Media Coverage
-

California moves closer to keeping Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant online
Daniel Hirsch, retired director of Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz, discusses the long term impacts of nuclear power.
-

UC Santa Cruz’s new mobile crisis response team first of its kind in UC system
With UC Santa Cruz’s launch of a mobile crisis response team this fall, the school became the first campus in the University of California system to establish an alternative to having police officers respond to mental health crisis calls.
-

The far-reaching influence of Alaska's sea otters
Biologists Kristy Kroeker and Lauren Bell were featured in a BBC News story about the impact of sea otters on coastal ecosystems in Alaska.
-

The Bering Land Bridge Formed Much Later Than Previously Thought
Earth scientist Tamara Pico was featured in an Eos article about her research on the Bering Land Bridge.
-

UC Santa Cruz and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have seen demand for more Mental Health First Aid training increase significantly.
Universities that have introduced Mental Health First Aid among their campus communities and have seen a positive trickle-down effect from the program. For example, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have seen demand for more training increase significantly.
-

Jewish journal at UC Santa Cruz celebrates 50 years
Five decades after its inception, Leviathan's journey has taken it from a grassroots, unrefined medium of free expression, to a standardized newspaper, to a literary zine, and now a reason to celebrate in honor of the journal’s 50-year anniversary at UC Santa Cruz.
-

These red dots could change everything we think we know about how galaxies form
Astronomer Katherine Suess was interviewed on CBC Radio and quoted in the Atlantic in coverage of her research on early galaxies observed with the Webb telescope.
-

Mother–daughter duo work together to find new worlds
Astronomer Natalie Batalha and her daughter Natasha Batalha, also an astronomer, were featured in a Nature article about their research using the Webb telescope to study exoplanets.
-

Worried about Sea Level Rise? Look for the Lichens.
Coastal scientist Borja Reguero was quoted in a Hakai magazine story, also published in the Atlantic, about assessing the vulnerability of coastal sites to sea level rise.
-

Activist, author, and UC Santa Cruz professor emerita Angela Davis appeared in a recent episode of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS and learned things she "can't get used to."
Political activist Angela Davis has been a truth seeker for her entire career. In a Feb. 21 episode of "Finding Your Roots," Davis learns the truth about some of her family’s lingering mysteries.
-

Commentary – Jonathan Van Harmelen: Japanese who moved to Chicago after internment found an advocate in Sidney Yates
After the end of their internment during World War II, Japanese Americans found a supportive community in Chicago, thanks in large part to prominent politician Sidney Yates, says UC Santa Cruz history Ph.D. candidate Jonathan Van Harmelen in an opinion piece in The Chicago Tribune.
-

Journey to the STARs: Lick Observatory offers more research opportunities for students
UC Observatories Director Bruce Macintosh was quoted in a story about Lick Observatory expanding its outreach and education programs on MSN Local News Matters, and he was interviewed on KTVU News.