Media Coverage
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Why New Mexico’s 1680 Pueblo Revolt Is Echoing in 2020 Protests
Film and digital media professor John Jota Leaños was quoted in a New York Times article about why indigenous groups in the Southwest are commemorating the 340-year-old Pueblo Revolt, one of Spain’s bloodiest defeats in its colonial empire, in their current activism.
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To beat Trump, Democrats must mobilize young people
Veronica Terriquez, an associate professor of sociology, wrote an op-ed for The Hill website that covers Capitol Hill, with advice to Joe Biden and Kamela Harris, the Democratic ticket for president and vice president, to reach out to young people of color.
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Teaching: A College Helps Students Confront the ‘Big Problems’ of 2020
Professor Jody Greene was quoted in a Chronicle of Higher Education newsletter about educating students in the midst of the pandemic.
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Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs
Astronomer Natalie Batalha and biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Bruce Damer are featured in a Science News article about astrobiology and the origins of life on Earth.
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Sprawling Oral History Traces the Evolution of UCSC
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, recently published by the Library’s Regional History Project.
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New art game explores intersection of personal trauma and climate induced wildfires
Santa Cruz Tech Beat published an article aboutSin Sol, a new art game by assistant arts professor micha cárdenas about wildfires and climate change.
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Scientists Detect Apparent Signature of Life in Venus’s Atmosphere
Astronomer Andrew Skemer was quoted in coverage of the detection of phosphine in Venus's atmosphere, including stories in Gizmodo, Popular Science, and other media outlets.
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‘A miracle’: How 132-year-old Lick Observatory was saved from one of California’s largest wildfires
Lick Observatory Superintendent Kostas Chloros and UC Observatories Director Claire Max were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about how firefighters saved Lick Observatory from the SCU Complex wildfire.
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When a Family Separation Becomes Permanent
The Atlantic quoted psychology professor Regina Day Langhout in an article about a West African man who was imprisoned by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a year, leading to his wife's suicide.
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When the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble
Biologist James Estes was featured in a New York Times story about sea otters and kelp forests in the Aleutian Archipelago, which also appeared in the Seattle Times, New Zealand Herald, and other media outlets.
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Earth barreling toward 'Hothouse' state not seen in 50 million years, epic new climate record shows
Climate scientist James Zachos was quoted in coverage of his research with an international collaboration to produce a detailed record of Earth's climate over the past 66 million years, including stories from LiveScience, Scientific American, Courthouse News Service, Cosmos, Daily Mail, Metro UK, Mirror, Science Daily, Science Alert, SlashDot, and many other media outlets.
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The world's largest digital camera could unlock mysteries of the universe
Physicist Steven Ritz was quoted in coverage of the testing of a 3200-megapixel camera being built for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, including stories from CNN, Newsweek, LiveScience, Space.com, and other media outlets.