Media Coverage
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KPNX
Yes, scientists believe Earth is hotter than past 24,000 years
Jim Zachos, a paleoclimatologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was interviewed about confirming scientific data that indicates the globe is hotter now than the last 24,000 years.
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Los Angeles Times
The most famous extinction event in the planet’s history is happening again — in Santa Cruz
In the last 500 million years, Earth has experienced a handful of mass extinctions, causing nearly all of life to disappear in the blink of an eye. Now, scientists at UC Santa Cruz are recreating the planet’s most famous extinction event to find out why one plant survived when everything else was wiped out.
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Washington Post
The U.S. is about to open a new window into Earth’s mysterious insides
“The engine that keeps our magnetic field going may be dependent on the chemical behavior of oxygen or sulfur embedded within Earth’s roiling outer iron core,” said Quentin Williams, a planetary scientist at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
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Lookout Santa Cruz
With bat baby season upon us, UCSC prof explains how to spot them and why they matter
Bats have come back to the Bay Area from winter migrations and are raising young all around the region. Winifred Frick, chief scientist at Bat Conservation International and an ecology and evolutionary biology research professor at UC Santa Cruz, tells Lookout how and where to find bats — and when you might catch a glimpse…
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Smithsonian Magazine
We Can Hear Silence Like a Sound, Scientists Say
Nico Orlandi, a philosopher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, says, "This gives reason to suppose that silences are treated by the auditory system in the same way sounds are treated."
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The Guardian
‘Mindblowing’: how James Webb telescope’s snapshots of infant universe transformed astronomy
Brant Robertson, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discussed images from the James Webb Telescope with The Guardian and Business Insider.
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The New Yorker
The race to save the world's DNA
Computational biologist Benedict Paten was quoted in a New Yorker story about the Earth BioGenome Project, a gloabl effort to sequence the DNA of as many species as possible. UCSC Genomics Insitute research scientist Ann Mc Cartney's contributions to this project are also mentioned.
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Reuters
US pork firms divided over bill in Congress to overturn California animal welfare law
Reuters spoke with Economics Professor Galina Hale about how the proposed EATS Act could negatively impact farmers who have made efforts to comply with new animal welfare laws in California.
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The Guardian
‘We’re going to see workers die’: extreme heat is key issue in UPS contract talks
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha spoke with The Guardian about how climate change issues intersect with labor organizing.
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CalMatters
California forbids plans to unmask workers at In-N-Out — and most other workplaces
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley, a core faculty member of UCSC's Global and Community Health Program, spoke with CalMatters about how In-N-Out's mask ban could contribute to workplace inequities in health risk.
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Monterey County Weekly
The housing crisis has implications that go well beyond housing.
Monterey County Weekly shared findings from a report on the economics of housing issues in the Monterey Bay area that was led by Professor Chris Benner, director of the Institute for Social Transformation at UC Santa Cruz.
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Financial Express
India’s new research push
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an op-ed for Financial Express advocating for a university-centered model of enhancing research capabilities in India.