Media Coverage
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Extinction And Survival Under Capitalism With Anna Tsing
Anthropology Professor Anna Tsing was interviewed by WORT-FM, the Pacifica Radio affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin, about capitalism and the matsutake mushroom, which grows wild in the forests of the Pacific Northwest and is prized in Japan.
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UC Irvine professor provides research that helps update database documenting the colonial-era slave trade
A story in the Los Angeles Times noted that associate history professor Greg O’Malley co-led an update of the Slave Voyages database with a professor from UC Irvine, providing entries with help from graduate students and at least 20 international scholars.
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What President Bouteflika's Departure Means For Algeria's Future
Assistant professor of history Muriam Davis was interviewed on National Public Radio about this month's protests that ousted Algeria's president after 20 years in power.
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Alum talks Chinese-Italian fashion industry
Anthropology Professor Lisa Rofel returned to her alma mater to give a talk about her research on the Chinese-Italian fashion industry, and the Brown Daily Herald covered the event.
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Bernie says immigration threatens the social safety net. Research shows otherwise.
Juan Pedroza, assistant professor of sociology, was featured in a Pacific Standard article about Bernie Sanders's stance on open borders.
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Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes
Planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Jacob Abrahams were quoted in news coverage of their research on metal-spewing volcanoes on asteroids, including stories in Science News, Newsweek, New Atlas, EarthSky.org, MSN, Science Daily, Space Daily, Vibe, Europa Press, and other media outlets.
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John Cage’s treasures are hiding in plain sight
A story in the Chicago Reader about influential experimental composer John Cage's archive at Northwestern University noted that UC Santa Cruz holds Cage's materials related to mycology (the study of fungi).
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The future is non-binary, and teens are leading the way
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack wrote a piece for Pacific Standard about teens and the "quiet revolution" they are leading in gender and sexuality.
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Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism
Mark Massoud, associate professor of politics, penned a piece for The Conversation about Islamic extremism and colonialism that was picked up by SFGate, among other news outlets.
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How seals took to the seas
Biologist Sarah Kienle was featured in a New York Times article about her research on the feeding strategies of ancient and modern seals.
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Nitrogen degrading coral in Hawaii traced to wastewater treatment plant
Ocean scientist Adina Paytan was quoted in coverage of her research on nitrogen pollution in Maui, including stories from UPI, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Terra Daily, and other media outlets.
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Isaac Julien and Mark Nash join faculty of University of California, Santa Cruz
Artforum magazine published a story announcing that British installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien and independent curator and writer Mark Nash, the former head of contemporary art at the Royal College of Art in London, have recently joined the faculty of the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz.