Media Coverage
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Sea Otter Moms Risk Lives to Raise Babies
Research led by biologist Nicole Thometz on sea otter moms and the energy they expend raising a pup was covered by National Geographic, Science Daily, PhysOrg, Science Codex, and other media outlets.
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Guatemalan children jump for joy when Hillel students build them a school
Oregon Jewish Life Magazine ran a story about how students affiliated with Hillel at UC Santa Cruz collaborated with The Oregon Hillel Foundation and worked with nonprofit organizations Hillel International and Repair the World to build a sustainable school building in Compala, Guatemala, during spring break.
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UCSC delivers in the witty and brilliant opera 'Tartuffe'
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a review of the UC Santa Cruz production of the opera Tartuffe, noting that "over the last 15 years, UC Santa Cruz has gained wide recognition on the West Coast for its fine opera and vocal coaching."
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Land Matters: Tod Williams Billie Tsien chosen for UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences.
UC Santa Cruz's announcement that Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects have been chosen to design the new Institute of the Arts and Sciences generated stories in a number of national press outlets including The Architect's Newspaper, World Architecture News, Archinet, Contract magazine, and Bustler.net, plus the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Polar Bear Cam Provides Researchers With Arctic Reality Show
Biology grad student Anthony Pagano was featured in coverage of a video released by the USGS from his study of polar bears using video cameras attached to tracking collars on the bears. Coverage included stories from NBC stations in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego; Live Science; Nature World News; Christian Science Monitor,…
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Ocean bacteria may have shut off ancient global warming
Science News magazine ran a story about marine scientist Adina Paytan's research on an ancient episode of global warming.
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Modern Ocean Acidification Is Outpacing Ancient Upheaval
Earth science grad student Donald Penman was quoted in coverage of ocean acidification research in Red Orbit, Science 2.0, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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Books: The Great Forgetting
The Wall Street Journal published a book review by politics associate professor Ben Read on two books concerning the aftermath of China's successful crushing of the pro-democracy movement 25 years ago.
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UCSC freshman presents football experiment at White House
The Santa Cruz Sentinel talked with UCSC freshman Maria Hanes after she visited the White House twice in a week to talk about her science project involving new ways to cushion football helmets.
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A Star-Gazing Palace’s Hazy Future
Astronomer Sandra Faber was quoted in a New York Times article about Lick Observatory.
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Aspiring UCSC game designers hope for recognition at the Sammy Awards
Senior computer game design major Orlando Salvatore was quoted in a Tech Beat story about the upcoming Sammy Awards.
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Astronomers Find "Mega-Earth," Most Massive Rocky Planet Yet
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a National Geographic story about a new planet discovery.