Media Coverage
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Iranian transfer student wins Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about Arash Mohajerinejad, winner of the third Gabriel Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship.
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Sammy Awards Recognize Student-Designed Video Games
Santa Cruz Tech Beat covered the 4th annual Sammy Awards, the culmination of UCSC game design course sequence.
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Climate Change Prompted Migrations in Ancient Peru, Says Genetic Study
Popular Archaeology wrote about a paper by assistant anthropology professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz about his research that uses DNA analysis to trace migrations in ancient Peru to climate change.
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The Economy, Midterm Elections & Personal Finance: What’s in Store for Your Wallet?
Politics chair Dan Wirls and College Eight Provost Ronnie Lipschutz were recently featured in separate "Ask the Experts" pieces, parts of a series published by the website WalletHub. Wirls spoke about the 2014 midterm elections; Lipschutz about the domestic energy revolution.
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Border Children Tell Their Stories: Why We Came to the U.S.
NBC News quoted history professor Dana Frank in a story about the wave of Central American children crossing the U.S. border that is now overwhelming the U.S government, described by the White House as a humanitarian crisis fueled by increasing violence and instability in countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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Therapy dogs boost finals week morale at UCSC
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on Pause for Paws, a program that brings dogs into UCSC's libraries to provide a respite for stressed-out students studying for finals. The Contra Costa Times also published the article.
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Ingenious: Gregory Laughlin
UCSC scientists are featured in several pieces in Issue 13 of the online magazine Nautilus. Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin is featured in a video interview as well as a speculative essay he wrote (Third Data Server From the Sun) on Earth as a computer. Another article (When the Earth Had Two Moons) focuses on planetary scientist…
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Cougar's 9-hour detour in downtown Mountain View
The San Francisco Chronicle talked to environmental studies professor Chris Wilmers for an article that recounted the travels of the mountain lion known as 46M in downtown Mountain View.
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Undergrad creates UCSC's first student-run scientific magazine
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about a UCSC graduate's science magazine.
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UCSC graduate student discovers hidden consequence of fires
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about a UCSC graduate student's research.
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UCSC student honored for designing cancer drug
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a UCSC graduate whose research project involved designing a cancer drug.
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Santa Monica College Commencement Ceremony – George Blumenthal to speak
The Santa Monica Mirror noted that Chancellor Blumenthal will deliver the commencement address at Santa Monica Community College.