UCSC in the News

February

February 02, 2023 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz botanist names two rare succulent species

Botanist Stephen McCabe was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the discovery of two new species of rare succulents.
February 01, 2023 - San Francisco Chronicle
‘It’s a losing battle’: Storms shattered Santa Cruz's iconic promenade. Is it worth fixing?

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the City of Santa Cruz's options for repairing the damage to West Cliff Drive from recent storms.

January

January 31, 2023 - CNN
Scientists plot the resurrection of a bird that’s been extinct since the 17th century

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of plans to resurrect the extinct dodo, including stories in CNN, USA Today, Scientific American, Wired, Dallas Morning News, CBS News, Ars Technica, Fast Company, Technology Review, and other media outlets.
January 29, 2023 - The Guardian
The human genome needs updating. But how do we make it fair?

UCSC Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen Miga was quoted in a Guardian story about representation and bias in genomics.
January 27, 2023 - Nature
Astrophysicists turn fast radio bursts into cosmic probes

Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Nature news story about fast radio bursts.
January 24, 2023 - Earth
Humpback whale reproduction is linked to krill abundance

Whale researchers Ari Friedlaender and Logan Pallin were quoted in coverage of their research on humpback whales in Antarctica, including stories in Earth, Nature World News, Australian, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
January 24, 2023 - Forbes
10 Top Black Higher Ed CEOs To Watch In 2023

Compton Community College District President and CEO Keith Curry (Oakes ’99, American studies) is among the top 10 Black higher education leaders to watch in 2023.
January 19, 2023 - NBC News
Biden surveys California storm damage

Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on NBC Meet the Press in a segment on President Biden's visit to Capitola to see the damage caused by recent storms.
January 23, 2023 - Discover Los Angeles
Who is my neighbor? Allyship then and now

Los Angeles panel on January 28 features Jonathan Van Harmelen, UCSC PhD candidate in History, highlighting those outside the Japanese American community who acted in support of those incarcerated during the war.
January 23, 2023 - Earth
Some red sea urchins will tolerate climate change better than others

Biologist Kristy Kroeker was quoted in stories about her research on red sea urchins in Earth, Science Daily, Nature World News, and other media outlets.
January 21, 2023 - Technology Review
How the James Webb Space Telescope broke the universe

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a story in Technology Review about the impact on astronomy of the James Webb Space Telescope.
January 20, 2023 - Quanta
Standard Model of Cosmology Survives a Telescope’s Surprising Finds

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a Quanta article about the implications of Webb telescope observations of early galaxies.
January 22, 2023 - Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing

The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed on climate adaptation by Michael Beck, director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.
January 19, 2023 - Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
“Pantranscriptome” Toolkit Analyzes RNA Sequencing Data Genome-Wide

Associate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Benedict Paten and his students' recent paper, which describes a new pipeline for RNA sequencing using a 'pantranscriptome,' was featured in several outlets including Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Genome Web and The Hindu.
January 18, 2023 - San Francisco Chronicle
The sad plight of elephant seal pups born on Bay Area beaches amid storms

Biologists Roxanne Beltran and Daniel Costa were quoted in stories in the San Francisco Chronicle and San Luis Obispo Tribune about the plight of elephant seal pups during recent storms, which coincided with the start of pupping season, when females return to the beaches to give birth.
January 16, 2023 - Forbes
The Center Of Our Galaxy May Be Way More Powerful Than We Thought, Say Scientists

Astronomer Martin Gaskell was quoted in coverage of his research on the black holes in the centers of galaxies, including stories in Forbes, Space.com, IFL Science, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
January 13, 2023 - Lookout Santa Cruz
On Highway 17, a huge pothole nicknamed ‘Potzilla’ is chewing up commuters’ tires

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about potholes in major roads in the area caused by recent rainstorms, and also in a Monterey Herald article about landslides on Highway 1 in Big Sur.
January 13, 2023 - Wired
The Key to California's Survival Is Hidden Underground

Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher continues to be featured in coverage of California's water issues and the paradox of too much rain during a drought, including stories in Wired, Sacramento Bee, the Hill, and other media outlets.
January 12, 2023 - Nature Methods
Method of the Year 2022: long-read sequencing

Nature Methods selected long-read sequencing as their 2022 research method of the year, recognizing the strategy as crucial for the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's accomplishments in completing the first complete sequence of a human genome. The T2T consortium is co-led by UCSC Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Karen Miga.
January 13, 2023 - San Francisco Chronicle
Here’s how California’s most historic storms compare with the recent onslaught of rain

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story comparing this year's rain storms to historic records.
January 13, 2023 - Wired
Why the Search for Life in Space Starts With Ancient Earth

Astronomer Maggie Thompson was quoted in a Wired news story about how to identify signatures of life on other planets.
January 12, 2023 - Reuters
Astronomers discover Milky Way galaxy's most-distant stars

Astronomers Yuting Feng and Raja GuhaThakurta were quoted in ongoing coverage of their research on the halo stars of the Milky Way, including stories from Reuters, Weather Channel, EarthSky, Al Jazeera, India Today, Financial Express, and other media outlets.
January 10, 2023 - CBS News
Trillions of gallons of water predicted to fall, but most will be lost to runoff

Hydrogeologist Jenny Pensky was interviewed on CBS News coverage of the extreme rain and storms battering California, and Andrew Fisher was quoted in BBC News coverage and interviewed live on the Weather Channel.
January 10, 2023 - San Jose Mercury News
With all this relentless rain, how much more risk is there of landslides?

Geomorphologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the risk of landslides caused by the winter storms.
January 10, 2023 - CNET
Astronomers Have Unveiled Our Galaxy's Farthest Frontier

Astronomers Raja GuhaThakurta and Yuting Feng were quoted in coverage of their research on the Milky Way's halo stars, including stories in CNET, Gizmodo, IFL Science, Space.com, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
January 07, 2023 - NPR
California is getting drenched. So why can't it save water for the drought?

Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was interviewed on NPR's 'All Things Considered' about ways California can capture water from atmospheric river storms to help alleviate drought conditions; he was also quoted in articles in the Washington Post and New Scientist, and an article he wrote for the Conversation ran in many other media outlets.
January 06, 2023 - Lookout Santa Cruz
‘I have never seen anything this dramatic’: Santa Cruz’s most-tenured ocean observer in awe of storm damage

Geologist Gary Griggs and ocean scientist Mike Beck were featured in a Lookout article about storm damage on West Cliff Drive, and Griggs was also quoted in a New York Times article about storm damage in the Santa Cruz region.
December 21, 2022 - Harper's Magazine
Boomtown: A solar land rush in the West

Hillary Angelo, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California at Santa Cruz and a 2022–23 member of the Institute for Advanced Study, penned this piece on the solar land rush in the West.
January 05, 2023 - San Jose Mercury News
Bay Area storm: Capitola Village battered, wharf restaurant left stranded by supercharged storm surge

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a story about the recent storm's impact on the coastal structures in the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, and other media outlets.
January 05, 2023 - Technology Networks
Can Our Lifestyle Choices Biologically Impact Our Grandkids?

Biologist Susan Strome was interviewed for an "Ask the Researcher" article about epigenetics in Technology Networks.
January 03, 2023 - Los Angeles Times
Op-Ed: How to save all that water from the ‘atmospheric river’

The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by Earth scientist Andrew Fisher about groundwater restoration projects to store the water from atmospheric river storm events.
January 03, 2023 - Good Times
UCSC SciCom Students Answer Complex Questions About Water

Graduate students in UCSC's Science Communication Program wrote about water issues for a feature story in Good Times, with quotes from Earth scientists Andrew Fisher and Patrick Chuang, environmental scientist Michael Loik, and environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias.

December

December 22, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
How climate change is reshaping the Christmas tree

Michael Loik, a tree physiologist at UC Santa Cruz, discusses the impact that extreme heat and water shortages can have on Christmas trees.
December 27, 2022 - New York Times
The Webb Telescope Is Just Getting Started

Astronomers Garth Illingworth and Brant Robertson were quoted in a New York Times story about the James Webb Space Telescope.
December 27, 2022 - Forbes
Bering Land Bridge - Likely Used By First Humans To Come To The Americas - Formed Surprisingly Late During Last Ice Age

Earth scientist Tamara Pico was featured in coverage of her research on the Bering Land Bridge, including stories from Forbes, IFL Science, Newser, Live Science, Mirage News, Nature World News, and other media outlets.
December 25, 2022 - NPR
How the James Webb Space Telescope transformed astronomy this year

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a story from NPR about the impact of the James Webb Space Telescope on astronomy.
December 21, 2022 - Popular Science
A mysterious magma ocean could fuel our solar system’s most volcanic world

Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Popular Science article about volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io.
December 19, 2022 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Researchers snap pics of proteins at new UC Santa Cruz facility

Biologist Melissa Jurica and research specialist Vitor Hugo Balasco Serrão were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about UCSC's new cryo-electron microscopy facility.
December 15, 2022 - Sky & Telescope
Webb's galactic distance record is now official

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in ongoing coverage of his team's observations of the most distant galaxies, including stories in Sky & Telescope, Axios, Time, and other media outlets.
December 14, 2022 - Mother Jones
Experiencing Space Flight Just Got a Lot More Accessible

Mother Jones ran an interview with planetary scientist Ian Garrick-Bethell about his free app Space Portal.
December 09, 2022 - KSBW
Local educator enters Reading Hall of Fame

A UC Santa Cruz professor is now a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Judith Scott is a professor of education. She was recognized and honored for her contributions to education and research. Additional coverage in the Cherokee Phoenix.
December 10, 2022 - The Atlantic
Some Indigenous People Crushed Up Dead Clams. Maybe We Should Too?

Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people harvested clams for food and shaped shells into bead money, says Tsim Schneider, an archaeologist at UC Santa Cruz and a member of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria: “So taking care of your clam beds was actually kind of protecting your vault, your bank.”
December 12, 2022 - New Scientist
Antimatter particles could cross the galaxy without being destroyed

Physicist Stefano Profumo was quoted in a New Scientist article about antimatter particles.
December 08, 2022 - KSBW
UC Santa Cruz holds annual robotics competition

KSBW covered the annual UCSC robotics competition led by Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Gabe Elkaim.
December 09, 2022 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Study finds ‘community scientists’ useful at Elkhorn Slough

Biologist Kerstin Wasson was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the role of volunteers in monitoring biodiversity in Elkhorn Slough.
December 10, 2022 - Forbes
Webb Telescope Finds Earliest Galaxies

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in coverage of his team's observations of the earliest galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope, including stories in Forbes, New York Post, Daily Express, Fox News, Science Alert, Big Think, Yahoo News, CTV News, Eurasia Review, and other media outlets.
December 07, 2022 - New York Times
Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of the discovery of the oldest known fragments of DNA at a site in Greenland, including stories in the New York Times, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Scientist, C&EN, and other media outlets.
December 07, 2022 - San Jose Mercury News
UC Santa Cruz astronomers take lead in search for life on alien worlds

Astronomers Natalie Batalha, Andy Skemer, Aarynn Carter were featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about UCSC scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope to study exoplanets.
December 06, 2022 - Scientific American
Astronomers Grapple with JWST’s Discovery of Early Galaxies

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a Scientific American article about observations of distant galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope.
December 05, 2022 - San Jose Mercury News
Renewable energy: First ocean areas to be leased off California for floating wind turbines

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about plans for offshore wind energy development in California.
December 04, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Whither West Cliff? Recent collapse of path along ‘Santa Cruz’s front porch’ suggests troubling future

Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in a Lookout story about erosion along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz.

November

November 16, 2022 - ARTnews
Anonymous Was a Woman picks most diverse group of winners to date for Beloved Artist Grant Program

Dr. micha cardénas is honored as a recipient of a $25,000 grant from Anonymous Was a Woman.
November 27, 2022 - Business Insider
10 ways to get funding in 2022 if you're a underrepresented founder

Robert W. Fairlie, an economics professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz who studied the effects of COVID-19 on small businesses, found that in the early months of the pandemic, the number of Black, Latinx, and Asian business owners dropped more than the number of white business owners.
November 20, 2022 - Bloomberg News
Humbled Central Bankers Scale Back Their Ambitions

The Fed's new policy framework prevented a more aggressive approach to inflation, says Carl Walsh, a University of California at Santa Cruz economist who previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Similar coverage in Yahoo News, BNN, Financial Post, and the Economic Times.
November 30, 2022 - Vox
The mystery of the mimic plant

Plant biologist Lincoln Taiz was quoted in a Vox article about controversial claims regarding a shape-shifting plant.
November 29, 2022 - Good Times
Increase in Algae Blooms a Concern at Once-Toxic Pinto Lake

Harmful algal bloom experts Kendra Hayashi and Raphael Kudela were featured in a Good Times cover story about toxic algae in Watsonville's Pinto Lake.
November 24, 2022 - KQED
Performing Arts Troupe Creates Community For Students Of Color

For more than 20 years, the African American Theater Arts Troupe at UC Santa Cruz has provided a sense of community for Black students on campus while also celebrating Black playwrights.
November 23, 2022 - LA Times
COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents

Alicia Riley, a sociologist and expert in Latino studies and mortality at UC Santa Cruz, shared her fears that the tear in Latino family and community networks will have serious mental health consequences for surviving members and set back gains Latinos have made in education and income. The article was also syndicated in Yahoo News.
November 23, 2022 - KSBW
New low-cost housing at UC Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz is bringing more lower-cost housing on campus. According to campus officials, the plan will provide housing for almost 1,000 undergraduates and will nearly triple the number of students living at Kresge College.
November 18, 2022 - Earth
Offshore wind farms can harm marine wildlife

Biologists Don Croll and Aspen Ellis were featured in an Earth.com article about their research on how to mitigate the impact of offshore wind farms on marine birds.
November 22, 2022 - KSBW
First-ever documented newborn humpback whale calf seen off Monterey coast

Ocean scientist Ari Friedlaender was featured in stories from KSBW TV and SFGate about a humpback whale calf seen in Monterey Bay, and another KSBW TV story about a dead fin whale in Seaside.
November 24, 2022 - CNN
New data on ‘hot Saturn’ exoplanet is a ‘game changer,’ scientists say

Astronomers Natalie Batalha and Kazumasa Ohno were quoted in coverage of their research on the atmosphere of an exoplanet, including stories from CNN, Daily Mail, Forbes, Mashable, Science Daily, Universe Today, Verge, Economic Times, EarthSky, SpaceDaily, and many other media outlets.
November 18, 2022 - American Council of Learned Societies
UC Santa Cruz at the National Humanities Conference: Connecting Humanities Undergraduates with Community Projects and Future Careers

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November 11, 2022 - Criterio
Historian Dana Frank receives extensive coverage in Spanish language media for her new book The Long Honduran Night.

Dana Frank's book The Long Honduran Night recounts the resistance of the Honduran people as a result of the 2009 coup against Manuel Zelaya Rosales.
November 16, 2022 - Deadline
The Gotham, HBO Documentary Films Set Inaugural Cohort & Mentors For Documentary Development Initiative

UC Santa Cruz alum, Melanie Ho, is part of the Gotham Film and Media Institute and HBO Documentary Films inaugural cohort and mentors for their Documentary Development Initiative.
November 17, 2022 - San Jose Mercury News
California Plant Rescue: The race to save precious wild seeds and sprouts

Arboretum native plant experts Alex Hubner, Lucy Ferneyhough, and Brett Hall were featured in a San Jose Mercury News story about California Plant Rescue, a consortium of botanical institutions working to protect the state's botanical diversity.
November 17, 2022 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Study finds widespread occurrence of microplastic in Monterey Bay

Environmental toxicologists Myra Finkelstein and Sami Michishita were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their research on microplastics in Monterey Bay.
November 17, 2022 - National Public Radio
James Webb telescope spots galaxies near the dawn of time, thrilling scientists

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in widespread coverage of new JWST images of the earliest galaxies, including stories from NPR, Washington Post, Space.com, CBS News, Associated Press, CNET, LAist, Nature, U.S. News & World Report, and other media outlets.
November 17, 2022 - Politifact
Trump vastly understates how much experts expect sea levels to rise

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Politifact article fact-checking Donald Trump's wildly inaccurate statement about sea level rise.
November 15, 2022 - Sierra Magazine
Can Wildlife Corridors Save Mountain Lions?

Chris Wilmers, a professor at UC Santa Cruz and the principal investigator at the Santa Cruz Puma Project, discusses the issues facing pumas in the Santa Cruz range.
November 15, 2022 - Talking Stick
No Capes

In a first-person essay, Executive Director for College Student Life Alex Belisario writes about presenting on community building at Comic-Con.
November 14, 2022 - San Francisco Chronicle
Microplastics rife in these Monterey Bay fish and seabirds, study finds

Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in coverage of her research on microplastics in Monterey Bay, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, KION, NBC Bay Area, Forbes, Technology Networks, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
November 11, 2022 - Nature
Suspected illegal fishing revealed by ships’ tracking data

Fisheries ecologist Heather Welch was quoted in a Nature news story about her research on illegal fishing activity.
November 09, 2022 - Wired
Collective Mental Time Travel Can Influence the Future

Jeremy Yamashiro, an assistant professor of psychology at UC Santa Cruz, discusses how collective pasts and futures might be manipulated for various means.
November 11, 2022 - San Francisco Chronicle
The U.S. makes it easy for veterans to get into college. Keeping us there is another story

Joseph Holsworth, who teaches theory and criticism at UC Santa Cruz, penned an op-ed advocating for more support for combat veterans pursuing degrees in higher education.
November 10, 2022 - Space
Black hole announces itself to astronomers by violently ripping apart a star

Astronomers Ryan Foley and Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz were quoted in coverage of their research on midsize black holes, including stories in Space, Jerusalem Post, LiveScience, SFGate, MSN, Yahoo News, IFL Science, Inverse, SciTechDaily, and other media outlets.
November 08, 2022 - CBS News Bay Area
Stanford study reveals Monterey Bay whales ingest millions of pieces of microplastic every day

Ocean scientist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a CBS News story about microplastics consumption by whales.
November 04, 2022 - New York Times
For Waterfront Homeowners, Moving Can Have a Different Meaning

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a New York Times article about sea level rise affecting coastal homeowners.
November 04, 2022 - Sacramento Bee
Deadline for UC applications is quickly approaching. Here’s your guide to all 9 schools

UC Santa Cruz rankings and information is included in a roundup of UCs from the Sacramento Bee.
November 06, 2022 - SF Gate
How to see the total lunar eclipse from the Bay Area on Tuesday

Lick Observatory astronomer Elinor Gates was quoted in stories about the lunar eclipse from SF Gate and MSN.
November 02, 2022 - Science
Should Webb telescope's data be open to all?

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a Science news story about public access to data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
November 02, 2022 - Guardian
At least 6% of global fishing ‘probably illegal’ as ships turn off tracking devices

Ecologist Heather Welch was quoted in coverage of her research on illegal fishing, including stories in the Guardian, Science, Globe Newswire, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
October 19, 2022 - Santa Cruz Lookout
‘You’re the only one who could have written this book’: Bettina Aptheker on ‘Communists in Closets’

UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Bettina Aptheker’s new book delves into the homophobia of the American Communist Party and its repression of LGBTQ members — of which she was one.

October

October 31, 2022 - Art News
Statues Never Die: Isaac Julien at the Barnes Found

Isaac Julien's latest project, five-screen installation titled Once Again … (Statues Never Die), 2022, returns him to the Harlem Renaissance.
October 27, 2022 - Tech Xplore
Study explores how visual effects in videogames help players to make sense of game worlds

Tech Xplore featured Computational Media Ph.D. student Hongwei Zhou and former UCSC professor Angus Forbes's study on how visual effects help video game players understand virtual worlds.
October 30, 2022 - Universe Today
Will Enceladus finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’

Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Universe Today article about the potential for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
October 28, 2022 - Newsweek
Mesmerizing Footage Shows Stream of Bats Emerge from Huge Cave

Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in a Newsweek story about a viral video of bats emerging from a cave in Mexico.
October 26, 2022 - USA Today
Fact check: Sea levels at Sydney Harbor are rising, data shows

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a USA Today article fact checking claims about sea level rise in Sidney Harbor, Australia.
October 26, 2022 - Hakai
Learn to Grunt and Growl like an Antarctic Minke Whale

Ocean scientist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a Hakai magazine story about his research on the calls of Antarctic minke whales.
October 24, 2022 - WPSU
In Pa. county jails, people with mental illness are routinely met with pepper spray and stun guns

Craig Haney, a psychology professor at U.C. Santa Cruz who specializes in prison conditions, comments on the impact that time in prison can have on inmates.
October 21, 2022 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC Research Center for the Americas renamed in honor of activist Dolores Huerta

The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the 30th anniversary and naming of the Dolores Huerta Research Center for the Americas.
October 18, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
A marriage of virtual reality and physical therapy: Immergo Labs emerges from its UCSC roots

Lookout Santa Cruz featured Immergo Labs, a virtual reality telehealth platform created by alums of UC Santa Cruz's Baskin School of Engineering.
October 11, 2022 - The Washington Post
Black Businesses Saw Outsize Covid Hit to Earnings, Study Shows

The Washington Post featured an article by Bloomberg News about Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's latest research, which documented racial inequity in loss of business earnings during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
October 10, 2022 - KPCC
With A Plan To Save The Lake Rejected, What's Next For The Salton Sea?

Environmental Studies Professor Brent Hadadd joined KPCC radio show AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the recommendations of an independent review panel that he supported.
October 06, 2022 - Los Angeles Times
Restore the Salton Sea not to its former size but to its role in the ecosystem

Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad co-authored an op-ed for Los Angeles Times about recommendations for the Salton Sea from an independent review panel that he supported.
October 05, 2022 - Los Angeles Times
As Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, a plan to save it with ocean water is rejected

Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad was quoted in an article by Los Angeles Times about findings from the work of an independent review panel, which Haddad and a team at UC Santa Cruz supported. This story was also shared on KCRW.
October 05, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
Organic’s big South County moment: Might school-zone pesticide switch provide momentum for change?

UC Santa Cruz and UCANR researcher Joji Muramoto was featured in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about organic farming.
October 04, 2022 - Grist
How California’s Salton Sea went from vacation destination to toxic nightmare

Grist reporting on the Salton Sea included recent findings from the work of an independent review panel, which was supported by Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad and a UC Santa Cruz team.
October 01, 2022 - The Washington Post
A guide to how words like Hispanic and Latinx came about

Latin American and Latino Studies Professor and Chair Catherine S. Ramírez spoke with The Washington Post about the origin of unifying terms for Hispanics and Latinos in the United States.
October 05, 2022 - Undark
For Scientific Fieldwork, a New Model to Combat Sexual Misconduct

Ecologists Melissa Cronin and Erika Zavaleta were featured in an article in Undark magazine about the program they developed to offer sexual harassment trainings for scientific teams that do fieldwork.
October 03, 2022 - Science
Ancient DNA pioneer Svante Pääbo wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Science news story about Svante Paabo, winner of the Nobel Prize for his research on ancient DNA.
October 01, 2022 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Clouds clear for UCSC ‘fog squad’

Environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on capturing water from fog.

September

September 29, 2022 - Palm Springs Desert Sun
Salton Sea Independent Review Panel recommends against importing water to shrinking lake

Coverage that originally appeared in The Palm Springs Desert Sun shared findings from the work of an independent review panel, which was supported by Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad and a team at UC Santa Cruz.
September 29, 2022 - Los Angeles Times
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns

Los Angeles Times interviewed Psychology Professor Craig Haney for a story about recent policy efforts to limit the use of solitary confinement in California.
September 29, 2022 - The New York Times
The Most Important Question About Addiction

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman was quoted in The New York Times in an opinion article about drug use patterns in the United States.
September 28, 2022 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
California Is Confronting Its Student-Housing Woes. But There’s No Quick Fix.

Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about the housing crisis in Santa Cruz.
September 27, 2022 - KPCC
The State Of California Prisons; Mental Health, Solitary Confinement, And The Mandela Act

Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney joined the KPCC radio show AirTalk with Larry Mantle to discuss the psychological effects of solitary confinement in prison systems.
September 30, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
At UCSC symposium on the Latin American far right, Bolsonaro looms

Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Patricia Pinho and Environmental Studies Professor Flora Lu were featured in post-event and pre-event coverage by Lookout Santa Cruz of a symposium that gathered scholars from Brazil and UC Santa Cruz.
September 26, 2022 - The Christian Science Monitor
They are Black. They are Italians. And they are changing their country.

Associate Professor of Sociology Camilla Hawthorne discussed her research on racial politics in Italy with The Christian Science Monitor.
September 29, 2022 - San Jose Mercury News
The big picture: Bay Area space scientists build world’s largest digital camera

Physicist Steven Ritz was quoted in news stories in the San Jose Mercury News and NBC Bay Area about the camera for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) telescope.
September 28, 2022 - San Francisco Chronicle
Hurricane Ian is bringing historic storm surge. It holds lessons for California's coast

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about storm surge, climate change, and coastal flooding.
September 28, 2022 - Nature
‘Bit of panic’: Astronomers forced to rethink early Webb telescope findings

Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a Nature news story about the ongoing calibration of the detectors on the James Webb Space Telescope.
September 26, 2022 - IFL Science
Epigenetic Changes Can Cause Developmental Abnormalities In "Grandoffspring" As Well As Offspring

Biologist Susan Strome was quoted in coverage of her research on epigenetic inheritance, including stories in IFL Science, Neuroscience News, Science Alert, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, Technology Networks, Science Daily, Science Blog, and Sciences et Avenir.
September 23, 2022 - Lookout Santa Cruz
UCSC naming Research Center for the Americas in honor of civil rights activist Dolores Huerta

Lookout Santa Cruz interviewed Professor Sylvanna Falcón, director of the Research Center for the Americas, about the center's renaming in honor of Dolores Huerta.
September 23, 2022 - Reuters
Republican Bill Would Raise Tax on University Endowments

A Reuters article discussed new research by Economics Professor George Bulman that shows how universities with growing endowments enroll fewer low-income students and students of color.
September 23, 2022 - PBS NewsHour
How ‘solar canals’ could help California reach sustainable energy goals

PBS NewsHour covered a pilot project to test solar canals in California that sprung from a 2021 research paper led by UC Santa Cruz.
September 21, 2022 - KION
UC Santa Cruz research center to honor Dolores Huerta with renaming

KION covered the announcement that UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas will be named in honor of Dolores Huerta. KSBW also covered this story.
September 26, 2022 - Financial Express
The ‘good jobs’ challenge India faces

Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express about inadequate growth in jobs with good wages and working conditions.
September 23, 2022 - New York Times
Newton Harrison, a Founder of the Eco-Art Movement, Dies at 89

Newton Harrison, who with his wife, Helen Mayer Harrison, was a founder of the eco-art movement, creating work that married science, cartography, biology, urban planning, agriculture and other disciplines, died on Sept. 4 at his home in Santa Cruz, Calif. He was 89.