Media Coverage
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With omicron now dominant, depleted U.S. hospitals struggle to prepare for the worst
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a story on NPR about the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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Why some astronomers once feared NASA's James Webb Space Telescope would never launch
Astronomer Garth Illingworth was featured in a story on NPR about the history of the James Webb Space Telescope, and he was also quoted in a Washington Post story about JWST.
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UCSC astronomers poised to join NASA’s search for signs of life in distant galaxies with new telescope
Astronomers Jonathan Fortney, Andrew Skemer, and Natalie Batalha were featured in a San Jose Mercury News article about the James Webb Space Telescope. The story also ran in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey Herald.
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Why humans should embrace our role as meddlers of nature — so that we can do it better
Biologist Beth Shapiro was interviewed about her new book on the CBC Radio program 'Quirks & Quarks.'
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This new space telescope should show us what the universe looked like as a baby
Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in an NPR news story about the James Webb Space Telescope.
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The benchmark for human diversity is based on one man’s genome. A new tool could change that.
Biomolecular engineer Benedict Paten was quoted in coverage of his team's research on pangenomics, including stories in Popular Science, Genetic Engineering News, and other media outlets.
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Hydrogen Fueled Life’s Origins: Study
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a story in The Scientist about the origins of life.
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More Rain In Santa Cruz Mountains Raises Soil Saturation Concerns
Geomorphologist Noah Finnegan was interviewed for a KPIX TV News story about the risk of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Meet the bat that eats other bats
Ecologist Winifred Frick was featured in a National Geographic article about the rarely seen spectral bat.
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Santa Cruz’s Role in NASA’s New James Webb Space Telescope
A Good Times cover story about the James Webb Space Telescope features Garth Illingworth, Natalie Batalha, Brant Robertson, and other UCSC astronomers.
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Return of the golden jackal as wolf-like animal expands across Europe
Environmental studies postdoctoral scholar Nathan Ranc spoke with The Telegraph about how golden jackals are expanding their ranges across Europe. This story was also covered by The Independent .
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Farmland draws investor interest with inflation running hot
A Bloomberg article describing the effects of inflation on farmland investing cited research by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Madeleine Fairbairn on how this type of investment initially arose in the U.S.