Media Coverage
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Fearsome mountain lions high-tail it out of there when they hear human voices
The San Francisco Chronicle was among the media outlets that covered the latest research about mountain lions by Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers and postdoctoral researcher Justin Suraci.
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Santa Cruz doctor looks at moon landing history through amateur observatory
Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about a local doctor who has built an amateur astronomical observatory at his home in the Santa Cruz mountains.
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Humpback whales make stunning comeback in southern Africa
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in a National Geographic article about the growth of the humpback whale population in the Indian Ocean.
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Space-station cameras reveal how thunderstorms trigger gamma-ray bursts
Physicist David Smith was quoted in a Nature article about new observations of terrestrial gamma ray flashes during thunderstorms.
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The plan to mine the world’s research papers
Bioinformatics researcher Max Haeussler was quoted in a Nature article about plans for text mining of academic research papers.
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Poly celebrates its role in Apollo 11’s launch to the moon
Geologist Robert Garrison was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Apollo 11 anniversary, remembering UCSC Professor Aaron Waters, who trained Apollo astronauts to identify rocks.
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How facial expressions could be the next game controller
A story on Polygon and MSN about facial expressions as game controllers featured work in the lab of Katherine Isbister, professor of computational media.
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Have you seen fewer sea stars lately? Scientists are still working out why
Biologists Melissa Douglas and Pete Raimondi were quoted in a San Luis Obispo Tribune article about sea star wasting disease.
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Group of biologists tries to bury the idea that plants are conscious
Biologist Lincoln Taiz was quoted in stories about the dubious concept of plant consciousness, including coverage in the Guardian, LiveScience, MSN, Cosmos, Neuroscience News, Science Alert, and other media outlets.
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A deadly fungus is killing millions of bats in the U.S. Now it’s in California
Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in stories about the detection in California of the deadly bad disease called white-nose syndrome, including coverage in the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and other media outlets.
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Governance challenge for India
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh penned a column for the Financial Express about governance challenges facing India.
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How Santa Cruz’s Dr. Doom beat extinction anxiety
Biologist Barry Sinervo is profiled in a cover story in the Santa Cruz weekly Good Times.