Media Coverage
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Stellar Smashups May Fuel Planetary Habitability, Study Suggests
Astronomer Natalie Batalha and geophysicist Francis Nimmo were featured in a Scientific American article about the role of radiogenic heating in determining the habitability of planets.
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That Pre-Thanksgiving Covid Test Won't Really Keep You Safe
Infectious disease researcher Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about how to have a safe holiday gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus: A month-by-month look at California’s path forward
Genomics Institute Director David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about what lies ahead for the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Closing the CEMEX plant: The sands will be shifting
Coastal geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Monterey Herald story about the closing of the CEMEX sand plant and the effects of sand mining on the coast.
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King Tides arrive this weekend, give glimpse into the future for California’s coastline
Coastal geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in news stories about king tides in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Can industrial aquaculture grow vegetarian fish?
Pallab Sarker, an associate research professor in environmental studies, was featured in Anthropocene Magazine for a sustainability breakthrough from the ecological aquaculture research lab he co-leads with sustainability science and policy expert Professor Anne Kapuscinski.
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Radioactive elements may be crucial to the habitability of rocky planets
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo, physicist Joel Primack, and astrobiologist Natalie Batalha were quoted in coverage of research on radiogenic heating and habitability of planets, including stories in Space Daily, Universe Today, Science Daily, Scienmag, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays
Infectious disease researcher Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Scientific American article about how to enjoy the holidays while minimizing the risk of COVID-19.
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This lava planet has 'rocky' weather and winds many times the speed of sound
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a story from CNN and other media outlets about a "lava planet" with an orbit extremely close to its star.
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UC Santa Cruz scientists tackle fire prevention with high tech science
Computer scientists Katia Obraczka and Andrea David were featured in a KSBW news story about their research on a sensor network for detecting forest fires.
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Historic Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music recordings available online
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the completion of a project by UCSC's University Library to digitize 670 audio recordings of works performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.
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Composing Music for Trying Times: Three Composers Respond to a Pandemic
San Francisco Classical Voice featured music lecturer Brian Baumbusch in a story about creating classical music tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.