Media Coverage
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Study Reveals Key Step In Protein Synthesis
Research led by molecular biologist Harry Noller on how ribosomes carry out protein synthesis was covered by Medical News Today, MediLexicon, Science Daily, Science Newsline, Machines Like Us, and Science Codex.
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Japan's whaling is not science, expert witness tells World Court
Reuters covered the testimony of biologist and statistician Marc Mangel before the International Court of Justice as an independent science expert in Australia's case against Japan over Japanese whaling practices. The story also ran in Scientific American, the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and other newspapers across the country.
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UC Santa Cruz to offer new Spanish Studies degree starting this fall
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story announcing UCSC's new major in Spanish studies, leading to a new bachelor of arts degree, beginning this fall quarter. Inside Bay Area also picked up the story.
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UC Santa Cruz's Grateful Dead archive offers a reason to visit the campus this summer
The Santa Cruz Sentinel interviewed UCSC's Grateful Dead Archvist Nicholas Meriwether for a story about a new exhibition now open to the public at Dead Central in McHenry Library.
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Declining fortunes of Yellowstone’s migratory elk
Chris Wilmers, associate professor of environmental studies, and Taal Levi, who received his Ph.D from UCSC, contributed a piece to a forum discussion of a study of migratory elk in the Yellowstone region. The study and forum were published in Ecological Society of America's journal Ecology.