Media Coverage
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In Kenya, vicious ants are nesting birds’ best neighbors, study finds
Environmental Studies Professor Stacy Philpott provided outside perspective on a new study to Mongabay, sharing her thoughts on ant-bird interactions based on her prior research in Mexico.
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Can We Learn to Draw Faces From Memory?
Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko wrote an article for Psychology Today about his latest research exploring some of the factors that make it so difficult to draw faces from memory.
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First puma witnessed using new Highway 17 wildlife tunnel
The Mercury News interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the success of a wildlife tunnel that was developed using insights from his research.
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In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement
Grist interviewed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha about how labor organizing and the renewable energy transition can work together.
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Death Sentences Are Doled Out Based on Looks
Distinguished Professor of Psychology Craig Haney spoke with TIME Magazine about some of the issues that often prevent jurors from being able to make impartial decisions, especially in cases involving a potential death sentence.
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Gen Z doesn't want to use your labels to define their sexuality
Psychology Professor Phil Hammack spoke with Business Insider about trends in gender and sexual identity among Gen Z.
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Restoring Microgrids After Power Loss Requires Smarts
IEEE Spectrum highlighted Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yu Zhang's research on using AI to better manage microgrids during power outages.
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Cloud, Remote Tools at UCSC Enhance Study of Organoids
Government Technology highlighted Mohammed Mostajo-Radji's research on cloud technologies which give more students access to cortical organoids used in biotechnology research and education.
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Top 10 Discoveries of 2023
Research by Anthropology Professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz on the inhabitants of Machu Picchu was selected as one of the top 10 discoveries of the year by Archaeology Magazine.
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Greta Thunberg’s Climate Cohort Is Growing Up
Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Jessica Taft spoke with Bloomberg about public perceptions of girl activists and how those perceptions can present a barrier to activists achieving their goals.
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Why Climate Advocates Demand a ‘Just Transition’ Away From Fossil Fuels
Bloomberg interviewed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha to help explain the concept of a "just transition" away from fossil fuels.
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The Need for Increasing Private Sector Funding of Climate Solutions
Economics Professor Galina Hale wrote an article for Econofact arguing that current spending is insufficient to mitigate climate change and adapt to its consequences and that raising the level of funding required would need to include the private financial sector.