Media Coverage
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Sexism starts in childhood
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper shared his expertise on gender and child development with Slate as part of an article that included tips for parents who want to instill more egalitarian gender beliefs in their children.
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UCSC to host ‘Merchant’ discussion
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about an event at the Museum of Art and History featuring the founding director of the Compagnia de’ Colombari theater company in Italy, in conversation with UC Santa Cruz's Nathaniel Deutsch, director of the Center for Jewish Studies, and Sean Keilen, director of Shakespeare Workshop.
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Renewable energy: Smart greenhouses generate solar power and grow crops at the same time
Newsweek covered new research by Michael Loik of environmental studies about the electricity-generating power of solar greenhouses, which appear to have no negative impacts on the plants grown inside them; the greenhouses use technology developed by Physics Department faculty members Sue Carter and Glenn Alers.
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Scientists map coastal communities most vulnerable to natural disasters
Coastal geologist Juliano Calil was quoted in coverage of his research on coastal risk hotspots in Latin America and the Caribbean, including stories from UPI, Science Daily, ScienMag, Terra Daily, Newsline, and other outlets.
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Watch the winners of the 2017 Dance Your Ph.D. competition
Biologist Monica Moritsch won the biology category of the Dance Your Ph.D. competition for her video 'The Sea Star's Lament,' which was featured in Smithsonian magazine and other media outlets.
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Book review: ‘Studying the Power Elite’ by G William Domhoff et al
Bill Domhoff's new book, Studying the Power Elite, was reviewed by the Financial Times.
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Coastal Protection on the Edge: The Challenge of Preserving California’s Legacy
Geologist Gary Griggs coauthored an article on the legacy of coastal protection efforts in California for the Conversation that was reprinted on KQED's California Report, U.S. News & World Report, and other media outlets.
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The new horizon of Korean music has expanded
The Korea Times interviewed music professor Hi Kyung Kim for a story about the historic UC Santa Cruz Pacific Rim Music Festival, a five-day cross-cultural musical collaboration with Korea.
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Melissa Sanders-Self op-ed: The opioid crackdown is making life untenable for chronic pain patients like me
Literature and creative writing lecturer Melissa Sanders-Self contributed an op-ed to the Los Angeles Times in response to President Trump's recent statement that he intends to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency.
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Citizen scientists at Elkhorn Slough aid in sea otter research
Biologists Brent Hughes and Kerstin Wasson were quoted in a story about sea otters in Elkhorn Slough in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey Herald.
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The Evolution of Queer Cinema
Film and Digital Media professor B. Ruby Rich was interviewed about the evolution of queer cinema on The Takeaway, a national public radio segment produced by Public Radio International, WGBH and WNYC.
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How a deadly flesh-eating fungus helped make bats cute again
Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in a Smithsonian article about white-nose syndrome in bats.