Media Coverage
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The Key to California's Survival Is Hidden Underground
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher continues to be featured in coverage of California's water issues and the paradox of too much rain during a drought, including stories in Wired, Sacramento Bee, the Hill, and other media outlets.
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Method of the Year 2022: long-read sequencing
Nature Methods selected long-read sequencing as their 2022 research method of the year, recognizing the strategy as crucial for the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium's accomplishments in completing the first complete sequence of a human genome. The T2T consortium is co-led by UCSC Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Karen Miga.
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Here’s how California’s most historic storms compare with the recent onslaught of rain
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story comparing this year's rain storms to historic records.
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Why the Search for Life in Space Starts With Ancient Earth
Astronomer Maggie Thompson was quoted in a Wired news story about how to identify signatures of life on other planets.
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Astronomers discover Milky Way galaxy's most-distant stars
Astronomers Yuting Feng and Raja GuhaThakurta were quoted in ongoing coverage of their research on the halo stars of the Milky Way, including stories from Reuters, Weather Channel, EarthSky, Al Jazeera, India Today, Financial Express, and other media outlets.
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Trillions of gallons of water predicted to fall, but most will be lost to runoff
Hydrogeologist Jenny Pensky was interviewed on CBS News coverage of the extreme rain and storms battering California, and Andrew Fisher was quoted in BBC News coverage and interviewed live on the Weather Channel.
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With all this relentless rain, how much more risk is there of landslides?
Geomorphologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the risk of landslides caused by the winter storms.
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Astronomers Have Unveiled Our Galaxy's Farthest Frontier
Astronomers Raja GuhaThakurta and Yuting Feng were quoted in coverage of their research on the Milky Way's halo stars, including stories in CNET, Gizmodo, IFL Science, Space.com, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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California is getting drenched. So why can't it save water for the drought?
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was interviewed on NPR's 'All Things Considered' about ways California can capture water from atmospheric river storms to help alleviate drought conditions; he was also quoted in articles in the Washington Post and New Scientist, and an article he wrote for the Conversation ran in many other media outlets.
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‘I have never seen anything this dramatic’: Santa Cruz’s most-tenured ocean observer in awe of storm damage
Geologist Gary Griggs and ocean scientist Mike Beck were featured in a Lookout article about storm damage on West Cliff Drive, and Griggs was also quoted in a New York Times article about storm damage in the Santa Cruz region.
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Anonymous Was a Woman picks most diverse group of winners to date for Beloved Artist Grant Program
Dr. micha cardénas is honored as a recipient of a $25,000 grant from Anonymous Was a Woman.
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Boomtown: A solar land rush in the West
Hillary Angelo, an associate professor of sociology at the University of California at Santa Cruz and a 2022–23 member of the Institute for Advanced Study, penned this piece on the solar land rush in the West.