Media Coverage
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Global SPHERE Network promotes research opportunities for high school students
The Smithsonian Insider blog ran a story about a project led by astronomy Raja GuhaThakurta to provide a network of research opportunities for high school students.
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Death by Killer Algae
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in a feature story in Hakai magazine about a bloom of toxic algae that killed 343 sei whales off the coast of Chilean Patagonia in 2015.
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So much for the abominable snowman. Study finds that ‘yeti’ DNA belongs to bears
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Science story about DNA analysis of purported yeti samples that were identified as coming from Himalayan brown bears.
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Horse remains belong to unrecognized genus from last ice age
Biologists Peter Heintzman and Beth Shapiro were quoted in media coverage of their discovery of a previously unrecognized genus of horses that lived in North America during the last ice age, including stories from UPI, Daily Mail, Europa Press, Global Times, Science Daily, CTV News, The Horse, Horse Nation, and other media outlets.
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Q&A: Alireza Chavosh on what makes Startup Sandbox unique
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran an interview with Alirez Chavosh, director of the Startup Sandbox.
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In Peru’s Deserts, Melting Glaciers Are a Godsend (Until They’re Gone)
Environmental Studies Professor Jeff Bury was quoted prominently in a New York Times story about the impacts of climate change on farming in Peru, where warming temperatures are melting glacial ice, providing a new–but finite–source of water.
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Nathan Altice: West Coast job tests Southern family ties
Computational media professor Nathan Altice wrote an opinion piece for the San Francisco Chronicle about navigating the political and cultural distances between himself and his family in Virginia.
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Most blue whales are 'right-handed' and UC Santa Cruz researchers think they know why
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was quoted in news coverage of his research on blue whales, including stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, National Geographic, Nature, Science News, Scienmag, Science Daily, New Atlas, Global Post, Xinhua News, and other media outlets.
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Bioethics: Justice in genomics
The new book by Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon, The Postgenomic Condition: Ethics, Justice, and Knowledge After the Genome, was reviewed by Nature.
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Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project to honor 14 heroes
The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that Steve McKay, associate professor of sociology, is being honored as a "community hero" by the Community Assessment Project; CAP recognized his work on the local housing crisis and a major survey that captured the experiences of renters.
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Susan Solt brings the savvy of filmmaking to her role as Dean of the Arts at UCSC
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a front-page story about UC Santa Cruz dean of the Arts Division, Susan Solt.
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Blue whales invade Monterey Bay
Biologist Elliott Hazen was quoted in stories about blue whales in Monterey Bay in the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald, and other media outlets.