Media Coverage
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This transgender NCAA goalie has competed the last two years and is now coming out
Soccer player Athena Del Rosario writes about coming out as a transgendered athlete at UC Santa Cruz.
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How Jupiter split the asteroid belt in two shows its great age
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a New Scientist article about the role of Jupiter in the evolution of our solar system.
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The weaker sex? Science that shows women are stronger than men
The Guardian tapped anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman for insight into the evolutionary forces that shaped human anatomy as part of a myth-busting story about differences between the sexes.
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'Hail Mary' mechanism can rescue cells with severely damaged chromosomes
Biologist Bill Sullivan's research on damaged chromosomes was covered in stories from PhysOrg, Frontline Genomics, Science Daily, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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The hottest planet ever discovered has an atmosphere as warm as a star’s
Planetary scientist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in coverage of the discovery of an exoplanet that is the hottest yet found, including stories from the Washington Post, National Public Radio, and other media outlets.
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UCSC forensic anthropologist reveals what crime shows leave out
Forensic anthropologist Alison Galloway was profiled in Good Times in advance of her public talk June 6 at the Rio Theatre about the process of human decomposition.
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UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute joins Human Cell Atlas Initiative
Bioinformatics researchers Jim Kent and Benedict Paten were quoted in coverage of the Human Cell Atlas project, including stories in Genome Web, Bio-IT World, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Big Sur coast has grown 13 acres from new landslide
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in ongoing coverage of the Big Sur landslide, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News, Daily Mail, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and East Bay Times.
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Theater review: UCSC’s ‘Zoot Suit’ a breathtaking display of musical theater
The Santa Cruz Sentinel gave a rave review to the UC Santa Cruz production of Zoot Suit, presented by the Theater Arts Department and the Arts Division by special arrangement with El Teatro Campesino.
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Trump’s oil drilling executive order targets marine mammals
Marine scientists Colleen Reichmuth and Brandon Southall were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the impact on marine mammals of an executive order regarding coastal oil exploration and drilling.
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Some dolphins are bad divers
Biologist Terrie Williams is quoted in a Hakai magazine article about her research on diving physiology in dolphins and seals.
