Media Coverage
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Select few elephant seal mothers produce majority of the population
Biologist Burney Le Boeuf was quoted in coverage of his research on elephant seals, including stories from Earth.com, PhysOrg, Cosmos, Science Codex, and other media outlets.
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Women’s Hall of Fame new inductees include Sotomayor, Fonda, Allred
A San Francisco Chronicle story about new inductees into the National Women's Hall of Fame quoted remarks made by humanities emerita professor Angela Davis as she accepted her award. Stories also appeared in the Atlanta Voice and Milwaukee Courier.
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These little organisms are saving the coastlines from monster storms. Be nice to them
Ocean scientst Michael Beck wrote an opinion article for CNN about the importance of coral reefs and wetlands in protecting coastlines from storms.
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Why this scientist keeps receiving packages of serial killers’ hair
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was featured in a New York Times article about his work with law enforcement agencies to extract DNA from hair samples to help identify killers and victims in long unsolved crimes. The story also ran in Yahoo News, MSN, Daily Mail, New Zealand Herald, and other media outlets.
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Instagram is helping drive a black market for succulent poachers
Botanist Stephen McCabe was featured in a Salon article about succulent poaching.
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A community of Orthodox Jews prospers by selling products on Amazon–and keeping one foot in modernity and one foot out.
BuzzFeed News quoted history professor Nathaniel Deutsch, the director of the Center for Jewish Studies, for an article about Orthodox Jews finding careers that balance their religious lives with the modern marketplace, navigating the pull of inner spiritualiy while accepting the push into electronic commerce.
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The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die
In an op-ed for The Conversation, Politics Professor Dan Wirls explains the Senate filibuster–and makes a case for why it should be allowed to die.
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How strawberry farmers got themselves (and the ozone layer) out of a jam
Julie Guthman, professor of social sciences, was featured in a Q&A with Grist about her new book, Wilted: Pathogens, Chemicals, and the Fragile Future of the Strawberry Industry.
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Artifacts alter timeline for Native Americans in California
The San Francisco Chronicle did a Sunday feature about the research of Tsim Schneider, assistant professor of anthropology, who has uncovered a story of Native American resilience in Marin County.
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Marine plastic pollution hides a neurological toxin in our food
Ocean scientists Carl Lamborg and Katlin Bowman were quoted in a PhysOrg article about microplastics and mercury pollution in the oceans and marine food webs.
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Could a tsunami happen in the Bay Area?
Geophysicist Steven Ward was featured in a KRON-TV news story about the possibility of a tsunami in the Bay Area.
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Heavy metal exposure changes songbird behavior
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a story in Chemical & Engineering News about the effects of heavy metals on songbirds.