Media Coverage
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Pluto's vast icy plains and gentle hills emerge in new images
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in Nature news stories about new images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons mission.
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Polar bear metabolism cannot cope with ice loss
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in stories in Nature and Scientific American about polar bears and shrinking Arctic sea ice.
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Feeding seabirds may give declining populations a boost
Biologist Simone Vincenzi's research on kittiwakes on an Alaskan island was featured in a Science News story.
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Surfer William Finnegan explains the powerful allure of the ocean in his new book
Los Angeles Magazine wrote about alumnus William Finnegan’s experiences at UCSC in its review of his new book Barbarian Days.
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Summer windfall as colleges rent out space while students are on break
Summer programs at UC Santa Cruz are featured in a Los Angeles Times article on how campuses use their facilities when students are on break.
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Russians sniff out real cheese as imported dairy ban lingers
“The Plate,” a National Geographic blog that covers food, quoted anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell in an article on Russians skeptical about ersatz cheese on store shelves. Caldwell is the editor of Gastronomica published by UC Press.
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The risk of getting attacked by a shark off California has plummeted sharply since 1950
Biologist Jim Estes was quoted in a Washington Post article about shark attacks in California.
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Ion channel mechanics yield insights into optogenetics experiments
Biochemist David Kliger's research on ion channel mechanics was covered by PhysOrg, Medical News Today, Health Canal, Science Daily, Science Newsline, and other outlets.
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What's inside Saturn moon Enceladus? Geyser timing gives hints
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in coverage of new studies of Saturn's moon Enceledus, including stories from Space.com, Oregon Herald, and Yahoo News.
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The Grateful Dead's final farewell tour: Nicholas Meriwether interviewed
UC Santa Cruz Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether was interviewed on syndicated Bloomberg News for a story about the Grateful Dead's farewell tour and the band's business practices.
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UCSC astronomers court controversy with new telescope in Hawaii
Astronomer Michael Bolte was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Thirty Meter Telescope project in Hawaii.
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UCSC researchers play important role in Refugio oil spill response
KION TV interviewed biologist Karah Ammann about the role of UCSC researchers in the response to the Refugio oil spill.