Media Coverage
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From the Spice Girls to Malala: Media portrayals of “girl power” should be more nuanced
Latin American & Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft discussed her recent paper on media portrayals of girl activists with Voices of Monterey Bay.
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Filler words: From pause fillers to elements of discourse
Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree's research on the importance of filler words was discussed in an article by Die Zeit, one of German's most widely read newspapers.
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Riding the unicorns
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion piece for Financial Express about the growth of companies valued over $1 billion in India.
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Casteless Mumbai is a myth
Associate professor of history Juned Shaikh was featured in India’s daily newspaper, Mid-Day, for a story on how a city that's hailed as cosmopolitan is not just one of haves and have-nots, but one steeped in caste prejudices too.
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Scientists Are Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans
Ocean scientist Meredith McPherson was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about a breeding program for sunflower sea stars as part of an effort to restore Northern California kelp forests.
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Arbor Day should be about growing trees, not just planting them
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl coauthored an article for The Conversation about the need to shift the focus from tree-planting to tree-growing in order to maximize benefits.
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Solar panels on California’s canals could save water and help fight climate change
The Los Angeles Times featured research from Brandi McKuin and Elliott Campbell on canal-spanning solar systems in their "Boiling Point" weekly climate change and environmental newsletter. This research was also featured recently on KSRO and The Independent.
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Saving the Super Bloom: Why California’s Wildflowers Are Under Siege
A Vogue article about California wildflowers cited research on "solar canals" by environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin and Professor Elliott Campbell as an example of how renewable energy could be developed while preserving wildflower habitat.
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Three UC Santa Cruz professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
KION-TV ran a story about professors Angela Davis, James Estes, and Barbara Rogoff joining the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Vaccine Safety: The risk versus the reward
Biologist Susan Carpenter wrote a commentary for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the safety of vaccines and their importance in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Are exoplanets with oxygen atmospheres overrated?
Planetary scientist Joshua Krissansen-Totton was quoted in an Astronomy magazine article about his research on the reliability of oxygen as a biosignature in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers secure funding for sleep pattern research
Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in stories about her research on biological clocks and sleep patterns in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Good Times.