Media Coverage
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UCSC astronomers find ancient supernova, shedding light on early universe
Astronomers Yen-Chen Pan and Ryan Foley were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their discovery of a distant superluminous supernova.
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Mountain lions: Real threat to Bay Area hikers?
Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers shared his expertise about mountain lions with the KQED audience in a feature story about whether pumas pose a risk to Bay Area hikers.
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Meet Five-O, the latest elephant seal to return home in a year with a record number of marine mammal rescues
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in an Orange County Register story about the large number of elephant seals rescued this year by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach.
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The zombie starfish detectives
Biologist Peter Raimondi was quoted in a Popular Mechanics article about sea star wasting disease.
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Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school
Research by economists George Bulman and Rob Fairlie was featured in an article in The Economist about the impact of technology on the education of children.
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New UC Santa Cruz Science Communication director sees groundswell of support for field
Science Communication Program director Erika Check Hayden was featured in a front-page Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the program.
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Rural roots shaped UC Santa Cruz professor Tim Duane's path to conservation
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a profile of Environmental Studies Professor Tim Duane.
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Wandering in the void, billions of rogue planets without a home
Astronomer Douglas Lin was quoted in a Scientific American article, also published by PBS Newshour, about rogue planets wandering in space without a host star.
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Drone racing lifts off, delivering ‘out of body’ experiences
Computer engineering grad student Cory Ibanez was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about drone racing.
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Astronomers spot superluminous supernova 10 billion light-years away
Astronomers Ryan Foley and Yen-Chen Pan were quoted in coverage of the discovery of the most distant superluminous supernova, including stories from UPI, Astronomy magazine, Astronomy Now, International Business Times, SpaceRef, Science Daily, IFL Science, and other media outlets.
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Physicists try to revive a super-safe, decades-old cancer treatment
Physicist Robert Johnson was featured in a Wired news story about his work on proton therapy for cancer.
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New details on mercury’s route to the Arctic
Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg was quoted in a story in Chemical & Engineering News about mercury in the Arctic.