Media Coverage
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As cargo shipments boom, ship strikes imperil whales in California and worldwide
Whale scientist Brandon Southall was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about the growing number of whale deaths due to ship strikes.
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UC Santa Cruz secures $3.1 million in leukemia research grant
Biologist Jeremy Sanford was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on DNA-binding proteins and leukemia.
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Climate change is causing tuna to migrate, which could spell catastrophe for the small islands that depend on them
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Seto wrote about her newest coauthored paper for the Australian edition of The Conversation. Seto also serves as a research fellow for the University of Wollongong in Australia.
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Perilously low funding for endangered species puts Congress into action
Biologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in an article from Courthouse News Service about funding for endangered species protection.
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COVID vaccines slash viral spread – but Delta is an unknown
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about COVID vaccines and the effects of the delta variant of the virus.
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Teachers Were Told to ‘Give Grace’ as the Pandemic Started. They Did That and Much More
Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett's series of essays for Education Week continues with a focus on how teachers navigated lack of district guidance. The article was accompanied by a shorter piece that provides a deeper look at one teacher’s experience in spring of 2020.
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Overture to Exoplanets
Astronomer Peter Gao was quoted in an article in Eos about the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Meet the people who warn the world about new covid variants
Bioinformatics expert Angie Hinrichs was quoted in a Technology Review article about identifying new lineages and variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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While many are looking for work, some older workers are jumping at the chance for a new start
MarketWatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie in an article about pandemic-era entrepreneurship trends.
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Facing Recall Anger From Shop Owners, Newsom Touts Small Business Roots
The California Report, from KQED, quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the state's Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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The great white shark next door
Marine ecologist Salvador Jorgensen was quoted in a Washington Post article about the expanding range of white sharks along the California coast.
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The injectable nanosensor that will one day read your thoughts
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was quoted in a BBC Science Focus article about his work on nanosensors for monitoring neural activity.