Media Coverage
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Demographic shift: White Californians accounted for more COVID deaths in 2021
The Sacramento Bee covered new research on changing demographic trends in COVID-19 mortality led by Assistant Professor of Sociology and Global & Community Health Program core faculty member Alicia Riley. This story was also shared in The Seattle Times.
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Why are so few people in the Bay Area getting COVID booster shots?
San Francisco Chronicle interviewed Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley about trends in uptake for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
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A tale of two garlands
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an article for Financial Express comparing economic development strategies between India and China.
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Film screening to commemorate 1930 Watsonville Race Riots
Good Times interviewed Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay about a film screening hosted as part of a community-driven effort to preserve Watonsville's Filipino history. This story originally appeared in The Pajaronian.
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They tracked her 6,000-mile Pacific food run. Now, California scientists have a short time to study elephant seal C548
Biologists Roxanne Beltran and Patrick Robinson were featured in a San Francisco Chronicle story about their research on elephant seals at Año Nuevo Reserve.
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Condors still dying as firearm and wildlife factions continue lead-ammo fight
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a San Luis Obispo Tribune article about lead poisoning in condors due to continued use of lead ammunition by hunters.
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Breakthrough by UC Researchers Could Boost Our Body Clocks
Biochemist Carrie Partch was featured in a Good Times cover story about her research on biological clocks.
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How far have chips come to emulate human brain?
Computer engineer and former engineering dean Sung-mo Kang was quoted in a Korea Herald article covering his keynote speech on memristor-based neuromorphic computing at the Korean Conference on Semiconductors.
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Three, four or more: what’s the magic number for booster shots?
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about the effectiveness of repeated vaccine booster shots for protection against COVID-19.
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Seven technologies to watch in 2022
Biomolecular engineer Karen Miga was featured in a Nature article about her work with the T2T Consortium as one of "Seven technologies to watch in 2022."
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Wind Turbines Killing Alarming Number of Bats: Scientists
Biologist Winifred Frick was quoted in stories about the impact of wind turbines on bats from NBC Bay Area and Silicon Valley.
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‘Fighting for my future’: Teenage climate activism takes off
E&E News shared expertise from Latin American and Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft about youth activism on climate change and other pressing social issues.