Media Coverage
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What happened to monuments to fallen regimes around the world
Humanities dean Tyler Stovall was quoted in a CNN story about the history of Confederate monuments in the United States. The story was also picked up by WSLS-10 TV in Virginia.
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For astronomers, a neutron star merger could eclipse the eclipse
Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz was quoted in articles about neutron star mergers in Quanta, National Geographic, Wired, and other media outlets.
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Pacific Grove ordered to think beyond the seawall
Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in a KAZU news story about seawalls on the California coast, and was also quoted in a story about beach sand and dams in E&E News.
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What makes algal blooms toxic?
Research on toxic algal blooms led by ocean scientist Marilou Sison-Mangus was covered in PhysOrg, Science Daily, Alaska Native News, and Health Medicine Network.
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New book from UCSC’s Gary Griggs exposes coastal dangers
Geologist Gary Griggs is featured in a Good Times interview about his new book, Coasts in Crisis.
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UCSC’s Lindsey Dillon provides a model of meaningful activism in the Trump era
Lindsey Dillon, assistant professor of sociology, was profiled by the Santa Cruz Sentinel as part of the paper's "Santa Cruz County Stories" series.
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If Trump pushes 'buy American' in NAFTA talks, he may get more than he bargained for
History professor Dana Frank was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and New Republic about President Trump's push to "buy American" in trade talks.
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Twitch gamers live-stream their vital signs to keep fans hooked
Computer engineering grad student Raquel Robinson was quoted in a New Scientist article about a tool she developed called "All the Feels" that tracks and displays the physiological and emotional states of people playing videogames.
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UC Santa Cruz student earns prestigious NIH scholarship after being first in family to graduate high school
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a front page story about biomolecular engineering student Stefanie Brizuela, who won a prestigious NIH scholarship.
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Life of observation: Santa Cruz naturalist Randall Morgan’s enormous collection of insects, plants
The Ken Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the insect and plant collections of naturalist Randall Morgan, which are being curated by the center.
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University of Maryland scientists observe rare gamma ray burst
Astronomer Ryan Foley was quoted in a story in the Baltimore Sun about new observations of gamma-ray bursts.
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System of super-Earths discovered around a nearby star
Astronomer Steve Vogt was quoted in news coverage of the discovery of four Earth-sized planets around the nearby star tau Ceti, including stories in Discover, Gizmodo, CNN, Yahoo News, International Business Times, Engadget, and other national and international media outlets.