February

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  February 23, 2021 - Good Times

  Bay Area Author Tommy Orange on the Mythmaking of History

  The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about acclaimed author Tommy Orange and the Humanities Institute's Deep Read program.
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  February 23, 2021 - The Guardian

  'Deeply alarming corruption': US bill would sanction Honduran president

  Emerita professor of history Dana Frank was quoted in The Guardian for a story about a group of influential Democratic senators who are introducing legistlation that would suspend U.S. assistance to Honduras. A story also appeared in Americas Quarterly.
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  February 25, 2021 - Guardian

  Arctic ice loss forces polar bears to use four times as much energy to survive – study

  Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in coverage of research on the effects of climate change in the Arctic on polar bears, narwhals, and other species, including stories in the Guardian, Times, and Daily Mail.
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  February 24, 2021 - Wired

  Twinkling Black Holes Reveal an Invisible Cloud in Our Galaxy

  Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Wired article about efforts to detect invisible clouds of gas within and between galaxies.
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  February 23, 2021 - KAZU

  The Ones That Never Reopened: The Pandemic’s Impact On Local Businesses

  Economics Professor Rob Fairlie talked with KAZU about the pandemic's impacts for a story about local businesses that have not been able to reopen. 
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  February 24, 2021 - The Washington Post

  1 in 6 Gen Z adults are LGBT. And this number could continue to grow.

  Psychology Professor Phil Hammack talked with The Washington Post about a new survey from Gallup that shows one in six adults in Generation Z identifies as LGBT.
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  February 22, 2021 - Marin Independent Journal

  Marin women break barriers as new Eagle Scouts

  Gina Schneider, who is studying education at UC Santa Cruz, is one of four women from Marin County who are joining the first class of female Eagle Scouts. Schneider told the Marin Independent Journal that her experience in scouting inspired her to want to become a teacher. 
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  February 22, 2021 - Nature

  Closing in on a complete human genome

  Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured in a Nature news story about her work with the Telomere to Telomere Consortium to sequence all the human chromosomes from end to end.
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  February 22, 2021 - Earth Island Journal

  Wildfire, Landslides Threaten California’s Endangered Black Abalone

  Biologist Pete Raimondi was quoted in an article in Earth Island Journal about efforts to save black abalone threatened by debris flows from burned areas in Big Sur.
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  February 22, 2021 - Monterey Herald

  Highway 1 in Big Sur: Washout, repair, repeat

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about the washed out section of Highway 1 in Big Sur.
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  February 17, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  African American Theater Arts Troupe celebrates 30 years with live online performance

  The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about UCSC’s Cultural Arts & Diversity Resource Center’s public gala celebrating the 30th anniversary of its flagship theater ensemble, the African American Theater Arts Troupe.
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  February 18, 2021 - New York Times

  Black Grief, White Grievance: Artists Search for Racial Justice

  The New York Times featured a story about an exhibition co-curated by arts professor Mark Nash at the New Museum.
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  February 22, 2021 - Bloomberg News

  U.S. Push to Find Covid Variants Remains Piecemeal, Disconnected

  Genomics Institute Director David Haussler was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about U.S. efforts to track coronavirus variants.
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  February 08, 2021 - Cal Matters

  Racial (in)justice and the UC budget crisis

  Dean of Social Sciences Katharyne Mitchell coauthored an opinion piece for Cal Matters advocating for the protection of social sciences funding, due to the importance of these programs in social mobility for underrepresented minority students.
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  February 18, 2021 - Marketplace

  Do looks matter for success in economics? Actually, they’re pretty important.

  Marketplace interviewed Economics Professor Galina Hale about her recent paper documenting that levels of attractiveness can affect career success for economists. Hale says this demonstrates the importance of strategies to correct for implicit bias.
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  February 18, 2021 - Forbes

  Prepare for gridlock if future of autonomous vehicles is plentiful cheap journeys

  Forbes discussed the findings of a paper on the potential traffic and environmental impacts of autonomous vehicles that was produced by Associate Professor Adam Millard-Ball through UCSC's Environmental Studies Department.
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  February 18, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  Besides preventing symptoms, do vaccines combat COVID-19’s spread? A UCSC expert thinks so

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was featured in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about his analysis of COVID-19 vaccine data to determine if vaccination reduces transmission of the virus.
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  February 17, 2021 - Science

  Mammoth molars yield the oldest DNA ever sequenced

  Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in an article in Science about new findings from ancient DNA about the evolution of mammoths.
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  February 17, 2021 - Nature

  Thunderstorms spew out gamma rays — these scientists want to know why

  Physicist David Smith was quoted in a Nature news feature about research on terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, bursts of powerful radiation from thunderstorms.
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  February 12, 2021 - Monterey County Weekly

  Why "noncitizen" is a better word than "alien"

  The Monterey County Weekly interviewed linguistics professor Jaye Padgett for a story about the push to replace "alien" with "noncitizen" as a word to identify a foreigner or immigrant.
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  February 14, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Santa Cruz County substance use disorder experts highlight growing overdose concerns

  Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about factors contributing to a recent uptick in certain types of overdose deaths within Santa Cruz County. 
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  February 16, 2021 - The Wall Street Journal

  Shopify’s Secret Weapon Is Thousands of New Business Owners

  Economics Professor Rob Fairlie was interviewed by The Wallstreet Journal about e-commerce trends and the risks of business startup failure during the pandemic. 
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  February 12, 2021 - The Washington Post

  Kamala Harris: The exodus of women from the workforce is a national emergency

  Vice President Kamala Harris's recent op-ed for The Washington Post cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie that documented closures of women-owned businesses resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.  
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  February 11, 2021 - Good Times

  UCSC Researchers Win Grant to Develop More Sustainable Aquaculture

  Environmental Studies Professor Anne Kapuscinski and Associate Research Professor Pallab Sarker talked with Good Times about their new aquaculture research facility at the UCSC Farm and shared what's next in their work to develop more sustainable aquaculture feed.
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  February 12, 2021 - Economist

  Conversational computers have come a long way

  Computer scientist Marilyn Walker was quoted in a story about conversational computers in the Economist.
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  February 08, 2021 - Reuters

  Honduran president target of U.S. investigation, court filings show

  Emeritus history professor and Honduras expert Dana Frank was quoted in a number of news outlets, including Reuters, The Guardian, and U.S. News & World Report, about new investigations into corruption by Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez.
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  February 10, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC gears up to to begin search for COVID-19 variants in Santa Cruz County

  Biomolecular engineer Miten Jain and Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork were quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about a new program to begin genome sequencing of coronavirus samples to track variants of the virus.
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  February 10, 2021 - KION TV

  Tracking the mutating COVID-19 virus: UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute speaks with KION

  Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was featured in a KION TV News story about his work on tracking new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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  February 07, 2021 - The Telegraph

  In lockdown, 'weak-tie' friendships are the ones we're really missing most

  Psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish was quoted in The Telegraph discussing his research on "conversation reciprocity." 
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  February 09, 2021 - CBS Moneywatch

  9 million U.S. small businesses fear they won't survive pandemic

  CBS Moneywatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the House Committee on Small Business and shared his updated numbers on small business ownership rates through the end of 2020.
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  February 09, 2021 - Mongabay

  For marine life, human noise pollution brings ‘death by a thousand cuts’

  Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a Mongabay article about the effects of ocean noise on marine animals.
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  February 10, 2021 - Nature

  The broken promise that undermines human genome research

  Genome scientists David Haussler and Jim Kent were featured in a Nature article about the barriers to sharing genomic data.
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  February 09, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Current vaccines will aid against variant forms of COVID-19, UCSC professor says

  Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the coronavirus.
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  February 09, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  ‘The landscape of fear’: Big cats pay a price for avoiding areas now inhabited by humans

  Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers talked with Lookout Santa Cruz about new research with Barry Nickel, director of the Center for Integrated Spatial Research. The team documented changes to puma ranges. 
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  February 09, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News

  Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay

  Marine scientist  Sal Jorgensen was quoted in coverage of his research on white sharks in Monterey Bay, including stories from the San Jose Mercury News, KSBW TV, and ABC News.
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  February 09, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UC Santa Cruz researchers receive cell research grant

  Cell biologist William Sullivan was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on chromosome repair mechanisms.
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  February 05, 2021 - The Huffington Post

  Planting trees sounds like a simple climate fix. It’s anything but.

  Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl talked with The Huffington Post about the long-term commitments and careful planning it takes to truly utilize tree-planting as part of a climate change mitigation strategy. 
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  February 04, 2020 - Popular Science

  Wildlife corridors aren’t a new idea, but taking human resistance into account makes them much more effective

  Popular Science cited a new paper by Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel as an example of how the "landscape of fear" impacts animal movements. 
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  February 05, 2021 - Los Angeles Magazine

  Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers

  Los Angeles Magazine interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about his new research documenting the rise of gig work within the grocery industry during the pandemic.
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  February 06, 2021 - Guardian

  California’s famed Highway 1 collapsed last week. It’s sure to happen again

  Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Guardian news story about coastal erosion and damage to Highway 1 in Big Sur.
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  February 05, 2021 - Salon

  Is the pandemic making our social skills decay? Psychologists think so

  Psychology Professor Craig Haney talked with Salon about how isolation during the pandemic may be affecting social skills. 
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  February 04, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC economist warns Congress of ‘alarming’ reversal in small business recovery

  Lookout Santa Cruz covered Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's testimony before the House Committee on Small Business. Fairlie shared his latest research on the pandemic's economic impacts.
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  February 03, 2021 - Reuters

  Minority-owned businesses struggle to access credit during pandemic, Fed survey finds

  Reuters cited research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie documenting inequalities in the distribution of loans through the Paycheck Protection Program.
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  February 01, 2021 - The New Yorker

  How Black Lives Matter Came to the Academy

  The New Yorker magazine published an article by alumna Kristal Brent Zook (PH.D. History of Consciousness) about the progress in fighting decades of racial bias on college campuses.
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  February 02, 2021 - New York Times

  The Webb Telescope, NASA’s Golden Surfer, Is Almost Ready, Again

  Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a New York Times article about the James Webb Space Telescope.
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  February 03, 2021 - Nature

  Scientists call for fully open sharing of coronavirus genome data

  David Haussler, director of the UCSC Genomics Institute, was quoted in a Nature news story about open sharing of coronavirus genome data.
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  February 03, 2021 - Anthropocene Magazine

  Who’s afraid of who? Mountain lions fear and avoid humans

  Anthropocene Magazine covered new research from Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel, which showed how the energetic cost of avoiding humans affects habitat use among local pumas.
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  February 02, 2021 - Quanta

  Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search

  Mathematician Martin Weissman was quoted in a Quanta article about a new proof regarding tetrahedrons.

January

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  January 29, 2021 - Nature

  Novavax offers first evidence that COVID vaccines protect people against variants

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the coronavirus.
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  January 28, 2021 - Good Times

  How Seals Are Uncovering Secrets of the Southern Ocean

  Marine ecologist Luis Huckstadt was featured in articles in Good Times and Santa Cruz Sentinel about his research in Antarctica.
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  January 27, 2020 - The Atlantic

  The pandemic has erased entire categories of friendship

  Psychology Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish talked with The Atlantic about his recent research on "conversation reciprocity" and what it may tell us about the challenges of maintaining relationships while working remotely.
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  January 27, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  CZU burn scar is geologically different — and that might be reducing debris-flow risk

  Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in articles in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Lookout Santa Cruz about the risk of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains as more rain falls on burned areas.
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  January 21, 2021 - KAZU

  Saving The Endangered Languages Of The Monterey Bay Area

  Monterey Bay NPR affiliate KAZU interviewed linguistics professor Maziar Toosarvandani for a story about how UCSC linguists are working to preserve indigenous languages spoken by communities originally from Mexico that are now living in the Monterey Bay area.
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  January 26, 2021 - Science News

  Crushed space rocks hint at exoplanets’ early atmospheric makeup

  Astrophysicist Maggie Thompson was featured in a Science News story about her research using meteorites to study exoplanet atmospheres.
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  January 26, 2021 - ABC News

  California discloses math behind easing stay-at-home order

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an Associated Press story, which ran on ABC News and other sites, about the lifting of stay-at-home orders in California.
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  January 26, 2021 - Buzzfeed

  There's Good News And Bad News About The Coronavirus Variants And Vaccines

  Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in a Buzzfeed news story about the new coronavirus variants.
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  January 24, 2021 - The Atlantic

  The U.S. Must Do More to Care for Its Caregivers

  Professor Catherine S. Ramírez coauthored an opinion piece for The Atlantic that highlights the disparities in coronavirus-related benefits and support received by older Americans, compared to their caregivers—home health aides and nursing assistants who are often immigrants.
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  January 25, 2021 - The Conversation

  How history textbooks will deal with the US Capitol attack

  Daisy Martin, director of The History & Civics Project at UC Santa Cruz, joined a panel of experts gathered by The Conversation and weighed in on how textbooks might reflect the attack at the Capitol. 
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  January 22, 2021 - Science Friday

  Orange Is The New Black—For Bats

  Biologist Winifred Frick was featured on the public radio program Science Friday discussing the discovery of a new bat species in West Africa.
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  January 19, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Santa Cruz County NAACP hosts virtual MLK Day march

  Associate professor of history David Anthony was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the decades-long struggle for social justice and equity by black communities across the country.
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  January 20, 2021 - ScienceLine

  How the Biden administration can take action for biodiversity conservation

  Biologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in a ScienceLine article about environmental policy and the Biden administration.
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  January 19, 2021 - New York Times

  Missing: One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses

  Astronomer Sandra Faber and her former graduate student Tod Lauer were featured in a New York Times article about research on the supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies.
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  January 14, 2021 - The Sacramento Bee

  Some California jobs lost to COVID will never be the same. Here’s what experts say

  The Sacramento Bee launched a new series on the future of work in California, and the first article included professor Chris Benner's insights on how the rise of gig work is affecting job quality in sectors like grocery retail as the pandemic fuels e-commerce.   
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  January 14, 2021 - Symmetry

  ATLAS releases ‘full orchestra’ of analysis instruments

  Physicist Giordon Stark was quoted in an article in Symmetry magazine about the ATLAS collaboration's efforts to make datasets from their experiments at the Large Hadron Collider more widely available.
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  January 14, 2021 - New Atlas

  "Spectacular" new species of orange bat discovered in West Africa

  Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in coverage of the discovery of a new bat species, including stories in New Atlas, Independent, Sci-News, and other media outlets.
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  January 14, 2021 - IndieWire

  Influencers: David Fincher & sound designer Ren Klyce

  IndieWire published an extensive article about sound designer and music alumnus Ren Klyce, a seven-time Oscar nominee, and his decades long collaboration with film director David Fincher.
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  January 11, 2021 - International Examiner

  In memoriam: Judy Yung (1946-2020): Scholar, writer, journalist, professor and San Francisco Bay Area trailblazer

  International Examiner published a memorial tribute to the late UCSC emerita professor of American Studies, Judy Yung, who died at age 74.
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  January 08, 2021 - Bustle magazine

  11 Books & Podcasts About Coups That Are Extra Relevant Right Now

  Bustle magazine included emeritus history professor Dana Frank’s recent book, The Long Honduran Night: Resistance, Terror and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup, for a story about books that can help you make sense of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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  January 08, 2021 - The Art Newspaper

  Death row inmate designs garden installation by instructing university students through letters

  The Art Newspaper featured a story about the Barring Freedom initiative and Solitary Garden art installation at UCSC, quoting Rachel Nelson, director of the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. 
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  January 07, 2021 - Wallpaper magazine (London, UK)

  Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021

  Wallpaper magazine featured a story about the work of trailblazing installation artist, filmmaker and UCSC arts professor Isaac Julien, and his criteria for judging its annual design awards.
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  January 07, 2021 - San Francisco Chronicle

  That time a Cadillac drove through a stack of TVs at Cow Palace is now a book

  The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about the legendary "Media Burn" performance staged by the Ant Farm art collective--co-founded by film and digital media emeritus professor Chip Lord--in San Franicsco on July 4, 1975.
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  January 06, 2021 - New York Times

  52 places to love in 2021

  Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and literature professor Jody Greene contributed a short piece about visiting Ladakh, India, to a New York Times story about the places that have delighted, inspired, and comforted readers in a dark year.
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  January 08, 2021 - NPR

  At Google, Hundreds Of Workers Formed A Labor Union. Why? 'To Protect Ourselves'

  NPR's recent reporting on the development of a new labor union at Google included professor Chris Benner's insights on labor trends in the tech sector.
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  January 03, 2021 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  Talking times of tumult and triumph with UCSC Chancellor Cynthia Larive

  Lookout Santa Cruz interviewed UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive about her first year leading the university.
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  January 06, 2021 - The Washington Post

  Albertsons is laying off employees and replacing them with gig workers, as app platforms rise

  Professor Chris Benner was interviewed by The Washington Post about the influences of Prop 22 in Albertsons' recent decision to replace employees with gig workers.
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  January 05, 2021 - Good Times

  Everything You Wanted to Know About Wildfire and Its Aftermath

  Students in the UCSC Science Communication Program answered readers' questions about the wildfires last summer in the latest Good Times cover story.
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  January 05, 2021 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Santa Cruz County Supervisor and UCSC professor address vaccine concerns

  Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about her virtual Town Hall presentation about the coronavirus vaccines.
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  January 05, 2021 - Gizmodo

  This ‘Unusual Star’ Is Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before

  Astrophysicist Josiah Schwab was quoted in a Gizmodo news story about research on an unusual type of star.
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  January 03, 2021 - San Jose Mercury News

  The hunt for COVID-19 genomes that could worsen pandemic

  Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to track changes in the coronavirus genome sequence and the spread of different strains of the virus.

December

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  December 22, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Local community group petitions against Harm Reduction Coalition’s needle exchange efforts

  Sociology Professor Emeritus Craig Reinarman, a drug addiction expert, weighed in on local debate over needle exchange programs for an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  December 21, 2020 - Financial Express

  India’s agriculture reforms: Getting it right

  Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Signh wrote for Financial Express to provide recommendations on reforms for India's agriculture system. 
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  December 02, 2020 - Bloomberg

  Rights for Gig Workers Are a Political Issue Now, But Many of Them Can’t Vote

  Sociology Professor Chris Benner's research was cited in an article by Bloomberg about gig worker rights.
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  December 22, 2020 - Verdict

  This artist is creating a “belligerent algorithm” to expose AI bias

  Verdict published a story about assistant professor of digital arts and new media, A.M. Darke, who is creating a system, based on the prejudices of designers of artificial intelligence algorithms, to highlight the problem of AI bias.
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  December 23, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  Judy Yung, S.F. Chinatown native and early scholar of Chinese American life, dies at 74

  The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about Judy Yung, emerita professor of American studies, author, and scholar of Chinese American history, who died at 74. Articles also appeared in San Francisco News and the Japanese American newspaper, Nichi Bei Weekly.
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  December 16, 2020 - The Academic Times

  Assessing only conventional social cues may overlook bonds forged by nonverbal autistic children

  Associate professor of philosophy Janette Dinishak was interviewed by The Academic Times about a research study that she co-authored on nonspeaking autistic children.
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  December 16, 2020 - U.S. News & World Report

  Hispanic Serving Institutions: What to Know

  UC Santa Cruz is among the 10 highest-ranked National Universities in the 2021 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings with HSI status, according to a story from U.S. News and World Report.
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  December 24, 2020 - Marketplace

  Has 2020’s spike in support for Black-owned business carried through to the holidays?

  Marketplace interviewed economics professor Rob Fairlie about trends affecting Black-owned businesses since the start of the pandemic.
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  December 27, 2020 - Monterey Herald

  Elkhorn Slough: Why restoring Hester Marsh is important

  Biologist Kerstin Wasson was featured in an article about marsh restoration in Elkhorn Slough in the Monterey Herald and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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  December 31, 2020 - Ars Technica

  How the humble slime mold helped physicists map the cosmic web

  Astrophysicist Joseph Burchett and computer scientist Oskar Elek were featured in an Ars Technica article about their research on the cosmic web.
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  December 28, 2020 - Scientific American

  Sea Otters Could Get New Home in San Francisco Bay

  Biologist Tim Tinker was quoted in a Scientific American article about the possibility of reintroducing sea otters to San Francisco Bay.
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  December 22, 2020 - Eos

  Sinking Fish May Fast-Track Mercury Pollution to the Deep Sea

  Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg was quoted in an Eos article about mercury pollution in the deep sea.
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  December 19, 2020 - San Jose Mercury News

  In wake of summer wildfires, Santa Cruz Mountains residents brace themselves for winter rains

  Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the threat of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  December 14, 2020 - Nature

  Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020

  Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured among the "Ones to watch in 2021" in a Nature article about the top 10 people who helped shape science in 2020.
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  December 14, 2020 - Good Times

  UCSC Chancellor Cindy Larive on Housing, Pandemic, and Research

   Good Times interviewed Chancellor Cynthia Larive about the challenges the campus overcame in 2020. 
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  December 17, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  ‘First line of defense’: UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab ready to relocate, ramp up

  Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork was quoted in stories from Lookout Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the role of UCSC's diagnostic testing lab in meeting the need for coronavirus testing in Santa Cruz County.
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  December 18, 2020 - News-Medical

  $3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases

  Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was featured in a News-Medical story about his research on biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections.
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  December 18, 2020 - U.S. News

  COVID-19 Models Plot Dire Scenarios for California Hospitals

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an AP news story posted on U.S. News & World Report and ABC News about the projections for COVID-19 impacts on hospitals in California.
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  December 15, 2020 - The Guardian

  Civil rights activist Angela Davis launches fashion collaboration with LA label

  A story in The Guardian reported that UCSC professor emerita Angela Davis is co-launching a “Heroes of Blackness” line of clothing featuring artwork by independent Black artists.
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  December 15, 2020 - News-Medical

  Using hypoxia adaptations in marine mammals to understand COVID-19

  Biologist Terrie Williams was featured in a "Thought Leaders" interview on News-Medical about how looking at the diving physiology that enables marine mammals to withstand low oxygen conditions can improve our understanding of the effects of COVID-19.
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  December 14, 2020 - The Conversation

  Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source

  Pallab Sarker, an associate research professor in environmental studies, wrote an article for The Conversation about the recent breakthrough in sustainable aquaculture feed that he and professor Anne Kapuscinski made from their ecological aquaculture lab.
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  December 13, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC botanists assess how much wildfires damaged California’s plants

  Brett Hall, Lucy Ferneyhough, and other botanists and student interns at the UCSC Arboretum were featured in a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News about their efforts to assess the effects of the wildfires on vegetation in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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  December 11, 2020 - New York Times

  Female workers could take another pandemic hit: to their retirements

  The New York Times cited an article coauthored by economics professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the COVID-19 labor market downturn has disproportionately affected unemployment rates for women, particularly those with school-aged children.
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  December 10, 2020 - Science News

  Experts recommend the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News story about an FDA advisory panel's recommendation to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and in a follow-up story about the FDA emergency use authorization of the vaccine.
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  December 09, 2020 - The Express Tribune

  Global panel discusses India’s transformation into a ‘fascist state’ under Modi

  A story in The Express Tribune noted that associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, co-director of UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies, spoke at a global conference in Australia’s Parliament about caste-based politics in India and the oppression and marginalization of minorities. The story also appeared in Pakistan's Daily News and Dawn newspapers.
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  December 10, 2020 - Times Lifestyle

  10 women breaking glass ceilings in the gaming industry

  Arts professor Robin Hunicke was featured in a Times Lifestyle story about the female executives, players, and innovators who are helping revolutionize the gaming industry and opening doors for other young, diverse gamers.
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  December 07, 2020 - KION-TV

  UC Santa Cruz offers new MFA program

  KION-TV news reported about a new M.F.A. degree program in Environmental Art and Social Practice offered by the Art Department.
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  December 07, 2020 - Santa Cruz Good Times

  New bookstore Two Birds Books to open in Pleasure Point

  The Santa Cruz Good Times published an article about the opening of a new independent bookstore in Santa Cruz, founded by Denise Silva, a longtime lecturer in the UCSC Writing Program.
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  December 10, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy

  Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in coverage of her lab's work on a new assay for coronavirus antibodies in Lookout Santa Cruz. Her research was also covered in Medical Device Network, Economic Times, and other media outlets.
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  December 09, 2020 - Nature

  How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water

  Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Nature article about research on the origins of life.
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  December 09, 2020 - MarketWatch

  Researchers fear gig work will spread to grocery industry as demand for delivery surges

  MarketWatch broke the news about a new report on e-commerce labor trends in the grocery retail industry that was led by Chris Benner, an environmental studies and sociology professor and director of the Institute For Social Transformation.
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  December 04, 2020 - The New York Times

  Some Ideas For Fixing America

  The editors of the business and policy-themed DealBook Newsletter from The New York Times included a new paper from economics professor Rob Fairlie in a collection of their favorite academic research from the past week. Fairlie's new paper, which documents inequalities in access to capital for minority-owned startups, was also featured in The Hutchins Roundup from The Brookings Institution.
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  December 08, 2020 - Wired

  The Perfect Strategy to Fight Covid-19 Is … Everything?

  Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about the difficulty of determining the effectiveness of different strategies for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  December 08, 2020 - Scientific American

  Asteroid Dust from Hayabusa2 Could Solve a Mystery of Planet Creation

  Planetary scientist Myriam Telus was quoted in a Scientific American article about research on the asteroid samples collected by the Hyabusa2 mission.
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  December 06, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  Two UC Santa Cruz professors receive national recognition

  Microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz and linguist Matt Wagers were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their recognition as AAAS Fellows.
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  December 04, 2020 - Financial Express

  Trade-offs for growth revival: Why India’s policymakers need a new roadmap

  Economics professor Nirvikar Singh comments on economic reforms in India through an opinion piece in Financial Express.
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  November 28, 2020 - CNBC

  Holiday gift-givers want their money to matter. Companies, large and small, are taking notice.

  CNBC cited research by economics professor Rob Fairlie in their coverage about consumers choosing to support Black-owned businesses this holiday season. 
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  December 01, 2020 - KAZU

  California's open Senate seat prompts guessing game

  Politics professor Daniel Wirls talked with KAZU host Doug McKnight about the factors that may affect who Governor Newsom chooses to fill Kamala Harris' open Senate seat. 
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  December 01, 2020 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  UCSC professor awarded more than $1 million to research coastal resiliency

  Ocean scientist Michael Beck was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the new AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience that is funding his research.
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  December 01, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  UCSC’s Marm Kilpatrick fights spread of pandemic misinformation

  Lookout Santa Cruz ran a profile of infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick focusing on his work related to the COVID-19 pandemic as part of Lookout's "21 for '21" series.

November

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  November 06, 2020 - Science Friday

  Must Read List Of Speculative Fiction By Writers Of Color

  Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Catherine S. Ramírez shared her favorite works of speculative fiction by authors of color with the Science Friday book club.
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  November 12, 2020 - iNews UK

  Scientists develop sustainable ‘game-changer’ fish feed that does not contain fish

  One of the UK's top newspapers, iNews, covered a breakthrough in sustainable aquaculture research from Anne Kapuscinski and Pallab Sarker, of the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Studies department. This research was also covered within the U.S. by UPI.
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  November 24, 2020 - Lookout Santa Cruz

  ‘Why We’re Polarized’ author Ezra Klein headlines UCSC virtual lecture

  Lookout Santa Cruz ran an article about alumus Ezra Klein, author of the 2020 book Why We’re Polarized, and the featured speaker for the Humanities Division's Peggy Downes Baskin Ethics Lecture.
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  November 30, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

  In rebuilding Big Basin, which history do we want to remember?

  History professor Dana Frank contributed an op-ed to the San Francisco Chronicle about racism, imperialism, and the rebuilding of Big Basin State Park.
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  November 18, 2020 - Hyperallergic

  A Critical View of the Criminal Justice System, Through Artists’ Eyes

  UCSC’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences director Rachel Nelson was interviewed in Hyperallergic for a story about Barring Freedom, an exhibition about art, prison, and justice that she co-curated at the San Jose Museum of Art.