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Asian-owned small businesses saw an outsized pandemic impact last year
CNBC cited Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research in a story about how Asian-owned businesses have struggled to recover since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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How not to reform the economy — Political strength should not lead to intellectual weakness in designing economic reforms
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express examining what went wrong with agricultural reforms in India that led to farmer protests.
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Planting trees helps fight climate change—but we need billions more seedlings
Environmental Studies professor Karen Holl was interviewed by National Geographic about the importance of planning for survival in tree-planting efforts.
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Building A Telomere-to-Telomere Human Pangenome Reference
Genomics expert Karen Miga was featured in articles in Bio-IT World and GenomeWeb about her work with the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium to build a comprehensive human reference genome.
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California's Pacific Coast Highway is falling into the ocean. Is this the end of the road for one of America's most scenic drives?
Geologist Gary Griggs was featured in a USA Today article about coastal erosion and the fate of the Pacific Coast Highway.
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No ‘variants of concern’ in first Santa Cruz County tests, though bulk of samples show California strain
Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was quoted in a Lookout Santa Cruz story about early results from genomic sequencing of coronavirus samples from Santa Cruz County.
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Will woolly mammoth cloning ever be a reality?
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Salon article about mammoth genomes and whether it would be possible to clone a mammoth.
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How to encourage your child's passion to save the world
Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about how parents can support children's activism.
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US coronavirus cases have dropped 70% in the last six weeks. Experts chalk it up to more immunity and better behavior.
Infectious diseases expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in Business Insider and San Diego Union-Tribune articles about falling coronavirus infection rates in the U.S., and in a Health Feedback review critiquing a Wall Street Journal opinion piece about "herd immunity."
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Bay Area Author Tommy Orange on the Mythmaking of History
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about acclaimed author Tommy Orange and the Humanities Institute's Deep Read program.