Media Coverage
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‘Protectors of the coast’ — what the northward march of mangroves means for fishing, flooding and carbon
Ocean scientist Michael Beck was quoted in a story about how mangroves are responding to climate change from PBS Newshour, Climate Central, and WJCT.
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New research teases apart complex effects of naval sonar on whales
Biologist Brandon Southall was quoted in a Mongabay article about the effects of naval sonar on whales.
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New human genome reference projects combine long nanopore reads, other data types
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in an article in Genome Web about efforts to fill in gaps in the human genome sequence.
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Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
Biomolecular engineer Camilla Forsberg was quoted in media coverage of her research on blood cell production, including stories from Medical Xpress, Medical News, Bioengineer, Science Daily, Medicine News Line, and other media outlets.
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Deforestation in the Amazon could raise local temperatures by 1.5C
Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in media coverage of his research on the temperature effects of deforestation, including stories in New Scientist magazine, Inverse, Earth.com, and other media outlets.
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Rebuilt wetlands can protect shorelines better than walls
Marine scientist Michael Beck was featured in an article about coastal protection from Scientific American and the Food and Environment Reporting Network.
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Origami-inspired robot gripper grasps objects up to 120 times its weight
Robotics engineer Michael Wehner was quoted in stories about a novel robotic gripper design in Venture Beat and other media outlets.
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Metro Pictures exhibits Isaac Julien's visionary ten-screen film installation 'Lessons of the Hour'
Art Daily published an article about a 10-screen film installation inspired by Frederick Douglass and the issues of social justice that shaped his life's work, created by UCSC Distinguished Professor of the Arts Isaac Julien.



