Media Coverage
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California scientists try to stay ahead of bat-killing disease
Biologists Joseph Hoyt and Winifred Frick are quoted in a Sacramento Bee article about the threat of white-nose syndrome for bats in the western states.
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Venerable UCSC Arboretum celebrates a half-century of research, teaching and landscape innovation
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a feature story about the 50th anniversary of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, with quotes from Phyllis Norris, Stephen McCabe, and Jessica Fiske Bailey.
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Extreme measures put California condors on brink of recovery
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein is quoted in a New Scientist magazine story about the recovery of the California condor population.
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Origin of life: First cells may have been glued together
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a story about the origins of life in Scientific American and Chemistry World.
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The mating game secrets and bloody rivalries of the giant elephant seal
Biologists Caroline Casey and Colleen Reichmuth were quoted in coverage of their research on elephant seal vocal communications, including stories from the Washington Post, Voice of America, Science Daily, Science Newsline, Nature World News, Yahoo India, Business Standard, and others.
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Massive Toxic Algae Blooms May Prove a Sign of Climate Change to Come
Ocean scientists Raphael Kudela and Clarissa Anderson are quoted in ongoing coverage of the massive bloom of toxic algae along the west coast, including stories from Scientific American, Vice News, Capitol Public Radio, BBC Radio, KSBW TV, National Journal, Climate Wire, and the Monterey Herald.
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What Can Two Recent Grants Tell Us About the Warhol Foundation's Funding Priorities?
Inside Philanthropy and the Santa Cruz Sentinel featured stories about a grant from the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to support an artist residency and exhibition developed by the Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz and the Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose, with help from the…
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UCSC receives $1 million for Dickens Project
The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced a new $1 million Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair to support literature studies and the Dickens Project in the Humanities Division.
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What would really happen if a tsunami hit San Francisco?
Geophysicist Steven Ward is featured in a KQED News story about the possible effects of a tsunami on the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Carry the frustration of injustice in this game about racist police violence
Boing Boing ran a feature story about a game developed by Akira Thompson, a graduate student in the Games & Playable Media program, in which a player takes the role of a poor black American attempting to go to his corner store and return safely home.
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Edges of extinction
Ecologist Barry Sinervo is featured in an article in Bay Nature about his research on climate change impacts on reptile and amphibian populations.
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Toxic algae blooming in warm water from California to Alaska
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in an Associated Press story about the toxic algae bloom on the west coast. The story ran in dozens of news outlets throughout the United States, Canada and other countries, including the Orange County Register, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Salinas Californian, Oregon Herald, CBS News, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, CBC…