Media Coverage
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The Extinct Species Within
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in The Scientist in an article about extinct species whose genes linger in the genomes of living animals.
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Will the Pandemic Drive Teachers Out of the Profession? What One Study Says
Education Week published the third essay in a series by Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett, which focuses on the pandemic's effect on teachers. This week's essay was accompanied by a shorter piece on what teachers sacrificed to stay in classrooms.
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Cash for shots? Studies suggest payouts improve vaccination rates
Science Magazine interviewed Assistant Professor of Economics Jeremy West about his new working paper on the effects of Ohio's vaccine lottery.
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What You Can Learn From Carol Greider's Nobel-Winning Discovery
A profile of molecular biologist Carol Greider ran in Investor's Business Daily.
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More extreme weather events in new places to occur this year
Marine scientist Michael Beck was interviewed on KCBS Radio about the increase in extreme weather events due to climate change.
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As cargo shipments boom, ship strikes imperil whales in California and worldwide
Whale scientist Brandon Southall was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about the growing number of whale deaths due to ship strikes.
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UC Santa Cruz secures $3.1 million in leukemia research grant
Biologist Jeremy Sanford was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about his research on DNA-binding proteins and leukemia.
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Climate change is causing tuna to migrate, which could spell catastrophe for the small islands that depend on them
UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Katherine Seto wrote about her newest coauthored paper for the Australian edition of The Conversation. Seto also serves as a research fellow for the University of Wollongong in Australia.
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Perilously low funding for endangered species puts Congress into action
Biologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in an article from Courthouse News Service about funding for endangered species protection.
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COVID vaccines slash viral spread – but Delta is an unknown
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Nature article about COVID vaccines and the effects of the delta variant of the virus.
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Teachers Were Told to ‘Give Grace’ as the Pandemic Started. They Did That and Much More
Associate Professor of Education Lora Bartlett's series of essays for Education Week continues with a focus on how teachers navigated lack of district guidance. The article was accompanied by a shorter piece that provides a deeper look at one teacher’s experience in spring of 2020.
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Overture to Exoplanets
Astronomer Peter Gao was quoted in an article in Eos about the James Webb Space Telescope.