-
Santa Barbara and the Sea Otter
A cover story on sea otters in the Santa Barbara Independent features UCSC researchers Jim Estes and Tim Tinker, as well as alumna Nicole LaRoche, in an in-depth article about the sea otter population, its slow expansion into southern California waters, and conflicts with the fishing industry. Tinker was also quoted in coverage of the…
-
Does U.S. Advice on Disposing Fukushima Waste Apply Back Home?
Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer in nuclear policy at Colleges Nine and 10, was quoted in a National Journal article on questions over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may propose relaxed rules regarding radiation in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown. Hirsch also was interviewed on China Central Television's CCTV America discussing…
-
International student enrollment jumps at UCSC
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about orientation sessions for incoming international students.
-
UCSC student, alum attend White House signing of student loan bill
The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about a UCSC alum and a current student who were invited to the White House to witness the signing of a bill that pegs student loan interest rates to the financial markets.
-
The Enduring Appeal of Memory-Evoking Music
NPR, Pacific Standard and Salon reported on a study in the journal of Psychological Science coauthored by Justin Zupnick, a graduate student in Digital Arts and New Media, that suggests musical nostalgia is a multigenerational phenomenon. Reports on the study also appeared in Psychology Today, Science Daily, New England Public Radio, Times of India, the…
-
Immigration: Governor Brown considers allowing 3.4M non-citizens to serve on juries
Comments by professor of sociology and legal studies Hiroshi Fukurai were included in news report on KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to let non-citizens serve of juries.
-
Mud worth more than gold
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk is quoted in a story in Science News for Kids about the WISSARD expedition, which drilled beneath a glacier in Antarctica.
-
Volcanic sleeping giant opens North Korean co-operation
Geologist James Gill was quoted in stories from BBC News and Science about a collaborative effort to study a massive volcano on the border of China and North Korea.
-
First Trial of Crowdsourced Grading for Computer Science Homework
MIT Technology Review reports on CrowdGrader, an online crowdsourcing tool developed by computer scientist Luca de Alfaro and graduate student Michael Shavlovsky that allows students to grade their classmates' homework and receive credit for the effort they put in.
-
Back from the Dead
Geneticists Ben Novak and Beth Shapiro are quoted in an article on the "de-extinction" controversy in Earth Island Journal. The story was reprinted in Salon and EcoWatch.