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Science Magazine
DNA from rum-soaked fishes chronicles century of environmental change
By comparing DNA in historic specimens with that in modern fish populations, researchers discovered that fishes grew scarcer and their genetic diversity declined. That’s worrisome, says Malin Pinsky of the University of California, Santa Cruz, because “genetic diversity provides the raw material for adaptation to novel conditions. Less genetic diversity means less ability to adapt…
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Publishers Weekly
2025 National Book Award Finalists Announced
Professor Emerita of Literature Karen Tei Yamashita was one of the judges for this year’s National Book Awards. Yamashita, who won the National Book Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. Yamashita was a judge for works of translated literature.
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Third Coast Review
Dialogs: Hope and Solidarity from Angela Davis, Nicole Mitchell, and the Black Earth Ensemble at the Chicago Humanities Festival
Author and activist Angela Davis, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, had an on-stage dialogue in Chicago with world-renowned musician and Guggenheim Fellow Nicole Mitchell, who wrote a special composition for Davis.
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Los Angeles times
McCarthyism in a MAGA hat? Trump’s Campus Deal Sounds Familiar to Her.
In a feature story written by UC Santa Cruz alumna Anita Chabria (BA, History), Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies Bettina Aptheker called the Trump Administration’s “compact for academic excellence” a major threat to free speech. “It’s intended to roll back any of the gains we’ve made,” Aptheker said of Trump’s policies. “No university should…
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Good Times
Making Problems Sexy
Santa Cruz filmmakers Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle released their latest film, the third in an Ecosexual/Environmental trilogy. Stephens is a professor of art at UC Santa Cruz. Additional coverage in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Finestre sull’Arte
Mantua, Isaac Julien at Palazzo Te: world premiere of All That Changes You. Metamorphosis
Finestre sull’Arte, a leading newspaper covering ancient and contemporary art, featured All That Changes You. Metamorphosis, the new installation by Sir Isaac Julien, UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Trump’s climate change denial continues
Distinguished professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Gary Griggs wrote an opinion article about the impacts of Trump Administration policies related to climate change and renewable energy.
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KSBW
CSUMB and UCSC recognized among the best universities in the US
The Wall Street Journal’s list ranked schools from how well the college prepares students for financial success. University of California Santa Cruz ranked 25th on the list of public universities in California and 47th among all U.S. universities.
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Bloomberg News
As Federal Government Retreats, A Private Fund to Save Sea Otters Steps in
“Adding sea otters completely changes the configuration of the food web and that has profound consequences for the structure of the nearshore ecosystem,” says Tim Tinker, an independent sea otter scientist who does research for the University of California at Santa Cruz. The Sea Otter Fund is financing Tinker’s work, recruiting him to model restoration…
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Bloomberg
Reddit’s Former CEO Wants You to Buy a Subscription for Trees
Karen Holl, a professor of environmental studies at the University of California at Santa Cruz, says those looking to purchase a tree subscription should be asking for data and, critically, how many seedlings make it to maturity. Additional coverage in the Los Angeles Times.