer Claire Max, director of UC Observatories, was quoted in a Wired news story about the wildfire that threatened Lick Observatory. -
August 25, 2020 - KION TVMarine animals evacuated from UCSC’s Long Marine Laboratory
Biologists Terrie Williams and Colleen Reichmuth were quoted in a KION news story about the evacuation of the marine mammals from Long Marine Lab. -
August 26, 2020 - San Luis Obispo TribuneYoung elephant seals show up as bulls leave SLO County beaches
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a San Luis Obispo Tribune article about the elephant seals at Piedras Blancas. -
August 24, 2020 - The New YorkerThe Missing Melodrama of “Lovecraft Country”
The New Yorker magazine referenced a book by literature professor Susan Gillman, Blood Talk: American Race Melodrama and the Culture of the Occult, in an article about a new television series,“Lovecraft Country,” on HBO. -
August 24, 2020 - Guam Pacific Daily NewsCHamoru language grammar book available online
Guam Pacific Daily News ran a story about linguist Sandra Chung’s new grammar book on the structure of the CHamoru language, based on her fieldwork on Guam and in the Northern Mariana Islands. -
August 19, 2020 - UPIAlaska's salmon are getting smaller
Biologists Eric Palkovacs and Krista Oke were quoted in coverage of their research on the declining size of Alaskan salmon, including stories from UPI, CNN, CBC News, Seattle Times, Fresno Bee, Environmental News Network, Science Times, Yahoo News, Seafood News, Terra Daily, Oceanographic magazine, Science Daily, and other media outlets. -
August 14, 2020 - ScienceThe pandemic stilled human activity. What did this ‘anthropause’ mean for wildlife?
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a Science news story about scientists studying how the decrease in human activities during the pandemic lockdowns has affected wildlife. -
August 14, 2020 - Guardian
Furry engineers: sea otters in California's estuaries surprise scientists
Biologists Tim Tinker and Brent Hughes were featured in a Guardian story about the effects of sea otters on seagrass beds in Elkhorn Slough. -
August 13, 2020 - Wall Street JournalAI helps forecast volcanic eruptions
Earth scientist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about the use of artificial intelligence to study volcanoes. -
August 13, 2020 - Durango HeraldRising water temperatures threaten fish populations
Ecologist David Herbst was quoted in a Durango Herald article about the effects of low flows and rising water temperatures on trout streams in Southwest Colorado. -
August 11, 2020 - Atlantic
The Most Overhyped Planet in the Galaxy
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo and astronomer Jonathan Fortney were quoted in a story in the Atlantic, MSN, and other outlets about why there are so many research missions to Mars while other planets get less attention. -
August 11, 2020 - Washington PostA scholar who helped preserve an ancient Mayan language dies of covid-19
The Washington Post quoted emerita linguistics professor Judith Aissen about the work of anthropologist Robert M. Laughlin, the former longtime curator of Mesoamerican ethnology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. -
August 06, 2020 - New York Times
A Prominent News Media Critic Is Starting a News Outlet of His Own
The New York Times published a story about Lookout Local, a new local news company started by Ken Doctor (Merrill '71) that will debut this fall.
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August 10, 2020 - Wall Street Journal
Satellite Study Reveals Wide Scale of Melting Ice Shelves in Antarctica
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about melting ice shelves in Antarctica. -
August 09, 2020 - San Jose Mercury NewsCounty, UC Santa Cruz partner to expand coronavirus testing capacity
Vice Chancellor for Research Scott Brandt was quoted in coverage of the partnership between UCSC and the County to expand the testing capacity of the UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, KTVU, KSBW, and NBC Bay Area. -
August 06, 2020 - KTVUDebate heats up over plan to install electronic billboards in San Jose
Astronomer Raja GuhaThakurta was quoted in a KTVU news story about the debate over electronic billboards in San Jose. -
August 06, 2020 - Scientific AmericanHiggs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft
Physicist Stefania Gori was quoted in a Scientific American story about new findings from the Large Hadron Collider. -
August 05, 2020 - Santa Cruz SentinelPhoto Gallery | UC Santa Cruz showcases beginnings with ‘Seeds of Something Different’
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured photos from the new book, Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, published by the Library’s Regional History Project. -
August 04, 2020 - Good TimesSanta Cruz poet Gary Young’s sons follow in his literary footsteps
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about celebrated poet and Literature Department lecturer Gary Young, and his two sons, both of whom have also published books of poetry. -
August 04, 2020 - KPBSResearchers Warn A Warming Ocean Threatens Giant Kelp Forests
Marine ecologist Mark Carr was quoted in a KPBS news story about the impacts of climate change on kelp forests. -
August 04, 2020 - KALWLife On The Edge Of Climate Change
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a KALW news story about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal town of Pacifica.
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July 31, 2020 - KCAWResearcher examines future effects of climate change on Sitka’s herring
Biologist Lauren Bell was featured in a story on KCAW and other Alaska public radio stations about her research on the effects of future climate change on Southeast Alaska’s coastal ecosystems. -
July 29, 2020 - Washington Post
Congresswomen of color have always fought back against sexism
The Washington Post published an op-ed by history professor Dana Frank about how the first woman of color in Congress, Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, fought back for gender equality 50 years ago, paving the way for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's recent unflinching response to a verbal attack by Rep. Ted Yoho on the Capitol steps. -
July 30, 2020 - New ScientistExtreme heat from the sun is baking a thin crust on Mercury’s surface
Planetary scientist Mikhail Kreslavsky was quoted in a New Scientist story about his research on the surface of Mercury. -
July 26, 2020 - Buzzfeed NewsMothers Are Blamed For Everything, And I Was Tired Of Being Blamed
Buzzfeed News published a short story from Sansei and Sensibility, the latest book by UCSC emerita professor of literature Karen Tei Yamashita. -
July 23, 2020 - CNN
Lyft drivers accuse company of not providing enough protective gear
CNN cited a recent study on San Francisco's ride-hailing and delivery workers by Chris Benner. -
July 16, 2020 - EdSourceWhen children return to school, don’t skip recess
In a coauthored opinion piece, Rebecca A. London says that California’s elementary school leaders must prioritize outdoor recess and play time when schools physically reopen. -
July 17, 2020 - New York Times
Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New Generation
The New York Times cited a study about media coverage of autism by Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar, in an article about the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and changing views about disabilities. -
July 24, 2020 - CNN
First chicken to ever cross the road was likely in Southeast Asia, scientists say
Paleogenomics researcher Ming-Shan Wang was quoted in a CNN story about his team's research on the origin and domestication of chickens. -
July 22, 2020 - New York Times
Four Artists on the Future of Video Art
Arts professor Isaac Julien was featured in a New York Times Style Magazine article about four major video and digital artists, discussing how they’ve been spending quarantine, and where, in this era of never-ending screen time, their work should live. -
July 23, 2020 - Asia TimesChina’s dark fishing fleets plunder North Korea
Environmental Studies Professor Katherine Seto was quoted in coverage of her team's report on illegal fishing in North Korean waters, including stories in Asia Times, Gizmodo, MSN, Space.com, Eurasia Review, Scienmag, and other media outlets. -
July 22, 2020 - National GeographicBiggest ice sheet on Earth more vulnerable to melting than thought
Earth scientist Terry Blackburn was quoted in coverage of his research on the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including stories in National Geographic, Gizmodo, MSN, Environmental News Network, Scienmag, Science Daily, and other media outlets. -
July 17, 2020 - IFL ScienceHow a supermassive black hole can kill its galaxy
Astronomer Sandra Faber was quoted in coverage of her research on black holes and galaxy evolution, including stories in IFL Science, SpaceRef, Space Daily, PhysOrg, Scienmag, and other media outlets. -
July 17, 2020 - Sacramento BeeTrump’s student visa order rescinded: Reaction on campuses + This week in AAPI pop culture
The Sacramento Bee reported news from UCSC about literature professor Karen Yamashita's new book of short stories about growing up in Japanese America. -
July 14, 2020 - Science Alert
For The First Time, Scientists Have Completely Sequenced a Human Chromosome
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was featured in coverage of the first complete gapless sequence of the human X chromosome, including stories in Science Alert, Daily Mail, Tech Explorist, MSN, Cosmos, New Atlas, Genome Web, Genetic Engineering News, SciTech Daily, IFL Science, and other media outlets. -
July 14, 2020 - ArtforumNew Movements: Wandering Seminar, Campus Protest, and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UCSC
Artforum's Art & Education featured an extensive article about UC Santa Cruz's Institute of the Arts and Sciences. -
July 14, 2020 - STATHow to fix the Covid-19 dumpster fire in the U.S.
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a STAT news article about how to improve the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
July 09, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
White backlash to Black Lives Matter was swift. It was also expected
Professor of history Dana Frank was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle piece about the expected hostility now beginning toward the racial uprising that has energized the country. -
July 09, 2020 - Daily MailWhy are US coronavirus deaths NOT rising quickly despite increasing infection rates across the nation?
Epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Daily Mail story about current trends in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in the United States. -
July 07, 2020 - SlashGearStartling white dwarf study joins dots on life’s building block
Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was featured in news coverage of his team's research on white dwarfs, including stories from SlashGear, Daily Mail, Space Daily, Science Codex, Scienmag, and other media outlets. -
July 08, 2020 - ViceRipples in Spacetime Keep Revealing Bizarre Occurrences in Space
Astrophysicist Ryan Foley was featured in a Vice news story about gravitational waves. -
July 07, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
Star Andy Samberg sees ‘Palm Springs’ as fun twist on ‘Groundhog Day’ idea
The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about alumnus actor Andy Samberg and the new feature film that he produced through the Lonely Island company he runs with fellow UCSC alumnus Akiva Schaffer. -
July 04, 2020 - Big ThinkHow DNA revealed the woolly mammoth's fate – and what it teaches us today
Biologist Beth Shapiro was featured in a Big Think article about using ancient DNA to study the fate of the woolly mammoth. -
July 06, 2020 - Hakai
Gabon Dam Development Threatens Fish Habitat
Biologist Joe Cutler was featured in a Hakai magazine story about dam development in Gabon that threatens fish populations. -
July 06, 2020 - CNETSplash-testing tsunami tech: Locked in an escape pod in the middle of the ocean
Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in a CNET article about tsunamis. -
July 01, 2020 - New York Times
Dog Breeding in the Neolithic Age
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a story about early selective breeding of sled dogs in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. -
July 01, 2020 - National Geographic
Bizarre new planet is largest known rocky world, 40 times as massive as Earth
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a National Geographic story about the discovery of an unusual exoplanet.
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June 28, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Santa Cruz theater scene stages virtual comeback
A Santa Cruz Sentinel article noted that Santa Cruz Shakespeare will present an ambitious 10-part series this summer called “Undiscovering Shakespeare: The War of the Roses” in conjunction with UCSC's Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop. -
June 30, 2020 - KQED
These Sneaky Ensatina Salamanders Are Heading For a Family Split
Biologists Barry Sinervo and Regina Spranger are featured in a KQED Deep Look article about the evolution of Ensatina salamanders. -
June 22, 2020 - EosEarth's core is in the hot seat
Earth scientist Quentin Williams was quoted in an Eos article about research on Earth's core. -
June 22, 2020 - ReutersFrigid dwarf planet Pluto may have started out its life as a hothead
Planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Carver Bierson were quoted in widespread news coverage of their research on Pluto's subsurface ocean, including stories from Reuters, CNN, Discover, Scientific American, MSN, CBC News, Toronto Sun, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Cosmos, Tech Times, Universe Today, Science Alert, IFL Science, and many other media outlets. -
June 22, 2020 - Hakai
Crab Command and Control
Statistician Jarrod Santora was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about his team's efforts to reduce whale entanglements in crabbing gear. -
June 23, 2020 - Atlantic
What a Negative COVID-19 Test Really Means
Epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick continues to be quoted in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including news stories from the Atlantic, San Jose Mercurcy News, MSN, and other media outlets. -
June 26, 2020 - Bloomberg BusinessweekAirbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about layoffs at Airbnb that have exposed its two-tiered workforce. -
June 23, 2020 - Guernica magazineGrowing Up Sansei in LA
Emerita profesor of literature Karen Yamashita contributed an essay to Guernica magazine about growing up in a Japanese American bubble in the 1950s and 60s, while living in three different Los Angeles neighborhoods. -
June 17, 2020 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
How a Postdoctoral Fellowship Can Be a Bridge to a Nonacademic Career, Too
Alumnus Michael Ursell (2011, literature, Ph.D.) was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about how postdoctoral fellowship programs can play a crucial role in helping graduate students and Ph.D.s make the transition to nonfaculty career paths. -
June 16, 2020 - KQED
Now Playing! From Stockton to Lucknow, the World is Your Oyster
A KQED story about upcoming films to watch included a recommendation to check out the 2020 online screening of thesis films by graduate students in UCSC's Social Documentation M.F.A. program. -
June 16, 2020 - MediumThe Environmental Keyword You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
Distinguished emeritus History of Consciousness professors James Clifford and Donna Haraway were quoted in Medium for a story about why you should add the word "ecotone" to your environmental communications toolkit. -
June 15, 2020 - The North American PostQuarantine in Camp Stories of Other Pandemics
Jonathan van Harmelen, a Ph.D. student in history specializing in the history of Japanese-American incarceration, contributed a story to The North American Post about quarantines during the internment of Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II. -
June 13, 2020 - Vogue magazine (UK)14 Vintage Photos Of Angela Davis, Firebrand Activist And Feminist Powerhouse
Vogue magazine (UK) featured a story including 14 vintage photos of UCSC professor emerita Angela Davis, noting that at 76, the icon of feminism and the civil rights movement is still fighting for the causes she believes in. -
June 11, 2020 - Data Science CentralYou're a Data Artist, not a Data Scientist
Data Science Central quoted film and digital media professor Warren Sack from a UCSC NewsCenter article about whether data science should be classified as an art, rather than a science. -
June 20, 2020 - The JuristCan We Trust the Police to Intervene in Fellow Officer Misconduct?
Anjuli Verma, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an op-ed for The Jurist about whether the police can be trusted to intervene in cases of misconduct by fellow officers. -
June 20, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Be not dismayed when feeling helpless in today’s America
John Brown Childs, professor emeritus of sociology, published an op-ed in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about reasons to feel hopeful during these troubling times. -
June 22, 2020 - Houston Chronicle5 reasons to make sure recess doesn't get short shrift when school resumes in person
Rebecca London, assistant professor of sociology, coauthored an opinion piece for The Conversation about the importance of recess that appeared in the Houston Chronicle. -
June 16, 2020 - Reuters
Why Some Black-Owned U.S. Businesses Are Hardest Hit by Coronavirus Shutdowns
Economist Rob Fairlie's work on the impact of the pandemic on black-owned businesses continues to get widespread media attention, including from Reuters, the Financial Times, PBS Newshour, CBS News, USA Today, Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Vox, The Hill, and the Associated Press. -
June 16, 2020 - Nature
How deadly is the coronavirus? Scientists are close to an answer
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about efforts to determine how deadly the coronavirus is. -
June 10, 2020 - KQED
Artist-Made Tools Resist Algorithmic Racism and Empower Communities
KQED ran a story about activist art that included work by assistant professor of digital art and new media micha cárdenas and Arts Division grad students Abram Stern and Dorothy Santos. -
June 08, 2020 - Tokyo Weekender magazineArtist Mayumi Hosokura: “For me as a cyborg, to expand myself is really important”
Tokyo Weekender magazine ran a story about the influence of History of Consciousness professor Donna Haraway on Japanese artist Mayumi Hosokura's new book, about what it means to be human, or hybrid, in this technological age.
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June 12, 2020 - Democracy NowAngela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election
Angela Davis, professor emerita of history of consciousness, spoke with Democracy Now host Amy Goodman about the removal of controversial statues, police abuses, and incarceration. -
June 15, 2020 - The NationHow Red Meat Became the Red Pill for the Alt-Right
The Nation mentioned social scientist Julie Guthman's book Weighing In: Obesity, Food Justice, and the Limits of Capitalism in a lengthy article about diet, politics, and meat consumption. -
June 12, 2020 - Smithsonian
Bringing back sea otters benefits people, too
Ecologist James Estes was quoted in a Smithsonian magazine article about restoring sea otter populations. -
June 09, 2020 - Nature
Thousands of scientists worldwide to go on strike for Black lives
Physicist Brittany Kamai was featured in news stories in Nature and the New York Times about the #ShutDownSTEM event she helped organize. -
June 11, 2020 - WiredWhat's Confusing About Calling Covid-19 Cases ‘Asymptomatic’
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was featured in news stories in Wired, The Scientist, and Science News about confusion over 'asymptomatic' transmission of the coronavirus.
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June 10, 2020 - CNN
Former astronaut becomes first person to visit both space and the deepest place in the ocean
Alumna Kathy Sullivan was featured in widespread coverage of her descent to the deepest site in the oceans, the first woman to do so, including stories from CNN, KION, MSN, ABC, Business Insider, and other media outlets. -
June 08, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
Ansel Adams, campus photographer, featured in new book on UC Santa Cruz
The San Francisco Chronicle featured an extensive story about a new two-volume, 925-page book published by the University Library, Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz. -
June 05, 2020 - CNN
Peruvians cry out for oxygen as coronavirus takes its toll
Economist Kristian Lopez Vargas was quoted on CNN in a story about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Peru. -
June 07, 2020 - Das ErsteElon Musk: An Eccentric Visionary?
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was interviewed by German public television for a story about Elon Musk. -
June 05, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
Viral San Francisco YouTuber, creator of ‘After Skool,’ illustrates bite-sized philosophy
The San Francisco Chronicle featured a profile of arts alumnus Mark Wooding (2011, Art), creator of the “After Skool” YouTube channel which has reached more than one million subscribers. -
June 01, 2020 - Women and HollywoodHot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Jennifer Maytorena Taylor – 'For the Love of Rutland'
Women and Hollywood featured an interview with associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor about her new documentary film For the Love of Rutland. -
June 01, 2020 - Chronicle of Higher Education
A ‘Radical’ Plan to Rethink Doctoral Admissions in the Wake of Covid-19
Literature professor Susan Gillman and alumnus Russ Castronovo, (Ph.D. Literature, 1992) co-authored an editorial in the Chronicle of Higher Education. -
June 01, 2020 - Philanthropy News DigestCommunity Foundation Update
Philanthropy News Digest reported that a dance lecturer and two alumni from UCSC's Arts Division are the winners of Rydell Visual Arts Fellowships for 2020 and 2021 from the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.
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June 04, 2020 - Washington Post
The black-white economic divide is as wide as it was in 1968
Research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie was featured in a Washington Post story about the wealth gap between black and white Americans, which is as wide today as it was in 1968.
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May 31, 2020 - Wired
Want to Fix Urban Sprawl? Ditch the Cul-de-Sac
Adam Millard-Ball of Environmental Studies had his work about urban sprawl featured in Wired magazine. -
May 29, 2020 - Wall Street Journal
It's a tough time to be a fan of bats
Biologist Winifred Frick was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about negative perceptions of bats and the people who defend them. -
May 27, 2020 - CBC Radio (Canada)How a plan to welcome 100 Syrian refugees divided a town and changed one woman's life
CBC Radio (Canada) ran a feature story about a new documentary film by associate professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor that premieres at the Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival. Stories about the film also appeared in the Toronto-based magazine, The Gate, and IndieWire. -
May 27, 2020 - WebMDCOVID and Sleep: Sweet Dreams Aren’t Made of This
Research professor Bill Domhoff's theory of dreams was cited in a WebMD story about dreaming during the coronavirus pandemic. -
May 27, 2020 - NewsweekHalf of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. Astronomers May Have Found It Using Mystery Radio Signals From Deep Space
Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in widespread coverage of his team's discovery of the 'missing matter' in the universe, including stories in Newsweek, CNET, MSN, Science, New Scientist, Science News, The Conversation, Space Daily, Science Alert, and other media outlets. -
May 26, 2020 - CNN
Peru: Coronavirus spreads despite strict and early measures
Economist Kristian Lopez Vargas was featured in CNN's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Peru. -
May 25, 2020 - Washington Post
Number of working black business owners falls 40 percent, far more than other groups amid coronavirus
The Washington Post reported new findings by economist Rob Fairlie about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on black-owned businesses. -
May 21, 2020 - Good Times
UCSC Autism Researchers to Journalists: Do Better
Psychology Professor Nameera Akhtar and alumna Noa Lewin were featured in a Good Times article about new research into media depictions of autism. -
May 12, 2020 - Good Times
How Conservation Photographers Use Images to Save Our Living World
History of Art and Visual Culture professor T..J. Demos was quoted in a Santa Cruz Good Times story about how conservation photographers are drawing attention to the beauty of the natural world and how we are damaging it. -
May 01, 2020 - Middle East ReportVoices from the Middle East: The Future of the Hirak Movement in Algeria
Assistant professor of history Muriam Haleh Davis interviewed Algerian journalist Selma Kasmi in the Middle East Report about how the pandemic is affecting the Hirak protest movement in Algeria. -
May 20, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
How literature can capture the essence of life in a pandemic
Humanities dean Tyler Stovall contributed an op-ed to the San Francisco Chronicle about literature and the pandemic. -
May 20, 2020 - New York Times
The galaxy that grew up too fast
Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in news coverage of his team's discovery of a large disk galaxy in the early universe, including stories in the New York Times, CNN, CNET, MSN, Independent, Inverse, Scientific American, Daily Mail, Fox News, Space Daily, Science News, and other media outlets. -
May 20, 2020 - Hakai
Living with sea otters next door
Ecologist James Estes was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about the impact of growing sea otter populations on indiginous communities. -
May 17, 2020 - Washington Post
Fear sent her Chinatown restaurant spiraling. The challenges to reopening feel ‘just impossible.’
Research by economist Robert Fairlie was cited in a Washington Post article about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Asian-owned businesses. -
May 18, 2020 - Ms.Coronavirus Makes Juvenile Jails Look Like Adult Prisons
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in a Ms. magazine article about the conditions facing incarcerated juveniles around the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. -
April 28, 2020 - The Atlantic
Quarantine Could Change How Americans Think of Incarceration
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was featured in an article in The Atlantic about how sheltering in place might change attitudes about incarceration. -
May 15, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
Elon Musk reflects Silicon Valley’s ‘move fast and break things’ culture
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, coauthored an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the risks workers face in Silicon Valley's culture of radical innovation. -
May 13, 2020 - The RegisterMeet Morpheus, the AI that'll show you how deep the universe's rabbit hole goes
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May 05, 2020 - Tech CrunchGig workers in San Francisco are mostly people of color and many are immigrants, according to survey
Among the outlets covering the results of a unique survey of gig workers that was led by Chris Benner of Sociology are Tech Crunch, Vice, Science Daily, EurasiaReview, Eater SF, CFI.co, and Broke-Ass Stuart. -
May 11, 2020 - ArchaeologyAncient Genomes from Central Andes Analyzed
A new genetic study by anthropologist Lars Fehren-Schmitz of ancient human remains unearthed in Peru’s Central Andes was picked up by Archaeology magazine. -
May 02, 2020 - Lodi News-SentinelLodi native working on COVID-19 antibody test
Virologist Rebecca DuBois was featured in her hometown newspaper, the Lodi News-Sentinel, in a story about her work to develop a novel serological test for COVID-19 and the "Going Viral" wine to be released from her parents' winery to raise funds for her lab. -
May 01, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News
Falcons embroiled in soap opera drama atop San Jose City Hall
Zeka Glucs, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group, was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the peregrine falcons nesting on San Jose City Hall.
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April 23, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle
Coronavirus job losses stack up, and California gig workers’ claims may come next
Sociology professor Chris Benner released preliminary results of an online survey of gig workers displaced by the pandemic, and the findings were covered by the San Francisco Chronicle. -
April 30, 2020 - SurferWhy Do Waves Glow During Red Tide, Exactly?
Surfer magazine interviewed ocean scientists Raphael Kudela and Alexis Fischer about algal blooms and bioluminescence. -
April 30, 2020 - Americas QuarterlyHow Political Science Explains Countries’ Reactions to COVID-19
Sara Niedzwiecki, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an analysis for Americas Quarterly of how Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
April 28, 2020 - Gizmodo
Great, Climate Change Is Coming For These Cute Seal Boys
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April 28, 2020 - ProPublicaWhat Antibody Studies Can Tell You — and More Importantly, What They Can’t
Disease ecologist Marm Kilpatrick has done numerous media interviews for stories about the COVID-19 pandemic and was quoted most recently in stories from ProPublica and Business Insider.
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