Media Coverage
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UCSC Students "Working For Dignity"
KION looks at work by Professor Steve McKay, including "Working For Dignity," which focuses on those in the workforce not getting the rights and protection they're guaranteed.
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The last, lonely woolly mammoths faced a 'genomic meltdown'
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in stories from Science and LiveScience about new evidence of "genomic meltdown" in the last woolly mammoths.
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Ignoring state threats, firm keeps sucking sand from Monterey Bay
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about a controversial sand mining operation in Monterey Bay.
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Real vs. reference genomes
Biomolecular engineer Jenny Draper was quoted in an article in BioTechniques about her research on genomic variation within laboratory strains of bacteria.
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On Not Saying His Name (Donald Trump)
The Atlantic magazine quoted feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker in a story about why many of the president’s critics talk about him without using the words “Donald Trump."
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Auto Workers' Union To Launch 'Buy American' Campaign
History professor Dana Frank was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition for a story about how the slogan "Buy American" has a controversial history going back to the Great Depression.
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Glow-in-the-dark gas lights up the cosmic web
Astronomers Zheng Cai and Xavier Prochaska were quoted in widespread news coverage of their discovery of an enormous glowing nebula, including stories from Astronomy magazine, International Business Times, Space.com, SpaceRef, PhysOrg, Yahoo News, and other media outlets.
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DNA research shows modern humans benefit from neanderthal DNA
Paleogenomics expert Ed Green was featured in a news story on KPIX TV (CBS San Francisco) about the significance of neanderthal genes in modern humans.
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Simulation shows Oroville Dam spillway failure
Geophysicist Steve Ward was featured on Capital Public Radio (Sacramento) in a story about his simulations of the failure of the Oroville Dam.
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Culture: Cultivate the muse
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Nature article about scientists who write popular books.
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More alien worlds? New data haul identifies 100+ possible exoplanets
Astronomer Steven Vogt was quoted in coverage of new exoplanet discoveries, including stories from Space.com, NBC News, Yahoo News, Astronomy Now, Space Daily, Space Ref, PhysOrg, International Business Times, and other media outlets.
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Top 10 books about the apocalypse
The Guardian featured What Becomes Us, a new novel by literature professor Micah Perks, in an article recognizing the best literary works about the apocalypse.