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Yahoo News
that the restoration of this ocean feature could protect thousands of lives: 'We level the playing field'
"Our modeling is a major advance in characterizing the effectiveness of nature-based infrastructure for coastal protection. The approach can also be applied to other ecosystems, such as beaches, marshes, oyster reefs, and mangrove forests," said Borja Reguero, who led the research at UC Santa Cruz.
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WIRED
The strange relationship between the evolutionary boom in an African lake and the explosion of a supernova
Evidence of cosmic radiation debris arriving at the same time that a virus community in Africa was boosted. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz think the two factors are linked. They believe the radiation was likely powerful enough to break the double-stranded DNA of organisms, thereby driving mutations and diversifying species.
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Grist
Droughts are getting worse. Is fog-farming a fix?
Peter Weiss, an atmospheric chemist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been installing them in Pacifica, just south of San Francisco. In the summertime, fog can provide enough water to sustain a home's established plants without turning on the hose.
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Earth.com
Photos capture coyotes hunting and eating baby seals for the first time
Motion-triggered cameras have captured these wild canines dragging baby seals away from mainland beaches. This discovery has sparked questions about how these predators use the shore as part of their menu. Led by UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. student Frankie Gerraty, the investigation uncovered details of coyote hunting patterns near seal rookeries. Also in USA Today,…
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The Intercept
Title 42 Isn’t About Public Health — It’s About Keeping Immigrants Out
Associate Professor of Sociology Juan Pedroza says erroneously linking immigrant communities to the spread of infectious diseases has been a common anti-immigration strategy throughout U.S. History. “You can find in the United States plenty of evidence of people saying that immigrants are bringing disease and will be contaminating the nation, including public health,” he said.
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KION
Closing out Black History Month, one UCSC study shows some disparities
For Black History Month, KION covered a study out of UCSC's Institute for Social Transformation that highlights the ongoing disparity faced by black communities living in the Monterey and San Benito counties. The study considered issues like educational attainment, poverty levels, and access to health care.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. candidate writes environmental children’s book
Brook Thompson, a Ph.D. student in environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz, shared some of her life experiences in her new children’s book, “I Love Salmon and Lampreys: A Native Story of Resilience,” which will be published March 4.
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Financial Express
Beyond staying the course
In this op-ed, Nirvikar Singh, a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, argues that many policies available to the Centre (and potentially states), none radical, can even lead to faster growth in the short run while India’s demographics are still favorable.
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Geographical
Strontium: the metal with remarkable powers to help track ancestral roots
A new strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa developed by Anthropology Professor Vicky Oelze could help descendants of the transatlantic slave trade to finally trace their roots. So far, the map has been used to precisely trace the origins of two people found in the Anson Street African Burial Ground: Kuto and Banza (both named…
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POLITICO
What's Next for Lithium Valley
Politico’s California climate reporter Blanca Begert hosted a panel discussion with Chris Benner of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Manuel Pastor of the University of Southern California, two experts with a new book out about the Salton Sea region. The event was on Feb. 19 at 12pm at the UC Student and Policy Center.