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Zika raises the question: Are mosquitoes necessary?
Biologists Winifred Frick and Marm Kilpatrick are quoted in a National Geographic article about the the possible ecological consequences of eliminating mosquitoes in order to control zika and other mosquito-borne diseases.
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Autonomous acoustic sensors help researchers find endangered seabirds
Biologists Donald Croll and Abe Borker are quoted in coverage of their research on acoustic monitoring of marbled murrelets, including stories in Santa Cruz Tech Beat, PhysOrg, and other outlets.
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In animated, Oscar-nominated doc, a man turns his brother in for murder
Psychology professor Craig Haney was quoted in an NPR report on the documentary short by arts professor Dee Hibbert-Jones that was nominated for an Academy Award.
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UCSC’s Dee Hibbert-Jones in the swirl of Oscar attention
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about UC Santa Cruz art professor Dee Hibbert-Jones and the buzz surrounding her Academy Award-nominated film Last Day of Freedom in the week before the Oscar ceremonies. A story about her film also ran in The Daily Californian.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s ties to the Central Coast
KION-TV interviewed film and digital media professor Shelley Stamp about movies by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock that were filmed in the Central Coast of California during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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Local filmmakers’ painful look at the death penalty goes for gold
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a story about Last Day of Freedom, an animated short documentary film by UC Santa Cruz associate professor of art Dee Hibbert-Jones and artist Nomi Talisman, that was nominated for an Academy Award. Stories also ran in the Bay Area Reporter and The Chicago Crusader.
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Smaller portions keep healthy eating on track
Wade Garza, a unit manager and chef with UC Santa Cruz Dining Services, is quoted in the trade magazine Food Service Director on how Dining has controlled portions by switching from self-service to full-service stations, thus reducing waists and waste.
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Strawberries + Pesticides: How California’s farmers are looking for new solutions
Researcher Joji Muramoto with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems is featured in Modern Farmer in an article on Anaerobic Soil Decomposition used by strawberry growers in lieu of pesticides.
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Craig Reinarman: It’s High Time
Craig Reinarman, professor of sociology and legal studies, and alumna Wendy Chapkis, professor of sociology at the University of Southern Maine, are the authors of a package of articles on federal drug policy in Contexts, a quarterly magazine of the American Sociological Assn. that brings social research to general readers.
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Jellyfish app reveals secrets of tentacled tenants
The San Jose Mercury News ran a front page story about an app developed by ocean scientists Chris Edwards and Steve Haddock to enlist citizen scientists in tracking jellyfish blooms. The story also ran in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey Herald.