Media Coverage
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Mentoring's moment
Alumnus Blake Riggs was featured in a story about mentoring programs for minority scientists in Science magazine.
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New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel 'lightvalves'
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in stories about his optofluidics research in PhysOrg, Nanotechnology Now, Optoelectronics News, and other media outlets.
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Full and new moons linked to timing of largest, deadliest quakes
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a New Scientist article about a study suggesting the tidal pull of the moon influences earthquakes.
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Cultural Comment: Twenty years of listening to Gillian Welch
The New Yorker magazine published a feature story about award-winning singer-songwriter, and UC Santa Cruz alumnus, Gillian Welch.
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A Very Public Intellectual: Can Bro Adams persuade the public that the humanities matter?
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an extensive story about UC Santa Cruz alumnus William 'Bro" Adams, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Björk on her inspirations: a drag queen, a videogame, a knitwear prodigy and more
As her exhibition Björk Digital opens in London, Icelandic pop pioneer Björk revealed to The Guardian the artists making an impression on her, including Robin Hunicke, director of art and design in the Games and Playable Media program at UC Santa Cruz. A story in iQ (Intel's tech culture magazine) also named Hunicke one of…
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UCSC Natural Reserves Director Gage Dayton appointed to endowed chair
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about Natural Reserves director Gage Dayton's appointment to an endowed chair.
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Why climate change poses a fatal risk for lizards
Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story about the effects of climate change on lizard populations.
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Turn down the volume: New IUCN guide helps navigate seismic survey impacts on marine species
Biologist Brandon Southall was quoted in coverage of a report he coauthored on how to reduce impacts of ocean noise on marine mammals, including stories from PhysOrg, ScienMag, eTurboNews, Daily Sun, and others.
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How did life arise on Earth?
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a LiveScience story about the origins of life.
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UC Santa Cruz technology helps astronauts sequence DNA in space
Biomolecular engineers David Deamer and Mark Akeson are featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the UCSC technology used to sequence DNA on the International Space Station.
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We finally know what caused those mysterious craters on Phobos
Planetary scientist Michael Nayak was quoted in coverage of his findings about the Martian moon Phobos, including stories in Gizmodo, Daily Mail, Space.com, Cosmos, Yahoo UK, Wired UK, SpaceRef, Mars Daily, Science Daily, Toronto Telegraph, Hong Kong Herald, and other media outlets.