Media Coverage

Michael Loik, a tree physiologist at UC Santa Cruz, discusses the impact that extreme heat and water shortages can have on Christmas trees. 

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a story about the recent storm's impact on the coastal structures in the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, and other media outlets.

Biologist Susan Strome was interviewed for an "Ask the Researcher" article about epigenetics in Technology Networks.

The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by Earth scientist Andrew Fisher about groundwater restoration projects to store the water from atmospheric river storm events.

Graduate students in UCSC's Science Communication Program wrote about water issues for a feature story in Good Times, with quotes from Earth scientists Andrew Fisher and Patrick Chuang, environmental scientist Michael Loik, and environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias.

Astronomers Garth Illingworth and Brant Robertson were quoted in a New York Times story about the James Webb Space Telescope.

Earth scientist Tamara Pico was featured in coverage of her research on the Bering Land Bridge, including stories from Forbes, IFL Science, Newser, Live Science, Mirage News, Nature World News, and other media outlets.

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a story from NPR about the impact of the James Webb Space Telescope on astronomy.

Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Popular Science article about volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io.

Biologist Melissa Jurica and research specialist Vitor Hugo Balasco Serrão were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about UCSC's new cryo-electron microscopy facility.

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in ongoing coverage of his team's observations of the most distant galaxies, including stories in Sky & Telescope, Axios, Time, and other media outlets.

Mother Jones ran an interview with planetary scientist Ian Garrick-Bethell about his free app Space Portal.