Media Coverage
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Justice Kennedy's next crusade? It could be solitary confinement
A columnist for DeCode DC, an online news service owned by EW Scripps, cited research by psychology professor Craig Haney in a column speculating on whether U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s next target is solitary confinement. The column was reprinted in numerous newspapers across the country.
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Backpacks on seabirds hint at their navigation secret
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a National Geographic news story about the navigational abilities of shearwaters.
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UCSC elephant seal experts on Ocean Mysteries
Biologists Daniel Costa, Patrick Robinson, and other members of Costa's lab were featured in an episode of the ABC TV program "Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin" which focused on Costa's elephant seal research program at Ano Nuevo State Reserve. The show was broadcast on ABC stations throughout the country.
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Want to find the right game? UC Santa Cruz debuts a new discoverability tool
Game news site Gamasutra ran a story about the new game finding services developed by researchers at the UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media.
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Experts: Rising sea level needs to be top priority
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Palo Alto Weekly story about a conference at NASA Ames on the need for coastal cities to prepare for rising sea levels.
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What do coffee and music have in common? Words of wisdom from the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea
The trade magazine Beverage Daily reported from the Nespresso coffee conversation industry event in Portugal where anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell spoke about why Starbuck’s ill-fated Race Together campaign failed.
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7 lessons I learned as a college freshman that you will benefit from
Writing in the Huffington Post, Julia Dunn, who recently completed her first year at UC Santa Cruz, offers seven practical tips for incoming students.
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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Lawrence Weschler on ‘The Uncanny Valley’
Two Banana Slugs discuss their time at UC Santa Cruz when Lawrence Weschler appears on Jesse Thorn’s public radio program Bullseye to promote his new book “The Uncanny Valley.”
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The cul-de-sac is dying
Philadelphia Magazine wrote about environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball’s study on the rise and fall of urban sprawl.
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A sleep researche'rs attempt to build a bank of dreams
Research professor Bill Domoff’s DreamBank is featured in an article on Atlas Obscura, a digital media venture devoted to “discovering and sharing the world’s most remarkable places.” The article attracted the attention of the Daily Mail in the UK, which did its own version.
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Bacteria may help bats to fight deadly fungus
Biologists Marm Kilpatrick, Winifred Frick, and Kate Langwig were featured in a Nature news story about efforts to combat white-nose syndrome, which is wiping out bat populations in North America.
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Baby starfish vulnerable to wasting disease, UCSC researchers say
Biologist Monica Moritsch was featured in a KION TV news story about sea star wasting disease.