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Good Times
Saving Paradise
Marine biologists Giacomo Bernardi and Nicole Crane are featured in the Good Times cover story about their work to restore marine habitat on the remote atoll of Ulithi in Micronesia.
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New Scientist
Sardine disappearance was foreseen but ignored
Research on sardines by fisheries biologist Juan Zwolinski was cited in articles about the imminent collapse of the west coast sardine fishery, including stories in New Scientist, Associated Press, SFGate, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Oregon Live, News Daily, Democratic Underground, and others.
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Los Angeles Times
Ocean predators' West Coast hot spots at risk despite sanctuaries, study says
A study of human impacts on marine predators along the west coast, led by marine scientists Daniel Costa and Sara Maxwell, was covered in the Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Patch, LiveScience, Science Daily, PhysOrg, RedOrbit, Bright Surf, Science Codex, and others.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
Where have all the otters gone?
A Santa Cruz Sentinel article about sea otters featured several researchers affiliated with UCSC, including Tim Tinker, Melissa Miller, and Nicole Thometz.
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Science News
Memory Upgrade
Computer scientist Darrell Long is quoted in a Science News article about efforts to develop "storage class" memory for the computer industry.
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Discovery News
Ax Falls for Antarctic Projects After Shutdown
A story from Discovery News, Live Science, NBC News, and Yahoo News about the impact of the government shutdown on Antarctic research projects noted that while most of the WISSARD project has been canceled, UCSC glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk's group will be able to conduct a limited survey at the research site.
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Washington Post
With ban on lead in hunters’ bullets, California hopes to protect condors
A Washington Post story about California's ban on the use of lead ammunition to protect endangered condors cited research on lead poisoning in condors by environmental toxicologists Don Smith and Myra Finkelstein.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
UCSC astrophysicist lands lucrative prize for young professors
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about astrophysicist Charlie Conroy, who won a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Coverage also included stories in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Patch.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Newsom, ACLU look to legalize marijuana
Sociology professor Craig Reinarman was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle in an article about Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the American Civil Liberties Union opening a campaign to legalized marijuana in California.
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New Scientist
Earth's super-siblings grew up very differently
Planetary scientist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a New Scientist article about the formation of "super-Earth" planets.