Media Coverage
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Héctor Perla Jr.: El Salvador vote should be decided by the people, not U.S.
Writing on the San Francisco Chronicle's op-ed page, Héctor Perla Jr., assistant professor of Latin American and Latino studies, analyzes politics and outside influences in El Salvador in advance of the country's presidential election.
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Santa Cruz County sees grant to recharge aquifers
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a grant from the Coastal Conservancy to support efforts by UCSC and the county to recharge the region's aquifers.
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Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart helps to pay tribute to late UC Santa Cruz professor
The San Jose Mercury News, Inside Bay Area, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart paying tribute to the late music professor Fred Lieberman at a UCSC event celebrating his life and work, including comments from Chancellor Blumenthal and arts dean David Yager.
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Dana Frank: Hernández's election was built on corruption
The Houston Chronicle published an op-ed from history professor Dana Frank describing how U.S. support for new leaders in Honduras is misguided and unethical.
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Meet the newest winners of the Rydell Fellowships of Visual Art
Professor of art Elizabeth Stephens was featured in a cover story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel's arts and entertainment pullout section as one of three Santa Cruz artists who received a 2014 -15 Rydell Fellowship.
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Dickens film 'The Invisible Woman' has a Santa Cruz twist
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Dickens Project at UCSC, inteviewing literature professor John Jordan, director of the program, which is now in its 34th year on campus.
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New Technique Could Demystify Ancient Human DNA
Ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Live Science story about a new technique for obtaining ancient DNA sequences from contaminated fossils.
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DNA shows ancient hunter had blue eyes, dark skin
Ancient DNA expert Beth Shapiro was quoted in an Associated Press story about work by other researchers on the genome of a hunter-gatherer who lived 7,000 years ago in Europe. The story ran in a broad range of national and international media outlets, including the Washington Post, Salon, Yahoo News, Seattle Times, Californian, and many…
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Mark Fathi Massoud: How grass-roots peace can take hold in South Sudan
Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics and legal studies, says a cease-fire in South Sudan is a positive first step but grassroots efforts are needed to forge a lasting peace.
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Short on Ocean Data, Scientists Turn to Seals for Help
Climate Central ran a story about research led by marine biologist Dan Costa using seals to carry instruments for monitoring ocean conditions.
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Venerable Lick Observatory Faces Funding Cut
Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in a California Report story about budget cuts at Lick Observatory.
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River Roulette: Randomness Controls Erosion
Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a story about his research on how fast rivers erode rock in Live Science, Yahoo News, and Yahoo South Africa.