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Our Very Normal Solar System Isn't Normal Anymore
Astronomer Steven Vogt was quoted in a story about the unusual characteristics of our solar system on Robert Krulwich's NPR blog "Krulwich Wonders."
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UCSC's Ted Warburton to give Arts Division's Outstanding Faculty Research Lecture
The San Jose Mercury News and the Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about associate professor of dance Ted Warburton, who will deliver the Arts Division’s 2013 Outstanding Faculty Research Lecture, plus direct a faculty dance concert with guest Bay Area alumni and students.
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Top cats: How pumas and other apex predators' populations affect the big biodiversity picture
KQED's Quest science blog took a detailed look at apex predators and wildlife ecologist Chris Wilmer's study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Diamond planets get even more precious
Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a New Scientist article about the rarity of carbon-rich "diamond" planets in our galaxy.
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UCSC researchers help with Japanese undersea fault project
Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Patrick Fulton were featured in coverage of their work on the JFAST project to study the undersea fault involved in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, including stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Science Daily, Daily Bulletin, and Science Codex.
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Living History: Computing Pioneer Harry Huskey Is Honored at 97
Time magazine profiled Harry Huskey, professor emeritus of computer science, in its coverage of the Computer History Museum's Fellow Awards. The story includes an audio clip of Huskey's appearance on Groucho Marx's radio quiz show, "You Bet Your Life," in 1950.
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Sweet music: Firm with Santa Cruz roots combines artificial intelligence with smartphone app
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a story about a new smartphone app created by a company co-founded by emeritus music professor David Cope and former assistant arts dean Keith Muscutt, focused on technology stemming from decades of research by Cope in music and artificial intelligence. The story also appeared in engadget.com.
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UC Santa Cruz Alumni Weekend proves Banana Slug bond runs deep
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered Alumni Reunion Weekend with an article that was also published in the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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UC Santa Cruz panel talks about the future of online education
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a panel discussion on online education. The article was also published online by the San Jose Mercury News, Pasadena Star-News, Monterey County Herald, Long Beach Press Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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From poor beginnings to a wealth of knowledge
NPR's StoryCorps featured Professor J. Herman Blake talking with his brother Simon about their early years growing up outside New York City and the woman responsible for the Blake siblings going to college. The online version included a link to the UCSC Alumni Reunion Weekend site and the J. Herman Blake Tribute dinner.