Media Coverage
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Webb telescope is about to take an unprecedented look at these intriguing exoplanets
Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a CNN article about plans to use the James Webb Space Telescope to study potentially habitable exoplanets. Batalha is also featured in the CNN documentary 'The Hunt for Planet B'.
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How massive stars in binary systems turn into carbon factories
Astronomer Stan Woosley was quoted in a Science News article about carbon production by massive binary star systems.
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The biggest moons of Uranus may have oceans beneath their icy shells
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in coverage of the possibility of oceans beneath the icy shells of the two largest moons of Uranus, including stories in New Scientist, Daily Mail, and other media outlets.
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A Universal Model of Spin Relaxation
Materials scientist Yuan Ping was featured in a Physics magazine story about her team's development of computational tools that accurately predict spin dynamics for any material.
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Astronomers watch a star explode in real time
Astronomers Ryan Foley and Samaporn Tinyanont were featured in coverage of their research on supernovae on the PBS NOVA news site.
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Genes Reveal How Some Rockfish Live Up to 200 Years
Ecologist Sabrina Beyer was quoted in a Scientific American article about the longevity of some rockfish species.
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A Historic Decrease in Poverty
The New York Review covered a book on poverty coauthored by Psychology Professor and UCSC Blum Center Director Heather Bullock.
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Conservation ethic allows Monterey Bay farmers to thrive during drought
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about water conservation and recycling practices on Central Coast farms.
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Arizona on trial over prison healthcare
Arizona-based television station KOLD News 13 reported on Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expert witness testimony during a federal court trial on health care conditions inside Arizona state prisons.
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The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
WIRED interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the role sea otters play in carbon sequestration in kelp forest ecosystems.
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Managed retreat: Unpopular, expensive and not going away
Environmental studies doctoral student Amanda Stoltz, who is pursuing a designated emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy, was interviewed by E&E News Climatewire about research on managed retreat policies for sea level rise in coastal California.
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COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the factors that drove racial disparities in health outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.