Media Coverage
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Cadavers make comeback as medical classes shift away from virtual learning
An article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on cadavers used for lab study quoted Richard Baldwin, laboratory manager for the anthropology department. It was reprinted in the San Jose Mercury News.
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UC freshman applicants for 2013 a record high
The Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW, KION, and KGO-TV reported on the record number of freshman applicants to UCSC as part of their coverage of UC-wide applications.
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Technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure
Coverage of biochemist Michael Stone's research on telomere DNA structures included stories in R&D magazine, Medical News Today, Bio-Medicine, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, Bioscience Technology, Lab Manager, and Bright Surf.
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Seymour Center at LML hosts talk about humpback whales
A Santa Cruz Sentinel story about biologist Ari Friedlaender's public talk on humpback whales at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab also ran in the Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press-Telegram, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
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Actor bends rules, toys with taboos
A profile of Theater Arts professor and actor/director Danny Scheie was featured in the Oakland Tribune and the San Jose Mercury News.
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Finding the Next Earth
Astronomer Steve Vogt was featured in the National Geographic Channel program "Finding the Next Earth."
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Condor Recovery Program
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was featured on the KTVU television program "Bay Area People" in a show about efforts to save the California condor.
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UC Santa Cruz Arts faculty collaborate for 'Guitar Fantasy' concert
The San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a feature story about UCSC music faculty Mesut Özgen and William Coulter, who are collaborating on a special program of Spanish, Latin American, Celtic, Turkish, and Russian music.
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Obama White House to push for comprehensive immigration plan
Bloomberg News quoted from a report by economics professor Rob Fairlie in an article about immigration reform. The report for the Partnership for a New American Economy focused on immigrant entrepreneurship.
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Planet Found in Alpha Centauri System
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a Sky & Telescope article about the discovery of a planet in the Alpha Centauri system, the closest stars to Earth.
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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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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.