Media Coverage

Botanist Stephen McCabe was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the discovery of two new species of rare succulents.

Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the City of Santa Cruz's options for repairing the damage to West Cliff Drive from recent storms.

Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in coverage of plans to resurrect the extinct dodo, including stories in CNN, USA Today, Scientific American, Wired, Dallas Morning News, CBS News, Ars Technica, Fast Company, Technology Review, and other media outlets.

Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in a Nature news story about fast radio bursts.

Whale researchers Ari Friedlaender and Logan Pallin were quoted in coverage of their research on humpback whales in Antarctica, including stories in Earth, Nature World News, Australian, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.

Compton Community College District President and CEO Keith Curry (Oakes ’99, American studies) is among the top 10 Black higher education leaders to watch in 2023.

Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on NBC Meet the Press in a segment on President Biden's visit to Capitola to see the damage caused by recent storms.

Los Angeles panel on January 28 features Jonathan Van Harmelen, UCSC PhD candidate in History, highlighting those outside the Japanese American community who acted in support of those incarcerated during the war.

Biologist Kristy Kroeker was quoted in stories about her research on red sea urchins in Earth, Science Daily, Nature World News, and other media outlets.

Astronomer Natalie Batalha was quoted in a story in Technology Review about the impact on astronomy of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a Quanta article about the implications of Webb telescope observations of early galaxies.