Media Coverage
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A research-backed defense of DEI programs
A trio of biomedical scientists at the University of California and University of Massachusetts have written a research-backed defense of DEI programs that was published in Nature Cell Biology. They assert that such programs broaden participation in and democratize science—ultimately producing more effective and supportive training environments for all scientists.
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What Santa Cruz voters should know about Measures B and C
Steve McKay, a UC Santa Cruz sociology professor who has researched the city’s housing affordability problem, believes Measure C would help address this issue—in part, by signaling to the state that Santa Cruz is taking real steps to solve its housing crisis.
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A Postcard from the Festival of Monsters
Alison G. Laurence, an adjunct professor at UC Santa Cruz, wrote a detailed feature story for Contingent Magazine about her experience attending the Festival of Monsters on campus this month.
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AI Model Digs Up Rare Somatic Variants for Precision Oncology Pipelines
Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Benedict Paten spoke about new methods developed to find elusive DNA mutations that occur only in tumor cells.
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Isaac Julien’s Sci-Fi Fantasy Takes Over Italian Palace
A feature story in Hypebeast spotlights the work of acclaimed artist, filmmaker, and Distinguished Professor of The Arts and History of Consciousness Isaac Julien, whose new work, “All That Changes You. Metamorphosis.,” opened at the Palazzo Te in Mantua, Italy in October.
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Cruise ships are flocking to Alaska to chase ice. But receding glaciers are leaving a new threat behind
Rocks expand and contract when they heat and cool, said Noah Finnegan, a geomorphologist and professor at the University of California Santa Cruz. Rocks that have been covered in a layer of ice for 1,000 years have been at a consistent temperature.
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From Prince Harry to Steve Bannon, unlikely coalition calls for ban on superintelligent AI
The statement is a product of the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit group that works on large-scale risks such as nuclear weapons, biotechnology and AI. Its executive director, Anthony Aguirre, a physicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said AI developments are happening faster than the public can understand what’s happening or what’s next.
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‘A very challenging time’: SNAP cuts and lost funding deepen food insecurity in Santa Cruz County
According to a study done by researchers at UC Santa Cruz in 2019, around 42% of individuals who are food-insecure depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP – the modern equivalent to food stamps – to purchase food with an EBT card.
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Why Does the Trump Compact Talk About Grading?
Professor Jody Greene, who recently served as associate campus provost for academic success at UC Santa Cruz and was the founding director of its teaching center, says some conservative critiques of grading link to conservative efforts to abandon holistic admissions and dismantle DEI programs.
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Amy Lonetree gives keynote address at Indigenous People’s Day celebration
Amy Lonetree, a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Ho-Chunk Nation citizen, gave the keynote presentation, “Visualizing Native American Survivance: A Photographic History of the Ho-Chunk Nation, 1879-1960,” at UW La Crosse’s Indigenous People Day celebration. Lonetree’s talk covered the unexplored the visual history of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
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Bay Area universities losing millions in minority grant funding
Ben Diaz, a Latino junior political science student at UC Santa Cruz said the university’s Hispanic-Serving Institution grant supports many resources for students, including its Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, El Centro.
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Volcano Worlds Might Be the First Exomoons Found by Astronomers
Co-author on the new study, postdoctoral researcher Athira Unni of the University of California, Santa Cruz, released measurements of the movement of sodium around WASP-49b, citing the rapid velocity around the system as a clue toward the origin being a volcanic satellite rather than stellar eruptions or other astrophysical sources.