Media Coverage
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UCSC professors studying Santa Cruz housing crisis look to eviction moratorium expiration
Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg and Associate Professor Steven McKay talked with Santa Cruz Sentinel about the pandemic's effect on the local housing crisis.
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In search of ‘Lithium Valley’: why energy companies see riches in the California desert
Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies Fernando Leiva shared insights from research on lithium mining in Chile for an article by The Guardian on proposed mining in the Salton Sea region.
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How Latin American researchers suffer in science
Biologist Ana Valenzuela-Toro coauthored a career column for Nature about the barriers and biases faced by Latin American scientists.
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UC Santa Cruz Center for Live Cell Genomics Wins $13.5M NIH Grant
Genomics researchers Sofie Salama and David Haussler were quoted in coverage of the new Center for Live Cell Genomics, including stories in GenomeWeb and other media outlets.
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New checklist aims to tackle racism in conservation science in higher ed
Biologist Melissa Cronin was quoted in a Mongabay article about racism in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology.
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No Time to Lose: Hollywood Pins Its Hopes on Bond Director Cary Fukunaga
The Hollywood Reporter featured a story about acclaimed film director and UCSC alumnus, Cary Fukunaga, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1999 with a B.A. in history.
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The Problem is Not Monsters: The FRANKENCON Panel on Science and Ethics
Professor and chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design, Michael Chemers, contributed a journal article about a panel of senior UCSC researchers who discussed scientific ethics at a conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein.
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'A Picture of the World You Want to Inhabit': Artist Tom Killion’s California Nature
Bay Nature magazine featured an extensive article about celebrated artist and alumnus Tom Killion (Cowell ’75, history).
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The false promise of massive tree-planting campaigns
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl shared her research-based expertise as part of a Vox article explaining the problems with large-scale tree planting campaigns.
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This AI could predict 10 years of scientific priorities—if we let it
Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a story about the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics in the MIT Technology Review.
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As Drought Worsens, Local Agencies Seek Ambitious Water Solutions
Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Andrew Fisher and Politics Department senior researcher Ruth Langridge spoke with Good Times for a cover story on the deepening drought in the Santa Cruz area.
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Solving the housing crisis: a talk with Prof. Steve McKay
Associate Professor of Sociology Steve McKay talked with KSQD about affordable housing issues in Santa Cruz, the impact of the pandemic, and possible solutions.