Media Coverage

  • The Economist

    The Economist

    No more teddy bear picnics

    Coverage of the Yosemite bears study continued with stories from the Economist, the Weather Channel, and the California Academy of Sciences.

  • NPR Fresh Air

    NPR Fresh Air

    How four inmates launched a statewide hunger strike from solitary

    Host Terry Gross interviewed psychology professor Craig Haney about solitary confinement on the NPR program "Fresh Air."

  • New York Magazine

    New York Magazine

    The Plot from Solitary

    An article in New York Magazine on the summer 2013 hunger strike in California prisons featured comments by psychology professor Craig Haney about the psychological effects of prolonged solitary confinement.

  • Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times

    Dolled up or working, Barbie crushes girls' career dreams, study says

    Psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen's study about how girls' views of their career options are affected by playing with Barbie dolls was widely covered by national and international media. Articles appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Science, the Baltimore Sun, Daily Mail, Pacific Standard, Medical News Today, Consumer Affairs.com, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Washington Times, Hispanic business.com,…

  • KQED Radio

    KQED Forum

    What We Know — And Don’t Know — About the Sea Star Die-Off

    Biologist Pete Raimondi is featured in a story about sea star wasting syndrome on KQED and was interviewed on KQED radio program "Forum."

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    UCSC alumnus Ron Yerxa up for 'Best Picture' Academy Award

    The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a feature story about UCSC alumnus and film producer Ron Yerxa, who was nominated for "Best Picture" in the 2014 Academy Awards for his film Nebraska, and has recently reconnected with UC Santa Cruz after a 30-year interval.

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    UC Santa Cruz duo honors Santa Cruz guitar makers

    The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about a new book by a UCSC art alumna illustrating how such a robust community of master luthiers came to be located in Santa Cruz County. The story was also featured in the San Jose Mercury News.

  • Gamasutra

    Gamasutra

    Brenda Romero: What game designers can learn from Michelin chefs

    Leading game news site Gamasutra ran an exclusive interview with Brenda Romero, program director for the games and playable media master's program.

  • UPI

    UPI

    Barbie might be a dream killer, new study suggests

    UPI online wrote about a paper co-authored by psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen published in the journal Sex Roles.

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Experts at UCSC conference urge rethinking responses to climate change

    The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered one of the panel discussions at the Climate Science and Policy conference March 1.

Last modified: Apr 02, 2025