Media Coverage
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There’s magic in mess: why you should embrace a disorderly desk
Psychology professor Stephen Whittaker discusses “pilers and filers” in a Financial Times article that is taken from a new book on messiness and productivity.
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The mystery of the ‘ghost trees’ may be solved
Biologist Jarmila Pittermann was quoted in an article about albino redwood trees in the Washington Post, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Francisco Chronicle, and other media outlets.
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As DNA reveals its secrets, scientists are assembling a new picture of humanity
Genomics researcher Benedict Paten is featured in a story in Stat about efforts to build genome graphs for better understanding of the human genome.
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UCSC receives iconic photographic collection worth $32M
Stories about a major gift to the UC Santa Cruz Library's Special Collections of The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Collection, comprised of photographs documenting the people, landscape, and politics of California, were featured in The Monterey Herald, San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel (front page), KQED, Philanthropy News Digest, Central…
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Beyond the Physical Body with Dancer Gerald Casel
KQED featured a story and video about Theater Arts professor of dance Gerald Casel and his work as an artist, activist, and educator.
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Novelist Micah Perks tells a new story from an entirely new point of view
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a front page story about a new novel by Micah Perks, professor of literature and co-director of the Creative Writing Program at UC Santa Cruz. An excerpt of the book was also featured by Tin House.
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Maya Rudolph’s Prince-approved Prince cover band is keeping his songs alive
The Washington Post featured a story about two UCSC alums–actress/comedian Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum–who formed a Prince cover band as a result of singing together while attending UC Santa Cruz.
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Study implicates glial cells in fragile X syndrome
Biologist Yi Zuo's research on fragile X syndrome was covered in Health Medicine Network, BioSpace, TechnoBahn, and Science Daily.
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Is dry farming the next wave in a drought-plagued world?
The National Geographic quoted professor emeritus Stephen Gliessman in an article on dry farming.
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Liberté, Egalité, Féminisme?
Dissent magazine published a special issue on feminism that includes an essay by anthropology professor Mayanthi Fernando on French feminism’s antipathy for Islam.
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Under Hawaii’s starriest skies, a fight over sacred ground
Astronomer Michael Bolte is featured in a New York Times article about the controversy over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii.
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Dungeness crab get qualified thumbs-up in tests for domoic acid
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela is quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the potential impact of algal toxins on the upcoming Dungeness crab season.