Media Coverage
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Mini desalination plants could refresh the parched West
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad offers some big-picture perspective on desalination technology and applications for a Popular Science article.
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In research breakthrough, California scientists help decode entire human genome
Biomolecular engineers Karen Miga and David Haussler were quoted in widespread coverage of the release of the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, including stories from the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR Science Friday, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Daily Mail, BBC Science Focus, NBC Bay Area, CBC Radio (Canada), USA Today, NBC News, Associated Press,…
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A Welcome Comeback for Norway’s Walruses
Marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth was quoted in a Smithsonian magazine article about walruses.
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The light from this star that astronomers just spotted is 12.9 billion years old
Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in stories about the Hubble Space Telescope's observation of a distant star from NPR, Popular Science, and other media outlets.
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Why Campuses Are Including Caste in Anti-Discrimination Policies
Anjali Arondekar, an associate professor of feminist studies and co-director of the Center for South Asian Studies, was interviewed about caste discrimination.
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Burn pits and contaminated water may have sickened Fort Ord veterans
Jerimiah Oetting interviews Martha Mendoza, an investigative reporter with the Associated Press and a lecturer in the UCSC Science Communication Program, about her recent investigative journalism project that revealed exposure to toxic chemicals may have caused cancer and other diseases in military personnel stationed at Fort Ord.
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Scientists Are Preparing for Our Best Shot Yet at Identifying Alien Life
Astronomers Maggie Thompson and Joshua Krissansen-Totton were quoted in widespread coverage of their research on methane as a sign of life on other planets, including stories from Vice, Reuters, Daily Mail, Newsweek, New York Post, CNET, Independent, Space.com, IFL Science, SciTechDaily, Space Daily, Universe Today, SlashGear, Verve Times, and other media outlets.
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On Point: Protecting whale superhighways
Whales migrate along routes thousands of miles long – oceanic superhighways – that also happen to be corridors of human disruption. We discuss the fight to protect whale superhighways. UC Santa Cruz Professor of Ocean Sciences Ari Friedlaender joins Meghna Chakrabarti.
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UC researcher suggests more efficient testing for smoke-tainted wine after California wildfires
Chemistry Professor Phil Crews was featured in ongoing coverage of his research on smoke taint in wines, including stories from ABC-7 Bay Area News and California Examiner.
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Dodo DNA sequencing raises hope of bringing the bird out of extinction
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of the sequencing of the dodo genome, including stories from the Times (U.K.), Telegraph, Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Star, New York Post, GenomeWeb, Earth.com, and other media outlets.
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A rise in US flooding — and a rethink
Marine scientist Michael Beck is featured in a Knowable article about nature-based solutions to reduce coastal flooding.
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How Music Shaped 'For the Love of Rutland'
America ReFramed sat down with professor, director, and producer Jennifer Maytorena Taylor and composer Emily Rice for an exclusive interview on how they created the soundtrack to the film For the Love of Rutland.