Media Coverage
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Whale fossil uncovered in Scotts Valley
Paleontologist Matthew Clapham was quoted in stories about a whale fossil found in Scotts Valley from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Inside Bay Area, Tech Times, and other media outlets.
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Fighting Ebola with a palm-sized DNA sequencer
Biomolecular engineer Mark Akeson was quoted in an Atlantic magazine story about the use of nanopore sequencing, a technology pioneered at UCSC, to help fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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Starfish are still dying, but here's reason for hope
Marine ecologist Pete Raimondi is quoted in an update on sea star wasting disease from National Geographic.
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How the body’s trillions of clocks keep time
Biochemist Carrie Partch is featured in an article about biological clocks in the online magazine Quanta.
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UCSC professor studying hearts say Maverick’s surfer had highest recorded rate
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about biologist Terrie Williams and her research on heart rates in athletes and wild animals.
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Toxic algae may threaten West Coast marine economy for years
CNBC ran an in-depth story on the toxic algae bloom along the west coast, with quotes from ocean scientist Raphael Kudela.
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Pie potluck and dinner to celebrate hay barn renovation at UCSC
Edible Monterey Bay online published a thorough article about the Hay Barn dedication, wrapping in details about the barn’s reconstruction and future uses as a multi-use teaching, office and event space.
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Farm to label: Alumnus helped bring organic labeling policy to the nation
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about alumnus Mark Lipson who was closely involved in helping set national organic food labeling standards and has now joined the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems as a research associate.
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When Seals Molt, They Leave Behind Mercury
Environmental toxicologists Russ Flegal and Jennifer Cossaboon were quoted in coverage of their research on mercury in molted hair from elephant seals, including stories in the Australian, BBC Radio, KPCC Radio, New Scientist, Science News, Washington Post, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Yahoo News, PhysOrg, Xinhua, Die Welt, Environmental Research Web, Medical News Today, International Business Times,…
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Possibilities remain vibrant within Yamashita’s ‘Anime Wong’
Literature professor Karen Tei Yamashita was featured in an International Examiner story about her anthology, Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance, documenting the texts of her past performances.
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Dickens Project receives NEH grant
The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz has received a $119,417 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a four-week NEH Summer Seminar designed for middle and high school teachers that will be held on campus in 2016.
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Large number of inmates in solitary poses problem for justice system, study says
The Wall Street Journal quoted Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, in an article on a report that as many as 100,000 prisoners are being held in solitary confinement in the U.S.