Media Coverage
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The galaxy that grew up too fast
Astronomer J. Xavier Prochaska was quoted in news coverage of his team's discovery of a large disk galaxy in the early universe, including stories in the New York Times, CNN, CNET, MSN, Independent, Inverse, Scientific American, Daily Mail, Fox News, Space Daily, Science News, and other media outlets.
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Living with sea otters next door
Ecologist James Estes was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about the impact of growing sea otter populations on indiginous communities.
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Fear sent her Chinatown restaurant spiraling. The challenges to reopening feel ‘just impossible.’
Research by economist Robert Fairlie was cited in a Washington Post article about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Asian-owned businesses.
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Coronavirus Makes Juvenile Jails Look Like Adult Prisons
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was quoted in a Ms. magazine article about the conditions facing incarcerated juveniles around the country since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Quarantine Could Change How Americans Think of Incarceration
Psychology Professor Craig Haney was featured in an article in The Atlantic about how sheltering in place might change attitudes about incarceration.
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Elon Musk reflects Silicon Valley’s ‘move fast and break things’ culture
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and environmental studies, coauthored an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the risks workers face in Silicon Valley's culture of radical innovation.
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Meet Morpheus, the AI that'll show you how deep the universe's rabbit hole goes
Astronomer Brant Robertson and computer scientist Ryan Hausen were quoted in coverage of their work on an AI program for analyzing astronomy image data, including stories in the Register, PhysOrg, SpaceRef, Science Daily, EE Journal, Innovations Report, and other media outlets.
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Gig workers in San Francisco are mostly people of color and many are immigrants, according to survey
Among the outlets covering the results of a unique survey of gig workers that was led by Chris Benner of Sociology are Tech Crunch, Vice, Science Daily, EurasiaReview, Eater SF, CFI.co, and Broke-Ass Stuart.
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Coronavirus job losses stack up, and California gig workers’ claims may come next
Sociology professor Chris Benner released preliminary results of an online survey of gig workers displaced by the pandemic, and the findings were covered by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Ancient Genomes from Central Andes Analyzed
A new genetic study by anthropologist Lars Fehren-Schmitz of ancient human remains unearthed in Peru’s Central Andes was picked up by Archaeology magazine.
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Lodi native working on COVID-19 antibody test
Virologist Rebecca DuBois was featured in her hometown newspaper, the Lodi News-Sentinel, in a story about her work to develop a novel serological test for COVID-19 and the "Going Viral" wine to be released from her parents' winery to raise funds for her lab.
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Falcons embroiled in soap opera drama atop San Jose City Hall
Zeka Glucs, director of the Predatory Bird Research Group, was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the peregrine falcons nesting on San Jose City Hall.