Media Coverage
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Rich People Just Care Less
A New York Times opinion writer quoted Tom Pettigrew, emeritus professor of psychology, in an piece about how people with the most social power pay scant attention to those with little such power.
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Panel links underwater mapping sonar to whale stranding for first time
Marine biologist Brandon Southall chaired an independent review panel that found sonar was responsible for a mass stranding of melon-headed whales. He was quoted in stories about the findings in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, Guardian, Japan Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Anchorage Daily News, Brisbane Times, and other outlets.
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Sudan's struggle for peace
An analysis of the context of recent protests in Sudan by Mark Fathi Massoud, assistant professor of politics, was published on the Middle East Channel of Foreign Policy. Masoud's recent book, Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan (Cambridge University Press, 2013) is based on 15 months of research in Sudan.
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Renowned Africa scholar John A. Marcum dies at 86
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an obituary on John Marcum, emeritus professor of politics and former provost of Merrill College, who died September 12.
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County officials test new Tsunami warning system
Tsunami expert Steven Ward was featured in a KTVU story about a new tsunami warning system for San Mateo County.
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Threeview: Grand Theft Auto V reviewed by a critic, an analyst, and an academic
VentureBeat featured an academic reivew of Grand Theft Auto V by UCSC assistant professor of Film and Digital Media Soraya Murray.
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Earth's love handles keep the satellites from falling
Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin was quoted in a New Scientist article about a new understanding of what keeps satellites in orbit around the Earth.
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Appreciation: the lyrical works of an Indian master
A story in The Christian Science Monitor about the ongoing work to preserve and restore the films of acclaimed Indian director Satyajit Ray, noted the work of emeritus history professor Dilip Basu and UCSC's Satyajit Ray Film and Study Center.
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Mentoring group for former foster UCSC students kicks off school year
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on the year-opening meeting of the Smith Renaissance Society.
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Scientists hope for comeback of rare plant burned in Santa Monica fires
Arboretum research director Stephen McCabe was quoted in articles about research on a rare plant whose populations burned in a recent fire, including stories from CBS News, Ventura County Star, and Associated Press.
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New hope for treating cancer? Patterns seen in 12 types of tumors
Biomolecular engineer Josh Stuart was featured in coverage of his work on the Pan-Cancer project, which found genomic patterns across 12 types of cancer, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Nature, The Scientist, Seattle Herald, Columbus Dispatch, Associated Press, Medical News Today, Science Codex, Cancer Research UK, MedIndia, Health Canal, Technology…
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$500,000 gift boosts Jewish studies at UC Santa Cruz
The Jewish Journal ran a story about a new gift from the Helen Diller Family to UC Santa Cruz that will "further enhance its reputation as a leading center for Jewish and Holcaust studies in northern California." An article about the gift also appeared in the SF Bay Area's J Weekly.