Media Coverage
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UC Santa Cruz researchers use big data to fight cancer
Genomics researchers David Haussler, Ted Goldstein, and Olena Morozova were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a new effort to identify alternate therapies for children with cancer that has not responded to standard therapy. The project was also covered on GenomeWeb, PhysOrg and Medical News.
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Solitary Confinement: Punished for Life
Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, and his research on the long-term psychological effects of solitary confinement, are the focus of a New York Times article on the recent attention being paid to the issue. The report resulted in follow-up articles in The Week and Yahoo Finance.
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Retrofitting of historic UCSC barn nears completion
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a nice update on the construction of the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn.
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Blue moon, 2nd full moon in July, arrives early Friday
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a CBC News (Canada) story about the "blue moon" on July 31.
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Earth's magnetic field much older than previously thought
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in an ABC Science (Australia) news story about Earth's magnetic field.
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Seals Take Hearing Tests—and Offer Insight Into Arctic Drilling's Impact on Marine Mammals
Biollogists Brandon Southall and Jillian Sills were quoted in a Pacific Standard article about the potential impacts on seals of oil exploration and drilling activities in the Arctic.
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The complicated history of capturing racist violence on film
The Washington Post cited History of Art and Visual Culture Professor Martin Berger's book, Seeing Through Race: A Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Photography, in a story about the impact that images of racist violence had on the Civil Rights Movement.
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UC Santa Cruz summer camp inspires young students with computer science
The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Santa Cruz Tech Beat covered the Girls in Engineering summer camp, with quotes from computer scientists Charlie McDowell, Linda Werner, and others.
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Study outlines ways to reduce flood risk while protecting natural habitat
Ocean sciences grad student Juliano Calil was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on flood risk reduction and habitat restoration. The story also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey Herald, and Inside Bay Area.
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'Cement Ship' remains a Central Coast landmark
Biologists Mark Carr and Dan Costa were quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the "cement ship" at Seacliff and its effect on coastal ecology. The story also ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey Herald, and Inside Bay Area.
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Agroecology advocates meet at UCSC for international conference
The Santa Cruz Sentinel visited the International Agroecology Shortcourse being held on campus and co-sponsored by UCSC and the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
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Abruptly warming climate triggered megabeast revolutions
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a story about megafauna extinctions during the Pleistocene in Ed Yong's blog for National Geographic.