Media Coverage

  • Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times

    A deadly fungus that has killed millions of bats may have arrived in Southern California

    “Those early kind of signals can be helpful for understanding the progression of the fungus, of where it’s getting to,” said Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International and an adjunct professor in ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz.

  • Earth.com

    earth.com

    Weddell seals have a surprising survival strategy

    “Weddell seals live in one of the most hostile environments on the planet and need to keep their internal clock running during periods when the sun never sets or when the sun never rises,” noted Daniel Costa, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

  • The Washington Post

    Washington Post

    How to use AI to help plan your vote

    University of California, Santa Cruz Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen was featured in a Washington Post story about using AI chatbot technology to help voters research long and complex ballots.

  • The Atlantic

    The Atlantic

    MAGA is tripping: Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has cemented the right’s romance with psychedelics.

    University of California, Santa Cruz Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen, author of Tripping On Utopia: Margaret Mead, The Cold Ward, and The Troubled Birth Of Pscyhedelic Science, was featured in an Atlantic Monthly feature story about the American hard right's recent embrace of psychedelics.   

  • Voices of Monterey Bay

    Voices of Monterey Bay

    Monsters under the microscope

    Professors Michael Chemers and Renée Fox are featured in an article about the Center for Monster Studies, an interdisciplinary space where scholars from across the academic spectrum can come together to explore the role of monsters in culture, literature, politics, and even science and technology. The GoodTimes also featured the center.

  • Earth.com

    earth.com

    Military sonar does a lot more damage to dolphins than previously disclosed

    Scientists from UC Santa Cruz and their collaborators have achieved something monumental — they’ve managed to directly measure the behavioral responses of these dolphins and unraveled some surprising findings. Also covered by Study Finds, Interesting Engineering, and others.

  • Radio New Zealand

    Radio New Zealand

    Our Changing World: Lead bullets – a health risk to humans and kea

    Myra Finkelstein is an adjunct professor in the microbiology and environmental toxicology department at the University of California Santa Cruz and a world-leading researcher in the detection and impacts of lead on human and animal health. Myra's pioneering work with California condor has shown that the ingestion of lead from lead-based ammunition is preventing the…

  • New York Times

    New York Times

    Gaming’s Uneven Progress Toward Diverse Female Figures

    Soraya Murray, a professor of Film and Digital Media here at UC Santa Cruz, was interviewed about female representation in video games. Women are often overtly sexualized in video games, and there have been calls for more diversity in the gaming industry.

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    Mongabay

    Largest dam removal ever, driven by Tribes, kicks off Klamath River recovery

    Environmental studies Ph.D. student, artist, and Yurok Tribe restoration engineer Brooke Thompson celebrated dam removal on the Klamath River. “This has been 20-plus years in the making, my entire life, and why I went to university, why I’m doing the degrees I’m doing now,” she said. “I feel amazing. I feel like the weight of…

  • Lookout Santa Cruz

    Lookout Santa Cruz

    Building brighter futures in Santa Cruz County: Join us in building homes, communities, and hope!

    Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay shared findings from a collaborative study with UC Santa Cruz's Center for Economic Justice and Action on the improvements in economic stability, mental and physical well-being, family relationships, and community involvement that come from receiving housing. 

Last modified: Apr 02, 2025