Media Coverage

Daniel Hirsch, director of the Program on Environmental and Nuclear Policy, was quoted in articles by the Los Angeles Times and Associated Press on PG&E’s plan to close the Diablo Canyon Nuclear power plant.The articles appeared in publications around the country.

Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro is quoted in a Science magazine story about funding for research on ancient DNA, an area in which Europe is far ahead of the United States.

Paleontologist and PBSci dean Paul Koch was quoted in stories from Science, Tech Times, and other outlets about new research on the cause of the extinction of megafauna (mammoths and other large animals) at the end of the last ice age.

Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein is quoted in a Slate story about plastic pollution in the oceans.

London's i-D magazine featured an interview with acclaimed author, filmmaker, and UC Santa Cruz alumna Miranda July about the pros and cons of being a woman in the film industry.

Emeritus professor of music David Cope was quoted in The Washington Post for a story about the launch of a Google project to use artificial intelligence to create art and music. The story was also picked up by the Tampa Bay Times and Chicago’s Daily Herald.

Articles about associate professor of history Greg O'Malley's research to create a new public database about the slave trade were published in The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education and Baltimore's weekly newspaper The Afro.

A story in Global Comment featured alums Kate Trumbull and Joanna Sokolowski, who noted, “Kate and I met in grad school and were looking to make a film together. We were coming from a UC Santa Cruz program run by badass women–(professors) B. Ruby Rich and Renee Tajima–Peña. Not only is their personal work inspiring,…

Game program creative director Erin Robinson Swink was quoted in a Marketplace Morning Report story about the E3 video game industry conference this week in Los Angeles. The story was broadcast on public radio stations across the country.

Biochemist Jin Zhang was quoted in coverage of his research on perovskite materials for solar energy and other applications, including stories from PhysOrg, Solar Energy News, Electronics Industry News, Science Daily, LED Inside, Nanotechnology Now, and other news sites.