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New York Times
Europeans Used Cocaine Much Earlier Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
University of California, Santa Cruz Associate Professor of History Benjamin Breen was quoted in detail in a New York Times story about Europeans using cocaine as early as the 17th century, much earlier than previously thought.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz researchers awarded National Science Foundation funding
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics Ashesh Chattopadhyay and Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics J. Xavier Prochaska new NSF funded projects to leverage AI and geophysics to address climate change.
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Yahoo News
Awe and trepidation as AI comes for smartphones
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Leilani Gilpin comments on some of the potential issues with AI on smartphones.
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The New York Times
With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River
Environmental Studies Ph.D. student Brook Thompson, who grew up on the Yurok reservation, explained the importance of restoring salmon in the Klamath River to historical levels. “My grandpa said that there were so many salmon when he was younger that you could walk across their backs to the other side,” Thompson said. “It’s just so hard to…
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Ed Source
Let’s ensure ‘Recess for All’ law really does apply to all
Rebecca London, a professor of sociology and faculty director of Campus + Community at the University of California, Santa Cruz, co-wrote this opinion piece that highlights healthier learning environments California students can expect this fall thanks to the landmark Senate Bill 291. Known as "Recess for All," the bill requires elementary schools to provide students…
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The Mercury News
‘Brutal’ trade-offs keep some South Bay farmworkers laboring in dangerous heat
Global and Community Health Program co-director Matt Sparke, who is currently studying the impacts of climate change on farmworker health, spoke with The Mercury News about the risks of rising temperatures and the barriers and incentives that keep workers from taking advantage of state-mandated heat protections. “The trade-offs are brutal, and the risks are compounding on…
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The Economist
America’s recession signals are flashing red. Don’t believe them
An early-warning system for recessions would be worth trillions of dollars. Governments could dole out stimulus at just the right time; investors could turn a nice profit. Unfortunately, the process for calling a recession is too slow to be useful. America’s arbiter, the National Bureau of Economic Research, can take months to decide. Other countries…
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Billboard
UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater gears up for first concert since extensive renovation
Billboard teases the upcoming return to concerts this fall at the Quarry Amphitheater. The amphitheater officially reopens as a music venue on October 12 with Kevin Morby. This reopening comes after years of being closed due to COVID-19 and rennovations.
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KTVU
UC Santa Cruz begins DNA study to save endangered brown bears
It's a race against time to save one of the nation's most iconic animals: the brown bear. As their numbers continue to plummet nationwide, UC Santa Cruz is stepping in with groundbreaking research to unlock the secrets hidden in their DNA by creating a 23andMe concept for bears. Joanna Kelley, an ecology and evolutionary biology…
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Entertainment Weekly
Alicia Silverstone worries fans after eating potentially poisonous fruit
Rachel Meyer, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz, was able to confirm the identity of the plant to Entertainment Weekly as Solanum pseudocapsicum. She noted that the plant "is mildly poisonous but a couple of fruits won't hurt—worst is it could make you vomit."