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Sea Otters Could Get New Home in San Francisco Bay
Biologist Tim Tinker was quoted in a Scientific American article about the possibility of reintroducing sea otters to San Francisco Bay.
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Sinking Fish May Fast-Track Mercury Pollution to the Deep Sea
Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg was quoted in an Eos article about mercury pollution in the deep sea.
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In wake of summer wildfires, Santa Cruz Mountains residents brace themselves for winter rains
Geologist Noah Finnegan was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the threat of debris flows in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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The hunt for COVID-19 genomes that could worsen pandemic
Biomolecular engineer David Haussler was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to track changes in the coronavirus genome sequence and the spread of different strains of the virus.
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Nature’s 10: ten people who helped shape science in 2020
Genome scientist Karen Miga was featured among the "Ones to watch in 2021" in a Nature article about the top 10 people who helped shape science in 2020.
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UCSC Chancellor Cindy Larive on Housing, Pandemic, and Research
Good Times interviewed Chancellor Cynthia Larive about the challenges the campus overcame in 2020.
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‘First line of defense’: UCSC’s COVID-19 testing lab ready to relocate, ramp up
Genomics Institute Executive Director Isabel Bjork was quoted in stories from Lookout Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the role of UCSC's diagnostic testing lab in meeting the need for coronavirus testing in Santa Cruz County.
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$3.7 million NIH grant supports development of biosensor technology for diagnosing viral diseases
Electrical engineer Ali Yanik was featured in a News-Medical story about his research on biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections.
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COVID-19 Models Plot Dire Scenarios for California Hospitals
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in an AP news story posted on U.S. News & World Report and ABC News about the projections for COVID-19 impacts on hospitals in California.
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Civil rights activist Angela Davis launches fashion collaboration with LA label
A story in The Guardian reported that UCSC professor emerita Angela Davis is co-launching a “Heroes of Blackness” line of clothing featuring artwork by independent Black artists.