Media Coverage
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This Is Neat: Billionaire Vinod Khosla Is Betting On A Handheld Diagnostic Test
Forbes and other media outlets covered the venture financing of Two Pore Guys, a company started by computer engineer William Dunbar and alumnus Daniel Heller to make nanopore diagnostic devices.
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Hatched! Baby bald eagle attracts shutterbugs at Milpitas school
Biologist Glenn Stewart was quoted in coverage of a baby bald eagle hatching in a nest near a school in Milpitas, including stories from the San Jose Mercury News, Monterey Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and other media outlets.
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Analysis: Trump’s top environmental win is in cutting protections
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about President Trump's environmental policies, and also in a Chronicle round-up of scientists' comments during the March for Science.
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UCSC’s Harry Noller finally getting acknowledgement for a lifetime of revolutionary work in biology
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a front page profile of molecular biologist Harry Noller.
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New super-sized Earth may be close enough to detect signs of life
Astronomer Ian Crossfield was quoted in a widely published story about the discovery of an Earth-like planet; the story ran in USA Today, AP, MSN, and many other media outlets.
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California's surf spots are heading for a wipeout
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about rising sea levels and disappearing beaches.
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Mosquitoes ready to invade the Bay Area
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a story about mosquito populations in the San Jose Mercury News and East Bay Times.
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Tackling seawalls and disappearing beaches: Assemblyman Mark Stone’s erosion bill progresses
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about seawalls and sea level rise.
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Solitary confinement makes prisoners behave badly and screws up their brains
Psychology Professor Craig Haney, an expert in the psychological effects of incarceration, was featured in a Newsweek magazine article about the impacts of solitary confinement.
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Advocates Urge Trump to De-escalate with North Korea, Not Ratchet Up Threats & Military Aggression
Christine Hong, associate professor of Literature and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, was interviewed by Democracy Now! and The Real News Network about rising tension between the United States and North Korea. Hong was also featured in stories that ran in Common Dreams and the Institute for Public Accuracy.
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After 44 years publishing young writers, Gerry Mandel is ready to open a new chapter
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a feature story about Gerry Mandel, a graduate of UCSC in 1975 (with a bachelor’s degree in French literature and a minor in Russian literature), who in 1973 co-founded Stone Soup, the literary journal for pre-adolescent writers hailed as “The New Yorker for the 8-13 set."
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How a Local Company is Shaping the Future of Virtual Reality
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about the innovative Santa Cruz production studio of Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker and alumnus Eric Thiermann, a member of the first UC Santa Cruz graduating class with a major in literature and visual arts.