Media Coverage
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On California's Coast, Black Abalone, Already Vulnerable to Climate Change, are Increasingly Threatened by Wildfire
Biologists Wendy Bragg and Pete Raimondi were quoted by Inside Climate News in a story about their efforts to save endangered black abalone.
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Unapologetically Fighting for Black Student Success
Humanities alumnus Keith Curry, now President/CEO of Compton College, contributed an op-ed to the Los Angeles Sentinel, SoCal's largest African-American newspaper, detailing the programs he created to help recruit and support black students during his time at UC Santa Cruz.
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Revolutionary Persistence: Musical Director Daniel Savio on S.F. Mime Troupe’s 62nd Season
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about 2004 music alumnus Daniel Savio (the son of 1960s free speech activist Mario Savio) who is now musical director of the S.F. Mime Troupe political theater ensemble.
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Essential Politics: From ‘covfefe’ to ‘malarkey,’ memes reveal how we view our presidents and politics
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Tom de Haven Roberts, a doctoral candidate in linguistics who is teaching a class on online communication, for a story about the meaning and impact of political memes.
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Thanks to interbreeding, just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows
Biomolecular engineer Ed Green was quoted in news coverage of his research on how much of our genome is unique to humans, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Daily Herald, Associated Press, Economic Times, GenomeWeb, and other media outlets.
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Latest ‘menstrual equity’ bill would require California’s public colleges to provide period products
Amanda Safi, a menstrual activist and first year UC Santa Cruz student studying politics and feminist studies, was featured in a Cal Matters article about the push for new policy initiatives.
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A new study shows why thousands of red crabs get stranded on Monterey County shores.
Marine scientist Megan Cimino was featured in a Monterey County Weekly story about her research on the conditions that lead to strandings of pelagic red crabs on Central Coast beaches.
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Transnational Public History
Public History Weekly published an article by humanities dean Jasmine Alinder and history professor Alan Christy about the often forgotten history of Chinese immigrants in Santa Cruz, where four distinct Chinatowns existed until 1955.
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History of Hasidic Williamsburg, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Get Lit with All Of It: 'Mexican Gothic’
History professor Nathaniel Deutsch discussed his new book, Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg, on New York's flagship public radio station, WNYC.
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Woman achieves her goal after 27 years
Good Morning American ran a segment on Katharina Pierini, a UC Santa Cruz staff member who earned her degree, after first enrolling in 1994.
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Lions in our midst: the Santa Cruz Puma Project
Rachel Goodman interviewed Environmental Studies Professor Chris Wilmers about his latest research and the basics of mountain lion conservation for "Talk of the Bay" on KSQD.
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How the Hush of Pandemic Lockdown Changed Wildlife Behavior
Good Times interviewed Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers and UCSC marine ecologist Ari Friedlaender about their work studying wildlife responses to pandemic-era lockdowns.