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The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
WIRED interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the role sea otters play in carbon sequestration in kelp forest ecosystems.
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Managed retreat: Unpopular, expensive and not going away
Environmental studies doctoral student Amanda Stoltz, who is pursuing a designated emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy, was interviewed by E&E News Climatewire about research on managed retreat policies for sea level rise in coastal California.
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COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the factors that drove racial disparities in health outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Campaign launches for Santa Cruz empty homes tax
Santa Cruz Sentinel discussed findings from the No Place Like Home report, by Sociology Department Chair Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steve McKay, in an article about a new proposed housing policy.
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If we want to save the natural world, we’re going to have to change it
Biologist Beth Shapiro wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about the value of conservation-minded synthetic biology.
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How insurance is protecting a coral reef from climate impacts in Mexico
Marine ecologist Michael Beck was interviewed on NPR's Here & Now for a segment on insuring coral reefs.
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Influential U.S. astronomy wish list calls for giant space telescope to spot an Earth analog
Astronomers Garth Illingworth, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Jonathan Fortney, and Natalie Batalha were quoted in coverage of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, including stories in Science, the New York Times, Atlantic, New Scientist, Space.com, and other media outlets.
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How Do We Deal With Rising Sea Levels?
Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on KPCC Radio for a program on how California coastal communities can respond to sea level rise.
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Monterey Bay scientists unravel genetic code of fascinating sea creature
Biologist Darrin Schultz was quoted in a Monterey Herald article about the genome of the California sea gooseberry, a type of comb jelly common in Monterey Bay.
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UCSC's College Ten named for John R. Lewis
KSQD talked with College Ten Provost Flora Lu and Director for College Student Life Sarah Woodside Bury about the college's history and the recent announcement of its naming for John R. Lewis.