Media Coverage
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Tangled Up In Blue Poetics: Timothy Hampton reads a Bob Dylan for the ages
Literature professor Rob Wilson contributed a piece about Timothy Hampton’s book, Bob Dylan’s Poetics: How the Songs Work, to the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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A new strategy is saving endangered California sea turtles from deadly fishing nets
Biologist Heather Welch published an opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times about efforts to reduce the bycatch of endangered loggerhead sea turtles by the fishing industry.
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Why microplastic is a big pollution problem
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a Good Times article about microplastic pollution.
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North Korea’s 2017 nuclear test estimated to be 16 times stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in coverage of his team's research on North Korea's nuclear tests, including stories from Gizmodo, BBC World Service, Defense One, and other media outlets.
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Astronomer searches for our 'cosmic story'
Astronomer Sandra Faber was featured in a column about her in the Chicago Tribune.
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Pluto ammonia find suggests a possible life-friendly ocean
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Cosmos article about new evidence of ammonia coming to the surface of Pluto from a subsurface ocean.
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Study reveals structure of a 'master switch' controlling cell division
Biochemist Seth Rubin was quoted in coverage of his research on the structure of an important cancer-related protein, including stories in PhysOrg, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Medical Newsline, and other media outlets.
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Drugs that boost our circadian rhythms could save our lives
Biochemist Carrie Partch was quoted in a Wired news story about circadian rhythms and the potential for drugs to regulate them.



