Media Coverage
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NMR structure of a key anticoagulant protein may help prevent thrombosis
Research on an anticoagulant protein by biochemist Nikolaos Sgourakis and visiting scientist Viviane de Paula was covered in Medical Xpress, Medical News, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Millions of bats have died because of a fungal disease. These vaccines may help them.
Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in a Washington Post article about research on vaccines to combat white nose syndrome, a disease that has been decimating bat populations in North America.
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The mystery of the disappearing elephant-seal dialects
Biologists Caroline Casey and Burney LeBoeuf were quoted in an Atlantic magazine article about their research on elephant seal vocalizations.
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Tiny, snackable fish are linchpins of coral reef ecosystems
Biologist Giacomo Bernardi was quoted in a Scientific American article about the importance of small, rapidly reproducing fish species in coral reef ecosystems.
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What wrapping a rope around the Earth reveals about the limits of human intuition
Aeon digital magazine debuted a new animated video from UCSC's Center for Public Philosophy.
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John Okada’s No-No Boy Is a Test of American Character
The Atlantic Magazine published a book review by literature professor Karen Yamashita about the re-release of a classic novel about Japanese Americans' incarceration during World War II.
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Natalie Batalha: A Planetary Sense of Love
Astronomer Natalie Batalha was featured on radio journalist Krista Tippet's podcast "Becoming Wise".
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Watch a Munk’s devil ray breach
Biologist Melissa Cronin was quoted in a story accompanying her video of a breaching devil ray in The Scientist.
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Scientists are 'racing against the clock' to collect crucial data on life in Antarctica
Biologists Ari Friedlaender and Logan Pallin were featured in a story on ABC Nightline about their research on whales in Antarctica (also featured on other ABC News sites).
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Wild observation shows white dwarf stars merging Into something new
Astrophysicist Josiah Schwab was quoted in a Gizmodo article about observations of a merger of two white dwarf stars.
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Scientists think they know how Pluto's hidden ocean stays liquid
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in Gizmodo, New Scientist, and other media outlets in stories about his team's research suggesting how a subsurface ocean on Pluto may have remained liquid instead of freezing.
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On social media, hate speech takes a dangerous turn
The Jewish News of Northern California quoted Nathaniel Deutsch, professor of history and co-director of UCSC's Center for Jewish Studies, in an article about the rise of hate speech and anti-Semitism on social meda.