Media Coverage
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El Turbion
La porcícola que se come los bosques en el Meta
In the gallery forests of the Orinoquía, wetlands that do not dry out “have enormous potential to help or hinder global efforts to address climate change,” says Scott Winton, a professor at UC Santa Cruz, who discovered that “the average carbon density per area in peatlands is four to ten times greater than in the…
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The Cool Down
Scientists deploy cutting-edge tech to combat looming threat to US coastline: ‘Fundamental to motivating action’
Researchers from UC Santa Cruz have teamed up with NVIDIA to help officials better understand the risks of coastal erosion and learn how to mitigate damage.
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Tasting Table
10 Iconic Food Writers Every Foodie Should Know
Distinguished Professor Emerita of Social Sciences Julie Guthman was recognized among the top food writers for her “balanced and critical exploration of the food systems in modern-day America.”
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KSBW
Central Coast colleges step up as shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for students
“UC Santa Cruz believes all students should have access to healthy, nutritious food. We know that some students rely on SNAP to help address their basic needs and will face additional challenges due to the shutdown,” said Scott Hernandez-Jason in a statement.
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CNN
Can a species ‘de-evolve’? Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos may provide compelling evidence
Beth Shapiro, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at University of California, Santa Cruz, said she finds the term to be a great way to engage more people in the concept of evolution.
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Financial Express
Nobel nod to innovation drivers
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh writes that this year’s Nobel Prize in economics provides a reminder of the importance of innovation for material progress and that of openness and competition for innovation.
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KTVU
Explore the history behind monsters and what scares us and why
Some scholars at UC Santa Cruz are exploring what scares us and why. The center for Monster Studies is dedicated to looking at monsters all throughout history. Michael Chemers joined us in studio to explain.
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Science Magazine
Alien worlds may be able to make their own water
“They can basically be their own water engines,” says Quentin Williams, an experimental geochemist at the University of California Santa Cruz who was not involved with the new work.
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TIME
H-2A Visas Are Not The Solution to Trump’s Mass Deportation of Farmworkers
Rosa Maria Navarro, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology, wrote an opinion article for Time Magazine about farm labor issues and U.S. immigration policy.
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Inside Climate News
Whale and Dolphin Migrations are Being Disrupted by Climate Change
Ari Friedlaender, an ecologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who monitors whale migrations, said it could be that changing ocean conditions may be pushing the whales’ prey closer to shore.
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Phys Org
A research-backed defense of DEI programs
A trio of biomedical scientists at the University of California and University of Massachusetts have written a research-backed defense of DEI programs that was published in Nature Cell Biology. They assert that such programs broaden participation in and democratize science—ultimately producing more effective and supportive training environments for all scientists.