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COVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, who's a core faculty member in Global and Community Health, spoke with CalMatters about California's COVID-19 mortality trends in the age of vaccines.
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Scientists are recruiting elephant seals to eavesdrop on whales
Biologist Roxanne Beltran was featured in a Vox news story about her research using elephant seals to carry acoustic monitoring instruments into the open ocean. Beltran and biologist Patrick Robinson were also quoted in a San Luis Obispo Tribune story about elephant seal pups.
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Central Coast gas prices hit new high as tourism continues to surge
Distinguished Professor of Economics Michael Hutchison discussed rising oil prices with KSBW.
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UCSC student leads charge to provide free menstrual products to students on campus
Lookout Local covered UCSC student Amanda Safi's work to increase access to menstrual products, on the UC Santa Cruz campus and beyond.
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Construction begins on $12 million mountain lion crossing on Highway 17 in Santa Cruz Mountains
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers, who's director of the Santa Cruz Puma Project, talked with The Mercury News about the challenges that roads pose for wildlife.
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Easy aluminum nanoparticles for rapid, efficient hydrogen generation from water
Chemists Bakthan Singaram and Scott Oliver were quoted in coverage of their research on hydrogen generation, including stories from PhysOrg, AZoNano, Verve Times, Lab Manager, ChemEurope, Science Daily, Interesting Engineering, and other media outlets.
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Inmigrantes no denuncian los fraudes
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza shared his latest research on immigration scams with Consumer Investigative Reporter Arlen Fernández at Telemundo 48 Responde.
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“We’re Kind of Built on This Knife’s Edge”
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in an article in Alta about sea level rise and the California coast.
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Once celebrated by American leaders, former Honduran president now sought on U.S. drug charges
Dana Frank, a professor of Honduran history at UC Santa Cruz, was quoted in the LA Times, saying U.S. officials helped Hernández hold on to power for two terms by continuing to provide his government with critical aid and law enforcement cooperation. Frank was also featured in a Democracy Now story on the same topic.