Media Coverage
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Genes Reveal How Some Rockfish Live Up to 200 Years
Ecologist Sabrina Beyer was quoted in a Scientific American article about the longevity of some rockfish species.
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A Historic Decrease in Poverty
The New York Review covered a book on poverty coauthored by Psychology Professor and UCSC Blum Center Director Heather Bullock.
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Conservation ethic allows Monterey Bay farmers to thrive during drought
Environmental Studies Professor Brent Haddad spoke with Santa Cruz Sentinel about water conservation and recycling practices on Central Coast farms.
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Arizona on trial over prison healthcare
Arizona-based television station KOLD News 13 reported on Psychology Professor Craig Haney's expert witness testimony during a federal court trial on health care conditions inside Arizona state prisons.
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The Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change? Send in the Otters
WIRED interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about the role sea otters play in carbon sequestration in kelp forest ecosystems.
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Managed retreat: Unpopular, expensive and not going away
Environmental studies doctoral student Amanda Stoltz, who is pursuing a designated emphasis in Coastal Science and Policy, was interviewed by E&E News Climatewire about research on managed retreat policies for sea level rise in coastal California.
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COVID-19 breakthrough infections may be more serious in communities of color, researchers warn
Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley spoke with The Dallas Morning News about the factors that drove racial disparities in health outcomes during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Campaign launches for Santa Cruz empty homes tax
Santa Cruz Sentinel discussed findings from the No Place Like Home report, by Sociology Department Chair Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steve McKay, in an article about a new proposed housing policy.
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If we want to save the natural world, we’re going to have to change it
Biologist Beth Shapiro wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post about the value of conservation-minded synthetic biology.
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How insurance is protecting a coral reef from climate impacts in Mexico
Marine ecologist Michael Beck was interviewed on NPR's Here & Now for a segment on insuring coral reefs.
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Influential U.S. astronomy wish list calls for giant space telescope to spot an Earth analog
Astronomers Garth Illingworth, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Jonathan Fortney, and Natalie Batalha were quoted in coverage of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, including stories in Science, the New York Times, Atlantic, New Scientist, Space.com, and other media outlets.
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How Do We Deal With Rising Sea Levels?
Geologist Gary Griggs was interviewed on KPCC Radio for a program on how California coastal communities can respond to sea level rise.