Media Coverage

  • Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times

    Sea otters boost seagrass by protecting algae-eating sea slugs

    A study showing how sea otters benefit seagrass beds in Elkhorn Slough garnered international media attention, including stories from the Los Angeles Times, BBC News, National Geographic, Huffington Post, KGO Radio, KPCC Radio, CBC Radio (Canada), Spiegel Online (Germany), The Australian, New Zealand Herald, The Independent, Yorkshire Post, Associated Press, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald,…

  • Scientific American

    Scientific American

    Thousands of Americans Exposed to Dangerous Levels of Lead in Their Jobs

    Environmental toxicologist Russ Flegal was quoted in a Scientific American article about lead exposure in adult Americans.

  • The San Jose Mercury News

    San Jose Mercury News

    From China to Finland, UCSC's first online course draws 18K students

    The San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, KAWL News (Bay Area Public Radio), Oakland Tribune, ewallstreeter.com, aroundthecapitol.com, NewsByState.com, news.yahoo.com‎, statenewslines.com, and Contra Costa Times ran a story about UCSC's first free course offered on the online Coursera platform, noting it has drawn more than 18,000 participants from 58 countries, exceeding expectations by instructors of…

  • Santa Cruz Sentinel

    Santa Cruz Sentinel

    UCSC alum presents pop culture book at Bookshop Santa Cruz

    The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Inside Bay Area ran an article about UCSC alumnus artist Brandon Bird and his appearance at Bookshop Santa Cruz to celebrate "Brandon Bird's Astonishing World of Art," his forthcoming book to be published by Chronicle Books.

  • San Francisco Chronicle

    San Francisco Chronicle

    Little-known UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

    An article about the UCSC Arboretum in the San Francisco Chronicle featured director Brett Hall, research director Stephen McCabe, and others.

  • KION TV

    300 Tons of Water Containing Nuclear Waste Dumping Into Pacific Ocean

    Radiation safety officer Conrad Sherman was interviewed on KION TV about the implications of the radiation leaking into the ocean from the crippled nuclear power plants in Fukushima, Japan.

  • Huffington Post

    Huffington Post Latino Voices

    Indigenous Mexican Immigrants In U.S. Open Up About Racism, Gender, And Identity

    Jonathan Fox, professor of Latin American and Latino studies, and a reporting project based at UCSC, were referenced in a article on the Huffington Post Latino Voices site about a new book “Voices of Indigenous Oaxacans Youth in the Central Valley: Creating Our Sense of Belonging in California.” Voxxi News originally published the article. 

  • New Scientist

    New Scientist

    Milky Way galaxy is even lighter than thought

    Research on the size of the Milky Way led by astronomer Alis Deason was covered by New Scientist magazine and Asian News International.

  • The Paris Review

    The Paris Review

    Darcy and Elizabeth Go to Summer Camp

    An article in The Paris Review about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's first annual Jane Austen Summer Program noted that it was inspired by the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz.

  • NPR

    NPR Weekend Edition

    Drug war waged hard against people of color

    Host Rachel Martin interviewed sociology professor Craig Reinarman for an NPR Weekend Edition special report on the "War on Drugs" and its role in swelling the U.S. prison population.

Last modified: Apr 02, 2025