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Using hypoxia adaptations in marine mammals to understand COVID-19
Biologist Terrie Williams was featured in a "Thought Leaders" interview on News-Medical about how looking at the diving physiology that enables marine mammals to withstand low oxygen conditions can improve our understanding of the effects of COVID-19.
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Taking fish out of fish feed can make aquaculture a more sustainable food source
Pallab Sarker, an associate research professor in environmental studies, wrote an article for The Conversation about the recent breakthrough in sustainable aquaculture feed that he and professor Anne Kapuscinski made from their ecological aquaculture lab.
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UCSC botanists assess how much wildfires damaged California’s plants
Brett Hall, Lucy Ferneyhough, and other botanists and student interns at the UCSC Arboretum were featured in a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News about their efforts to assess the effects of the wildfires on vegetation in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Female workers could take another pandemic hit: to their retirements
The New York Times cited an article coauthored by economics professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the COVID-19 labor market downturn has disproportionately affected unemployment rates for women, particularly those with school-aged children.
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Experts recommend the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News story about an FDA advisory panel's recommendation to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and in a follow-up story about the FDA emergency use authorization of the vaccine.
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Global panel discusses India’s transformation into a ‘fascist state’ under Modi
A story in The Express Tribune noted that associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, co-director of UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies, spoke at a global conference in Australia’s Parliament about caste-based politics in India and the oppression and marginalization of minorities. The story also appeared in Pakistan's Daily News and Dawn newspapers.
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10 women breaking glass ceilings in the gaming industry
Arts professor Robin Hunicke was featured in a Times Lifestyle story about the female executives, players, and innovators who are helping revolutionize the gaming industry and opening doors for other young, diverse gamers.
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UC Santa Cruz offers new MFA program
KION-TV news reported about a new M.F.A. degree program in Environmental Art and Social Practice offered by the Art Department.
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New bookstore Two Birds Books to open in Pleasure Point
The Santa Cruz Good Times published an article about the opening of a new independent bookstore in Santa Cruz, founded by Denise Silva, a longtime lecturer in the UCSC Writing Program.
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UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in coverage of her lab's work on a new assay for coronavirus antibodies in Lookout Santa Cruz. Her research was also covered in Medical Device Network, Economic Times, and other media outlets.