Media Coverage
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The fitness-data revolution is just getting started
Computational media professor Katherine Isbister was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about companies using fitness data to create personalized fitness programs.
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All the wild horses are extinct, study says
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in international coverage of a study of wild horses, including stories from AFP, Japan Times, Yahoo News, and other media outlets.
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The children of H-1B visa holders are growing up — and still waiting for green cards
In a piece about the children of H-1B visa holders, Public Radio International featured Education Professor Lora Bartlett's research on the overseas recruitment of teachers to work in US schools.
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Florida, A Big Death-Penalty State, Weighs What to Do About School Shooting
As part of its coverage of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Wall Street Journal cited a public-opinion survey by Craig Haney about sentencing options for people convicted of murder in Florida.
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Share the data: David Haussler envisions a new future for pediatric cancer
Bio-IT World covered a talk by biomolecular engineer David Haussler at a recent conference in San Francisco, where he discussed the Genomics Institute's work on pediatric cancer.
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Do trees talk to each other?
Botanist Lincoln Taiz was quoted in a Smithsonian article about communication and cooperation among trees in forests.
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Black Restaurant Week: Across U.S., Events Remind Diners, 'We're Here. Support Us'
Economist Rob Fairlie's research on black-owned businesses was mentioned in an NPR report about Black Restaurant Week.
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Government takes SNAP ‘harvest box’ proposal to a patronizing extreme
Social Sciences Professor Julie Guthman was quoted in Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham's commentary about the Trump administration's proposal to scale back food-assistance programs, calling the ideas "punitive and insulting."
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Animal trainers gone wild
Biologist Terrie Williams and animal trainer Beau Richter were featured in a Hakai magazine story about their work with wild Weddell seals in Antarctica.
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Watch: A minke whale’s view of the Antarctic
Marine ecologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in news coverage of his research on minke whales in Antarctica, including stories on Mongabay, CNN, EcoWatch, Australian TV, and other media outlets.
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Where will the next big one hit? Earthquakes leave nearby areas vulnerable to future events
Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in news coverage of his research on large earthquakes, including stories in Newsweek, Express (U.K.), New Zealand Herald, Yahoo News, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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Breaking through the HIV vaccine ‘logjam’: UC Santa Cruz lab reports improvements that could prove game-changing
Biomolecular engineer Phil Berman was featured in a story about his research on HIV vaccines that ran on the front page of the Santa Cruz Sentinel and in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Sacramento Bee, Miami Herald, and other newspapers.