Media Coverage
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Wave force causes cliff collapse on Steamer Lane side of Lighthouse Point
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the collapse of a section of the cliff next to Steamer Lane.
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UCSC Scientists Make Major Discoveries with James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers Brant Robertson, Garth Illingworth, Natalie Batalha, and others were featured in a Good Times cover story about their research using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Gene Expression in Neurons Solves a Brain Evolution Puzzle
Neuroscientist Bradley Colquitt was quoted in a Quanta article about the evolutionary origins of the neocortex in mammals.
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Santa Cruz’s Waterfront Promenade Reaches an Inflection Point
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in New York Times coverage of the erosion on West Cliff Drive from recent storms.
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Illuminating Dark Fishing Vessels at Sea
Marine scientist Heather Welch was featured on the Inside Higher Ed 'Academic Minute' podcast discussing her research on illegal fishing activity.
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Can giving the ocean an antacid help curb climate change?
Marine scientist Greg Rau was quoted in a NBC News story about a company that plans to use mine waste to combat ocean acidification.
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Storm Recovery Begins at Beloved State Beach in Santa Cruz County
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a KQED news story about storm recovery efforts at Seacliff State Beach.
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New mouse study shows genes aren’t only way to pass obesity to next generation
Environmental toxicologist Raquel Chamorro-Garcia was quoted in a STAT News story about epigenetic inheritance and obesity.
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Google’s AI chatbot Bard makes factual error in first demo
UC Observatories Director Bruce Macintosh was quoted in coverage of Google's roll out of its AI chatbot Bard as one of several astronomers to point out an error in Bard's answer to a question about JWST, including stories from the Verge, Newser, and other media outlets.
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Can an annual blood test find cancer while it’s curable?
A Mercury News story on the potential of liquid biopsies for cancer early detection highlights Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim's research, which has shown that certain types of RNA in the bloodstream could suggest cancer.
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Bill would bar schools from withholding outdoor recess or lunch as punishment
Rebecca London, a University of California, Santa Cruz associate professor of sociology, who has been studying recess in California for more than 15 years, spoke out about the importance of recess. She said it was “essential” that all California students have downtime every day to “stretch their social, emotional, and physical development through play, socialization with…
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How Einstein's General Relativity Helped Scientists Analyze a Dead Star
Astronomer Peter McGill was quoted in coverage of his team's measurement of the mass of a white dwarf, including stories in CNET, Gizmodo, LiveScience, Space, and other media outlets.