Media Coverage
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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.
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10 Top Black Higher Ed CEOs To Watch In 2023
Compton Community College District President and CEO Keith Curry (Oakes ’99, American studies) is among the top 10 Black higher education leaders to watch in 2023.
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Biden surveys California storm damage
Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on NBC Meet the Press in a segment on President Biden's visit to Capitola to see the damage caused by recent storms.
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Who is my neighbor? Allyship then and now
Los Angeles panel on January 28 features Jonathan Van Harmelen, UCSC PhD candidate in History, highlighting those outside the Japanese American community who acted in support of those incarcerated during the war.
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Some red sea urchins will tolerate climate change better than others
Biologist Kristy Kroeker was quoted in stories about her research on red sea urchins in Earth, Science Daily, Nature World News, and other media outlets.
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How the James Webb Space Telescope broke the universe
Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a story in Technology Review about the impact on astronomy of the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Standard Model of Cosmology Survives a Telescope’s Surprising Finds
Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a Quanta article about the implications of Webb telescope observations of early galaxies.
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Op-Ed: There’s one big climate fight that California is losing
The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed on climate adaptation by Michael Beck, director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.
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“Pantranscriptome” Toolkit Analyzes RNA Sequencing Data Genome-Wide
Associate Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Benedict Paten and his students' recent paper, which describes a new pipeline for RNA sequencing using a 'pantranscriptome,' was featured in several outlets including Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Genome Web and The Hindu.
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The sad plight of elephant seal pups born on Bay Area beaches amid storms
Biologists Roxanne Beltran and Daniel Costa were quoted in stories in the San Francisco Chronicle and San Luis Obispo Tribune about the plight of elephant seal pups during recent storms, which coincided with the start of pupping season, when females return to the beaches to give birth.
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The Center Of Our Galaxy May Be Way More Powerful Than We Thought, Say Scientists
Astronomer Martin Gaskell was quoted in coverage of his research on the black holes in the centers of galaxies, including stories in Forbes, Space.com, IFL Science, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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On Highway 17, a huge pothole nicknamed ‘Potzilla’ is chewing up commuters’ tires
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz article about potholes in major roads in the area caused by recent rainstorms, and also in a Monterey Herald article about landslides on Highway 1 in Big Sur.