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COVID precautions put more prisoners in isolation. It can mean long-term health woes
Psychology Professor Craig Haney discussed the long-term impacts of solitary confinement in prisons for a story shared by NPR.
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Nobel Prize in Physics honors research on climate, glass, and other complex systems
Physicist Peter Young was quoted in a Physics Today article about the work recognized with this year's Nobel Prize in Physics.
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COVID vaccines cut the risk of transmitting Delta — but not for long
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature news story about the effectiveness of vaccines at reducing transmission of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2.
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Salmon hatcheries need updated infrastructure and strategies
Coastal Science & Policy Program graduate student Tim Scully wrote a guest commentary for Cal Matters about Central Valley salmon restoration policy and resource needs.
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UCSC professors studying Santa Cruz housing crisis look to eviction moratorium expiration
Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steven McKay talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about the pandemic's effect on the local housing crisis.
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In search of ‘Lithium Valley’: why energy companies see riches in the California desert
Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Fernando Leiva shared insights from research on lithium mining in Chile for an article by The Guardian on proposed mining in the Salton Sea region.
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How Latin American researchers suffer in science
Biologist Ana Valenzuela-Toro coauthored a career column for Nature about the barriers and biases faced by Latin American scientists.
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UC Santa Cruz Center for Live Cell Genomics Wins $13.5M NIH Grant
Genomics researchers Sofie Salama and David Haussler were quoted in coverage of the new Center for Live Cell Genomics, including stories in GenomeWeb and other media outlets.
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New checklist aims to tackle racism in conservation science in higher ed
Biologist Melissa Cronin was quoted in a Mongabay article about racism in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.
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No Time to Lose: Hollywood Pins Its Hopes on Bond Director Cary Fukunaga
The Hollywood Reporter featured a story about acclaimed film director and UCSC alumnus, Cary Fukunaga, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1999 with a B.A. in history.