Media Coverage
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Why Is It So Hard to Engage Latino Voters? They're Young – and Historically Neglected
KQED Radio's California Report broadcast a story about Latino voter engagement that featured UCSC undergraduate Valeria Mena, who spent the summer registering young voters in the Central Valley.
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In Silicon Valley, the rich get richer while wages stagnate for the rest
Chris Benner was featured in a Salon article about his new study of economic inequality in Silicon Valley and the wealth disparity between low-, mid-, and high-level tech workers.
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What’s Really Driving Santa Cruz’s Affordable Housing Crunch
Sociology's Steve McKay and Miriam Greenberg were featured in a Good Times article about No Place Like Home, their ongoing study of the Santa Cruz housing crisis.
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Meet the scientists bringing extinct species back from the dead
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail about efforts to revive extinct species, providing a contrarian perspective on "de-extinction."
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When You’ve Transitioned But Your Voice Hasn’t Caught Up
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack was quoted in an article in Tonic about new options for transgender people coping with a voice that doesn't match their gender identity.
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An open letter to men about rape
Psychology Professor Eileen Zurbriggen penned an op-ed for the Santa Cruz Sentinel about sexual aggression and the steps men can take to help eliminate rape.
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Canadian researchers look to solve origins of life mystery with new 'game changing' planet simulator
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Canadian Press story about research on the origins of life that ran in media outlets across Canada, including the National Post, National Observer, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Guardian, and others.
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Not just a pretty face, the banana slug is one of the weirdest animals on Earth
Biologist Janet Leonard is featured in a Bay Nature article about the biology of the banana slug.
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Beyond ‘no means no’: How to talk to teenage boys about consent
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper was quoted in a Washington Post article about talking to teenage boys about consent.
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Why did an octopus-wielding seal slap a kayaker in the face?
Marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth was quoted in an NPR story about the viral video of a fur seal slapping a kayaker in the face with an octopus.
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Sea otters found to be “touch specialists”
Biologist Sarah Mckay Strobel was featured in a story about her research on sea otters on Central Coast public radio station KCBX.
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Fishing forecasts can predict marine creature movements
Marine scientists Heather Welch, Elliott Hazen, and Stephanie Brodie wrote an article for the Conversation about the EcoCast tool they developed to help swordfish fishermen avoid bycatch of protected species. The article also ran in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers.