Media Coverage
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Storm Recovery Begins at Beloved State Beach in Santa Cruz County
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a KQED news story about storm recovery efforts at Seacliff State Beach.
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New mouse study shows genes aren’t only way to pass obesity to next generation
Environmental toxicologist Raquel Chamorro-Garcia was quoted in a STAT News story about epigenetic inheritance and obesity.
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Google’s AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo
UC Observatories Director Bruce Macintosh was quoted in coverage of Google's roll out of its AI chatbot Bard as one of several astronomers to point out an error in Bard's answer to a question about JWST, including stories from the Verge, Newser, and other media outlets.
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Can an annual blood test find cancer while it’s curable?
A Mercury News story on the potential of liquid biopsies for cancer early detection highlights Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim's research, which has shown that certain types of RNA in the bloodstream could suggest cancer.
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Bill would bar schools from withholding outdoor recess or lunch as punishment
Rebecca London, a University of California, Santa Cruz associate professor of sociology, who has been studying recess in California for more than 15 years, spoke out about the importance of recess. She said it was “essential” that all California students have downtime every day to “stretch their social, emotional, and physical development through play, socialization with…
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How Einstein's General Relativity Helped Scientists Analyze a Dead Star
Astronomer Peter McGill was quoted in coverage of his team's measurement of the mass of a white dwarf, including stories in CNET, Gizmodo, LiveScience, Space, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz botanist names two rare succulent species
Botanist Stephen McCabe was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the discovery of two new species of rare succulents.
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‘It’s a losing battle’: Storms shattered Santa Cruz's iconic promenade. Is it worth fixing?
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the City of Santa Cruz's options for repairing the damage to West Cliff Drive from recent storms.
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Scientists plot the resurrection of a bird that’s been extinct since the 17th century
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of plans to resurrect the extinct dodo, including stories in CNN, USA Today, Scientific American, Wired, Dallas Morning News, CBS News, Ars Technica, Fast Company, Technology Review, and other media outlets.
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The human genome needs updating. But how do we make it fair?
UCSC Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Karen Miga was quoted in a Guardian story about representation and bias in genomics.
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Astrophysicists turn fast radio bursts into cosmic probes
Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Nature news story about fast radio bursts.
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Humpback whale reproduction is linked to krill abundance
Whale researchers Ari Friedlaender and Logan Pallin were quoted in coverage of their research on humpback whales in Antarctica, including stories in Earth, Nature World News, Australian, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.