Media Coverage
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To conserve ocean life, marine reserves need to protect species that move around
Marine ecologist Heather Welch coauthored an article for the Conversation about the challenges of protecting marine animals that move over large distances.
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Why humpback whale babies whisper to mom
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a National Geographic article about whales.
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EPA staff say the Trump administration is changing their mission from protecting human health and the environment to protecting industry
Sociologist Lindsey Dillon coauthored an opinion piece for The Conversation about the takeover of the Environmental Protection Agency by the industries it regulates.
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The case against prolific Instagram use is all about protecting your memories
Quartz featured new findings by memory researchers Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, and graduate student Julia Soares, who have found that memories fade more quickly in situations when people take photographs than when they don't.
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In the #MeToo Era, Raising Boys to Be Good Guys
Psychology Professor Campbell Leaper was quoted prominently in a column in the New York Times about "raising boys to be good guys."
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Can foreshocks predict larger earthquakes? Don't count on it
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a KQED Radio news story about earthquake prediction.
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Young, brilliant and broke: Push to fund young biomedical scientists
Biologist Manny Ares was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about young biomedical scientists struggling to get funding for their research.
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‘From the lab to the market’: Startup Sandbox to foster biotech startups in area’s first wet lab
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the opening of a new wetlab at Startup Sandbox, a UC Santa Cruz-affiliated incubator that hopes to hatch biotech startups.
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A new genetic clue to how humans got such big brains
Genomics researchers Sofie Salama and David Haussler were quoted in widespread international news coverage of their research identifying genes responsible for large brain size in humans, including stories in the Atlantic, Economist, Science, Financial Times, Nature, New Scientist, New York Times, Reuters, Scientist, CBC Radio, El Mundo, Xinhua, ResearchGate, Discover, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz Women in the Arts panel shares ideas, work
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about The Humanities Institute's Women in the Arts panel at Kuumbwa Jazz Center, moderated by feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker and including emeritus music professor Nicole Paiement, history of art and visual culture professor Jennifer Gonzalez, National Book Award winner Robin Coste Lewis, and opera composer Laura Kaminsky.
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With swift cancellation of 'Roseanne,' ABC draws line in sand
Associate film and digital media professor L.S. Kim was interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor about ABC’s decision to terminate the Roseanne show, noting that it “sets a precedent,” adding “this powerful media company is setting a new example: there are consequences to abhorrent behavior, or at least there can be.”
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Galaxy simulations are at last matching reality—and producing surprising insights into cosmic evolution
Astronomer Sandra Faber was quoted in a Science article about simulations of galaxy formation.