Media Coverage
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
Stanford, UCSC study predicts oil demand to peak around 2035
The Santa Cruz Sentinel printed an article on economics professor Adam Millard-Bell's paper predicting a decline in the demand for oil.
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Santa Cruz Good Times
Shakespeare-ing Things Up
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured an extensive cover story celebrating the opening of the 2013 Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival at UCSC.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Saving coastal habitats may help cut cost of storm damage
San Francisco Chronicle science writer David Perlman quoted Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, in an article on protecting the coastlines.
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Gizmodo
Researchers develop ghost-free 3D For viewers not wearing glasses
Gizmodo, R&D magazine and Opli covered the news that UCSC researchers have developed a prototype for 3D+2D television that allows viewers with stereo glasses to see three-dimensional images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal two-dimensional image.
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Los Angeles Times
SoCal geothermal power production causes earthquakes, study says
The Los Angeles Times was among many media outlets covering seismologist Emily Brodsky's research on earthquakes triggered by geothermal power production. Brodsky was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered, KQED radio, and KGO radio, and other stories ran in the Guardian (U.K.), Science, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Associated Press, USA Today, NBC…
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Good Times
From DNA to Drug Treatment
Bioinformatics researchers Joshua Stuart and Ted Goldstein are featured in a Good Times story about cancer genomics research at UCSC.
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Huffington Post
Earth Had Two Moons? Debate Continues Over Theory Explaining Lunar Asymmetry
Planetary scientist Erik Asphaug's theory that Earth once had two moons is getting another round of coverage in advance of Asphaug's presentation at an upcoming conference at the Royal Society, London. First published and widely covered in 2011, the theory and ongoing debate over it has prompted new stories in the Huffington Post, Telegraph, Sunday…
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Science Blog
CDC reports highest West Nile virus caseload in years, but predicting outbreaks remains a challenge
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was featured in a Science Blog article about the increase in reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States.
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Los Angeles Times
Family mourns camp counselor killed by tree near Yosemite
The Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and the Associated Press among others reported on the tragic death of UCSC environmental studies student Annais Rittenberg July 3 from a falling tree at a Sierra camp where she was the art counselor. The incident received coverage around the country.
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UPI
Study shows military sonar changes feeding behavior in whales
Marine biologist Brandon Southall was quoted in stories about his team's research on the effects of sonar on whales, including UPI, the Telegraph, National Monitor, and PhysOrg.
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Space Daily
Astronomers Detect Three 'Super-Earths' in Nearby Star's Habitable Zone
Astronomer Steve Vogt was quoted in stories about the discovery of three planets in a star's "habitable zone," including stories in Space Daily and Daily Galaxy.
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Live Science
Strange Eats: Scientists Who Snack on Their Research
Live Science ran a story about scientists who snack on their research subjects, including anecdotes from UCSC researchers Joe Sapp and Terrie Williams.