Media Coverage
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Select Elephant Seal ‘Supermoms’ Produce Most Pups
Biologist Burney Le Boeuf was quoted in a story in Smithsonian about his research on elephant seal 'supermoms'.
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Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected. These Scientists Have a Radical Idea to Save It
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Mother Jones article about a proposed technological approach to slow the melting of Arctic ice sheets.
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These L.A. parents don’t want to assign a gender to their baby, so the government did it for them
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the struggle of parents who are raising their child without a gender identity.
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'Genius' Grant goes to marine scientist who embraces flash mobs and comic books
Alumna Stacy Jupiter, recipient of a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship, was profiled on the NPR news site.
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Malcolm Gladwell on the Pitfalls of 'Talking to Strangers'
The Santa Cruz Good Times published a cover story about author Malcolm Gladwell in advance of his appearance at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center presented by UCSC's Humanities Institute and Bookshop Santa Cruz. The story also ran in Metro Silicon Valley.
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Tiny number of elephant seal supermoms produce most pups
Biologist Burney Le Boeuf was featured in coverage of his research on elephant seals in National Geographic, MSN, and other media outlets.
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UCSC graduate program brings conservation theory to life
Program administrator Sarah Eminhizer was featured in a column about the Coastal Science and Policy Program in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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UC Santa Cruz Tuna Study Spearheads Changes In Dining Halls
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was featured in a KAZU Radio news story about her research on tuna consumption by college students.
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California mountain lions dying on highways, but face an even bigger threat
The San Francisco Chronicle tapped Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers, director of the Puma Project, for help with a story about wildlife crossings that would protect mountain lions and help preserve the population's genetic diversity.
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Open Forum: How adults are unfairly dismissing the youth climate strike
Jessica Taft, associate professor of Latin American and Latino studies, wrote an op-ed piece for the San Francisco Chronicle about the rise in youth activism around the globe.
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In Santa Cruz, activists of all ages ready for Global Climate Strike
The Santa Cruz Sentinel tapped Jessica Taft, associate professor of Latin American and Latino Studies and an expert on youth activism, for comment on the upcoming youth-led climate protests taking place locally and in 150 countries.
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UCSC research new crime fighting tech, help crack major case
Biomolecular engineer Josh Kapp was featured in a KSBW TV news story about the forensic work extracting DNA from hair samples being carried out for law enforcement agencies by Prof. Ed Green's lab.