Media Coverage
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New York Times
Deep Under Antarctica, Looking for Signs of Life
The New York Times ran an article about the Antarctic drilling project (called WISSARD) led by glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk and others, who will be looking for signs of microbial life in a lake hidden deep beneath the ice.
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Sky & Telescope
Beyond the Standard Model — Or Not
Astronomer Ryan Cooke's research on the composition of pristine gas clouds in the early universe was covered by Sky & Telescope magazine.
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Huffington Post
Milky Way Galaxy Mass Only Half As Large As Previously Thought, Astronomers Say
Coverage of research by astronomer Alis Deason on the mass of the Milky Way galaxy included stories from the Huffington Post, ScienceNow, KTVU-TV, KRXI-TV, MSNBC, CBS News, Yahoo News, Physics Today, Space.com, and Live Science.
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Los Angeles Times
Low rates of extinction made California a hot spot of plant diversity
Coverage of botanist Kathleen Kay's research on what makes California a hot spot of plant diversity included stories from the Los Angeles Times, KQED radio news, UPI, Bright Surf, and PhysOrg.
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New York Times
Female Directors Gain Ground, Slowly
Professor of Film and Digital Media B. Ruby Rich was quoted in a New York Times story about how the number of women making films in the top 250 at the box office was the highest this year since 2000.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz symposium honors professors Howard Haber, Michael Dine, draws top physicists
A symposium honoring physicists Howard Haber and Michael Dine was covered in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, and Contra Costa Times.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
Galactic surprise: New find overturns theories how our galaxy evolved
The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about new findings by UCSC astronomers on how galaxies evolve.
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Scientific American
Data Saved In Quartz Glass Might Last 300 Million Years
Computer scientist Ethan Miller was quoted in an article about long-term data storage in Scientific American magazine.
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Silicon Valley Business Journal
UC Santa Cruz names 'game designer in residence'
The appointment of Brenda Romero as game designer in residence was covered by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Gamespot, GamePolitics, and Escapist magazine.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
Project aims to develop systems for human-robot collaboration
The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about computer engineer Jacob Rosen's research on robotic surgery and human-robot collaboration.
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San Jose Mercury News
Deadly 'sneaker waves' are wintertime peril on California beaches
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in an article about "sneaker waves" that ran in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Monterey County Herald, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sacramento Bee, and other newspapers nationwide. Griggs was also interviewed live on KKSF radio news (San Francisco).
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New York Times
The Life of Pi, and Other Infinities
Physicist and cosmologist Anthony Aguirre was featured in a New York Times article about concepts of infinity.