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A scholar who helped preserve an ancient Mayan language dies of covid-19
The Washington Post quoted emerita linguistics professor Judith Aissen about the work of anthropologist Robert M. Laughlin, the former longtime curator of Mesoamerican ethnology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
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A Prominent News Media Critic Is Starting a News Outlet of His Own
The New York Times published a story about Lookout Local, a new local news company started by Ken Doctor (Merrill '71) that will debut this fall.
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Satellite Study Reveals Wide Scale of Melting Ice Shelves in Antarctica
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about melting ice shelves in Antarctica.
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County, UC Santa Cruz partner to expand coronavirus testing capacity
Vice Chancellor for Research Scott Brandt was quoted in coverage of the partnership between UCSC and the County to expand the testing capacity of the UCSC Molecular Diagnostic Lab, including stories in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, KTVU, KSBW, and NBC Bay Area.
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Debate heats up over plan to install electronic billboards in San Jose
Astronomer Raja GuhaThakurta was quoted in a KTVU news story about the debate over electronic billboards in San Jose.
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Higgs Boson Gives Next-Generation Particle Its Heft
Physicist Stefania Gori was quoted in a Scientific American story about new findings from the Large Hadron Collider.
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Photo Gallery | UC Santa Cruz showcases beginnings with ‘Seeds of Something Different’
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured photos from the new book, Seeds of Something Different: An Oral History of the University of California, Santa Cruz, published by the Library’s Regional History Project.
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Santa Cruz poet Gary Young’s sons follow in his literary footsteps
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about celebrated poet and Literature Department lecturer Gary Young, and his two sons, both of whom have also published books of poetry.
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Researchers Warn A Warming Ocean Threatens Giant Kelp Forests
Marine ecologist Mark Carr was quoted in a KPBS news story about the impacts of climate change on kelp forests.
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Life On The Edge Of Climate Change
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a KALW news story about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise on the coastal town of Pacifica.