Media Coverage

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz County sees grant to recharge aquifers

    Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a grant from the Coastal Conservancy to support efforts by UCSC and the county to recharge the region's aquifers.

  • The San Jose Mercury News

    San Jose Mercury News

    Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart helps to pay tribute to late UC Santa Cruz professor

    The San Jose Mercury News, Inside Bay Area, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart paying tribute to the late music professor Fred Lieberman at a UCSC event celebrating his life and work, including comments from Chancellor Blumenthal and arts dean David Yager.

  • Houston Chronicle

    Houston Chronicle

    Dana Frank: Hernández's election was built on corruption

    The Houston Chronicle published an op-ed from history professor Dana Frank describing how U.S. support for new leaders in Honduras is misguided and unethical.

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Meet the newest winners of the Rydell Fellowships of Visual Art

    Professor of art Elizabeth Stephens was featured in a cover story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel's arts and entertainment pullout section as one of three Santa Cruz artists who received a 2014 -15 Rydell Fellowship.

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Dickens film 'The Invisible Woman' has a Santa Cruz twist

    The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Dickens Project at UCSC, inteviewing literature professor John Jordan, director of the program, which is now in its 34th year on campus.

  • LiveScience

    Live Science

    New Technique Could Demystify Ancient Human DNA

    Ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Live Science story about a new technique for obtaining ancient DNA sequences from contaminated fossils.

  • The Washington Post

    Washington Post

    DNA shows ancient hunter had blue eyes, dark skin

    Ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro was quoted in an Associated Press story about work by other researchers on the genome of a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago in Europe. The story ran in a broad range of national and international media outlets, including the Washington Post, Salon, Yahoo News, Seattle Times, Californian, and many…

  • The Christian Science Monitor

    Christian Science Monitor

    Mark Fathi Massoud: How grass-roots peace can take hold in South Sudan

    Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, says a cease-fire in South Sudan is a positive first step but grassroots efforts are needed to forge a lasting peace.

  • Livermore Independent

    Climate Central

    Short on Ocean Data, Scientists Turn to Seals for Help

    Climate Central ran a story about research led by marine biologist Dan Costa using seals to carry instruments for monitoring ocean conditions.

  • The California Report

    The California Report

    Venerable Lick Observatory Faces Funding Cut

    Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a California Report story about budget cuts at Lick Observatory.

Last modified: Apr 02, 2025