Media Coverage
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Solutions sought to ease conflicts over Southeast Alaska’s rising sea otter populations
Biologist Tim Tinker was quoted in an Alaska Public Media story about conflicts between the fishing industry and sea otters in southeast Alaska.
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Whales are behind the delay in the Dungeness crab season
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a KSBW TV news story about the delay of the commercial Dungeness crab season to avoid migrating whales getting entangled in fishing gear.
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How interconnected is life in the ocean?
Marine biologist Mark Carr was quoted in a feature story in The Scientist about the movements of marine organisms and the implications for conservation and management.
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Gas giants bounce around and collide in alien solar systems
Astronomers Renata Frelikh and Ruth Murray-Clay were quoted in coverage of their research on planet formation, including stories in Medium, PhysOrg, Space Daily, SpaceRef, Space Newsfeed, and other media outlets.
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UCSC Chancellor rallies WHS students
Chancellor Cynthia Larive visited Watsonville High School to deliver the message that an education at the University of California is attainable as part of an annual Achieve UC outreach effort.
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What happens when exoplanets crash into each other?
Astronomy graduate student Maggie Thompson was quoted in coverage of her research on colliding planets, including stories from CNN, IFL Science, and other media outlets.
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When exoplanets collide
Astronomer Maggie Thompson was quoted in coverage of her research on the aftermath of colliding exoplanets, including stories in PhysOrg, Space Daily, SpaceRef, and other media outlets.
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First aid workers from Hong Kong 2014 protests front lines have stories told in new documentary
The South China Morning Post featured a story about “Mong Kok First Aid,” a documentary film by Soc Doc alumna Mavis Siu Mei-fong that just had its world premiere at the 43rd Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York.
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The Rise of America’s Favorite Berry
Social Sciences Professor Julie Guthman was featured in a Q&A interview with Civil Eats about her latest book, Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry.


