Media Coverage
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The economic debate over the minimum wage, explained
Economist Jeremy West's research on the labor-market effects of raising the minimum wage was cited in a Vox article.
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What does it take to be a moon?
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in an article about how astronomers define a moon in Live Science, MSN, and other media outlets.
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FrankenCon Descends on Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about FrankenCon, a three-day campus conference on the legacy of Frankenstein featuring scientists, theorists, authors, and artists, presented by the Arts and Humanities Divisions.
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How Enceladus got its water-spewing tiger stripes
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Science news story about the origin of the stripes on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
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UC Santa Cruz program brings science to life through art
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about the Norris Center's Art-Science Residency and two upcoming opportunities for the public to see projects produced by artist-scientist collaborations.
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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.



