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The broken promise that undermines human genome research
Genome scientists David Haussler and Jim Kent were featured in a Nature article about the barriers to sharing genomic data.
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Current vaccines will aid against variant forms of COVID-19, UCSC professor says
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the effectiveness of vaccines against new variants of the coronavirus.
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‘The landscape of fear’: Big cats pay a price for avoiding areas now inhabited by humans
Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers talked with Lookout Santa Cruz about new research with Barry Nickel, director of the Center for Integrated Spatial Research. The team documented changes to puma ranges.
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Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay
Marine scientist Sal Jorgensen was quoted in coverage of his research on white sharks in Monterey Bay, including stories from the San Jose Mercury News, KSBW TV, and ABC News.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers receive cell research grant
Cell biologist William Sullivan was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on chromosome repair mechanisms.
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Planting trees sounds like a simple climate fix. It’s anything but.
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl talked with The Huffington Post about the long-term commitments and careful planning it takes to truly utilize tree-planting as part of a climate change mitigation strategy.
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Wildlife corridors aren’t a new idea, but taking human resistance into account makes them much more effective
Popular Science cited a new paper by Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and Center for Integrated Spatial Research Director Barry Nickel as an example of how the "landscape of fear" impacts animal movements.
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Amid a health and economic crisis, some local grocery stores offload their delivery drivers
Los Angeles Magazine interviewed Sociology Professor Chris Benner about his new research documenting the rise of gig work within the grocery industry during the pandemic.
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California’s famed Highway 1 collapsed last week. It’s sure to happen again
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Guardian news story about coastal erosion and damage to Highway 1 in Big Sur.
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Is the pandemic making our social skills decay? Psychologists think so
Psychology Professor Craig Haney talked with Salon about how isolation during the pandemic may be affecting social skills.