Media Coverage
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The space between galaxies isn't empty
Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in an article in Atlantic, Astronomy, and Knowable about research on the intergalactic medium.
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Hawaii or Spain? Why experts say location might not matter for world's largest telescope
Astronomer Michael Bolte was quoted in ongoing coverage of the controversy in Hawaii over the Thirty Meter Telescope, including stories from CBS News, NBC News, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Associated Press, and other media outlets.
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Scientists rescue historical data taken on floating ice island
Earth scientist Andrew Fisher was quoted in a story in Eos about the recovery of historical data on heat flow in the Arctic seafloor.
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A new idea to save endangered fish: Pay fishermen to retire
Marine scientist Michael Beck was quoted in a Hakai article about conservation of endangered fish species.
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What Myspace lost
Computer scientist Ethan Miller was quoted in a Gizmodo article about how Myspace lost 50 million song files, supposedly in a botched server migration.
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Managing Shasta Dam for cold- and warm-water fish
Biologists Erik Palkovacs and Liam Zarri were interviewed on Jefferson Public Radio about their research on managing Shasta Dam water releases to benefit sturgeon and salmon. Their study was also covered in Science Codex and other media outlets.
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When Solitary Confinement Is A Death Sentence
Psychology Professor Craig Haney, an expert on the psychological impacts of solitary confinement, was quoted in a Huffington Post article about suicide among prison inmates.
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Slavery and Philly: Since arrival of first enslaved Africans, deep scars exists here, across Commonwealth
A story in The Philadelphia Tribune, marking the 400th anniversary of the first documented ship carrying enslaved Africans to North America, quoted history professor Greg O'Malley about his research on The Slave Voyage database.
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Can Startup Sandbox Make Santa Cruz a Biotech Hub?
Startup Sandbox, which UC Santa Cruz helped launch in 2017, has become one way of helping UCSC talent stay local, rather than letting them take their breakthrough technologies—and plans to hire employees—over the hill.
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How can parents of first-generation college students find balance
Psychology Professor Margarita Azmitia spoke with WJXT-TV in Florida about how the parents of first-gen college students can help their children navigate the challenges of higher education.
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The Road to Oliver Sacks’: Lawrence Weschler on Meeting a Then-Unknown 48-Year-Old Neurologist
Humanities alumnus Lawrence Weschler contributed an extensive piece to Literary Hub, that included many details about his years as a student at UCSC's Cowell College, noting that three of the 200 in his Cowell class of 1974 went on to become New Yorker staff writers (Weschler, Bill Finnegan, Noelle Oxenhandler) and recalling what he learned…
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A Baby planet might have smashed right into young Jupiter
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in stories in Gizmodo and other media outlets about research indicating that a collision with another planet disrupted Jupiter's core.