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Top 10 books about the apocalypse
The Guardian featured What Becomes Us, a new novel by literature professor Micah Perks, in an article recognizing the best literary works about the apocalypse.
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Our Bots, Ourselves
The Atlantic magazine quoted emeritus professor of music David Cope for a story about how the descendants of Siri and Alexa could change our daily lives, thoughts, and relationships.
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Activists plan 'A Day Without a Woman' strike to follow historic Women's March
The Christian Science Monitor quoted history professor Dana Frank, an expert on labor history, about general stirkes being organized in resistance to the Trump administration.
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The ‘Crochet Coral Reef’ at UCSC brings together mathematics, nature and an underappreciated artform
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Crochet Coral Reef exhibition on campus presented by the The Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. Stories also appeared in the Santa Cruz Good Times and at ideas.TED.com.
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UCSC's Delena Padilla brings her experience with loss to her work with Hospice
Delena Padilla has become a hospice volunteer following the death of her sister.
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Why Texas would be the biggest loser in a trade war with Mexico
In a Business Insider article about the impacts of a trade war with Mexico, economics Professor David Kaun predicted that a trade war alone "would likely not have much impact on the overall economy, as distinct from some relevant sectors and consumers."
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West Nile virus outbreaks driven by drought
Biologists Sara Paull and Marm Kilpatrick were quoted in widespread coverage of his research on West Nile virus epidemics, including stories from KQED, Capital Public Radio, Reuters, Daily Mail, KPBS, France24, EcoDiario, Environmental News Network, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Show of shipwrecked treasures raises scientists’ ire
A museum show of treasures from a ninth-century shipwreck has unleashed criticism of commercial salvage, which Anthropology Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez says results in the destruction of archaeological sites. Gifford-Gonzalez is president of the Society for American Archaeology, which opposes the upcoming show at the New York City museum of the Asia Society.
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Ocean acidification may be good for thriving marine snails
Paleoclimatologist James Zachos is quoted in a New Scientist article about the impacts of ocean acidification.
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These 23 principles could help us avoid an AI apocalypse
Physicist Anthony Aguirre is quoted in a Gizmodo article about new guidelines for artificial intelligence research developed at a recent conference at Asilomar.