Media Coverage
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America's best colleges for a major in film
A story in USA Today reported that UC Santa Cruz was named one of the country’s best colleges for film majors, ranking #7 in a Top Ten list by College Factual.
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Fatter is better for marine mammals
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in stories about his research on elephant seals in Science magazine, Nature World News, PhysOrg, Science Newsline, Science Daily, and Science World Report.
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UC backs off its threat to end funding to Lick Observatory
Astronomer Claire Max was quoted in stories about UC's revised policy regarding funding for Lick Observatory in the San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, Nature, and KION TV.
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UCSC professor builds model of low-cost Ebola sensor
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik's research on a low-cost Ebola virus biosensor was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KION-TV, KPIX-TV, San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Inside Bay Area, Bioscience Technology, Sensors, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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A new push to get low-income students through college
UC Santa Cruz was mentioned in a New York Times article as a university where low-income students graduate at a high rate and with manageable debt.
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UCSC Middle East conflict lectures spark debate
A class that explores conflicts in the Middle East was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article.
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Toni Morrison lecture attracts full house to Santa Cruz's Rio Theatre
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered Toni Morrison's talk that was part of Founders Celebration.
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Harvest festival brings 300 students to UCSC farm
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article on the Food What! Harvest Festival at the UC Santa Cruz farm.
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Four CA colleges win 2014 Bicycle Friendly University awards
StreetsBlog LA blog made note of UC Santa Cruz receiving a silver award for being bicycle friendly.
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UCSC talks showcase data, environment, justice research
The Santa Cruz Sentinel attended and wrote about the Social Sciences Research Frontiers Day.
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California's drought creates an unexpected casualty: sports
UC Santa Cruz was one of the focuses in an article on California's drought published in the U.S. edition of the UK publication Guardian.
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New and old players evolve with organic foods
A columnist for examiner.com wrote about the organic food industry by focusing on social sciences professor Julie Guthman's book, Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California.