Media Coverage
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Sea of Galilee earthquakes triggered by excessive water pumping
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a story in Science about earthquakes triggered by excessive pumping of groundwater.
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Dealers take note: Autonomous vehicles are coming for you
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Adam Millard-Ball's research on the traffic-snarling potential of self-driving cars continues to get media attention, most recently in Automotive News Canada.
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Dr. Angela Davis Will Be Inducted Into The National Women’s Hall of Fame
Stories about UCSC emerita professor Angela Davis’s upcoming induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame were published in a variety of media outlets, including Black Entertainment Television (BET), The Steve Harvey Morning Show, iHeart Radio, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, The Birmingham News, Kolumn Magazine, The Washington Informer, Face2Face Africa, and blavity.com.
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Rising Inequality in Silicon Valley
Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was interviewed on "Valley Politics" about wealth inequality in Silicon Valley.
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“This is definitely a local Standing Rock”: Sargent Ranch
Tsim Schneider, assistant professor of anthropology, was quoted in an Marin Independent Journal article about Native Americans who are resisting a proposed sand and gravel mine at Sargent Ranch just south of Gilroy.
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Behind Trump’s ‘go back’ demand: A long history of rejecting ‘different’ Americans
Professor emeritus Tom Pettigrew of psychology was quoted in a Washington Post article about the long history of anti-immigrant attacks in this country, noting that large waves of immigration increase contact with immigrants, which is the most effective way to reduce prejudice.
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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.