Media Coverage

  • KION

    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.

  • Science

    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.

  • San Francisco Chronicle

    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.

  • BioTechniques

    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.

  • The Atlantic

    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."

  • NPR

    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.

  • Astronomy

    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.

  • KPIX

    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.

  • Capital Public Radio

    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.

  • Nature logo

    Culture: Cultivate the muse

    Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Nature article about scientists who write popular books.

  • Space.com

    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.

  • The Guardian

    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.

Last modified: Mar 03, 2017