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Boldly going
The Good Times Weekly interviewed planetary scientist Francis Nimmo about his work with the NASA New Horizons mission to Pluto.
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The Magic of Tidying Up—Digitally
A Wall Street Journal columnist turned to psychology’s Steve Whitaker, professor of human computer interaction, for his expertise in the science of storage and retrieval of digital data.
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UCSC’s specialty crops project will benefit emerging farmers and home gardeners
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a state agriculture department grant that will help apprentices at the UCSC farm create training materials for others in the growing of specialty crops. The articled was linked to from Morning Ag Clips.
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Why is the West Antarctic ice sheet melting?
Earth scientists Andrew Fisher and Slawek Tulaczyk were quoted in coverage of his reserach on geothermal heating in Antarctica, including stories from the Christian Science Monitor, Scientific American, Yahoo, UPI, Space Daily, Science Codex, Environmental News Network, Research & Development, International Business Times, and other media outlets.
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UCSC students seek solutions in salt
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about a team of undergraduates taking part in the International Genetically Engineered Machines Jamboree in Boston.
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Yuri Milner, Russian entrepreneur, promises $100 million for alien search
Frank Drake, emeritus professor of astronomy, was quoted in stories from the New York Times, Nature, Boston Globe, Tech Times, Orange County Register, and other media outlets about a new project with major funding to advance the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
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Pluto's vast icy plains and gentle hills emerge in new images
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in Nature news stories about new images of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons mission.
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Polar bear metabolism cannot cope with ice loss
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in stories in Nature and Scientific American about polar bears and shrinking Arctic sea ice.
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Feeding seabirds may give declining populations a boost
Biologist Simone Vincenzi's research on kittiwakes on an Alaskan island was featured in a Science News story.
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Surfer William Finnegan explains the powerful allure of the ocean in his new book
Los Angeles Magazine wrote about alumnus William Finnegan’s experiences at UCSC in its review of his new book Barbarian Days.