Media Coverage
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Distressing statistics about HIV testing and prevention
CompassQ covered the results of a study by Psychology Professor Phil Hammack that assessed the use of HIV prevention medication and HIV testing among sexually active gay and bisexual men.
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This Plan to Bring Back an Extinct Ice-Age Horse Species Is an Extreme Long Shot, Scientists Say
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a LiveScience story about the discovery of a mummified baby horse in Siberia and long odds against any attempt to clone it.
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Fast-evolving lizards can change their color within a single lifetime to survive new environments
Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in coverage of his research on evolutionary processes in side-blotched lizards, including stories in the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Yahoo News, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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On the Farm: Genius and Justice
Edible Monterey Bay published a feature about the Center for Agroecology's apprenticeship in organic farming and gardening.
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Students “veg out” on the physics of music
Physics lecturer Stephanie Bailey was quoted in a Santa Cruz Tech Beat story about her summer course on the physics of music, in which COSMOS students carved vegetables into playable musical instruments.
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Tracking marine migrations across geopolitical boundaries aids conservation
Biologists Dan Costa and Autumn-Lynn Harrison were quoted in coverage of their research on marine migrations, including stories from PhysOrg, ECO Magazine, TerraMar, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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Would Trump's Impeachment Kill the Economy?
Economist Ajay Shenoy was among the experts consulted by Salon for an article about the impact a Trump impeachment would have on the economy.
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Black business ownership didn't increase 400 percent this year
Economist Rob Fairlie, an expert on entrepreneurship, was quoted in a WRAL News story about the growth of black-owned businesses.
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A Tidal Wave Of Student Protests Swept Over The Bay Area In the 1960s
San Francisco's KPIX-TV featured feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker in a story about how the 1960s brought an explosion of student activism that would define the decade and forever change the country.
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Cary Fukunaga Doesn't Mind Taking Notes from Netflix's Algorithm
GQ magazine ran a feature story about UC Santa Cruz alumnus and Emmy Award-winning film and television director Cary Fukunaga ('99, B.A. history).
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How energy companies set off earthquakes miles away from their waste dumps
Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Thomas Goebel were quoted in widespread coverage of their research on earthquakes caused by injection wells, including stories in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Environmental News Network, Science Daily, and other media outlets. Brodsky also wrote about the findings for The Conversation, and her article was published in many other…
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Can we turn carbon dioxide to stone to fight climate change?
Marine scientist Greg Rau was quoted in a story about carbon capture technology from NBC News, MSN, and other media outlets.