Media Coverage
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Democrats displace border crisis onto Central America
Emerita history professor Dana Frank was interviewed on KPFA about a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to Central America and the border crisis. She was also quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about Harris and U.S. policy in the region that also ran in the Miami Herald, Minnesota Star Tribune, and Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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In Hipster Williamsburg, Hasidic Jews Are the Real Counterculture
The Times of Israel featured an extensive interview with history professor Nathaniel Deutsch about his new book on the religious and real estate forces that have turned Brooklyn's Orthodox Jews into a political and economic power. The book was also reviewed in Moment Magazine.
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UCSC study reveals that virtual reality can alter time perception
Good Times interviewed Grayson Mullen, a cognitive science alumnus, and Psychology Professor Nicolas Davidenko about their research documenting a "time compression" effect in virtual reality.
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Three soft skills leaders need for hybrid work environments
Fast Company discussed research by Ph.D. student Andrew Guydish and Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree on the importance of understanding "conversation reciprocity" for teams in hybrid and remote work environments.
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‘Their own intersection of pandemics’: Oral historians reflect on stories from UCSC’s year of crisis
Lookout Santa Cruz featured a story about The Empty Year, a collection of interviews about the past year of Covid-19, wildfires and racial unrest, gathered by students under the auspices of the Library’s Regional History Project.
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His very own ‘Tour de cello’: Wistful over the lost year, UCSC senior on a graduation serenade mission
Lookout Santa Cruz featured upcoming politics and anthropology graduate Ross Piscitello in a story on his efforts to play cello at each residential college before graduation.
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UC Santa Cruz senior seizes dreams despite early challenges
A Santa Cruz Sentinel profile featured Alyssa Tamboura, an upcoming 2021 legal studies and philosophy graduate who founded the Walls to Bridges program.
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Ancient warming fueled massive marine dead zones in North Pacific
Ocean scientists Christina Ravelo and Karla Knudson were quoted in news coverage of their research on 'dead zones' in the North Pacific, including stories from UPI, Science Alert, Science Daily, EcoWatch, SciTechDaily, and other media outlets.
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At Shul, We Drink Single Malt: On “A Fortress in Brooklyn”
The Los Angeles Review of Books featured an article about a "groundbreaking new book, A Fortress in Brooklyn: Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg," co-authored by history professor Nathaniel Deutsch.
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One More Reason to Admire Elephant Trunks
Biologist Rita Mehta was quoted in an Atlantic article about how elephants use their trunks.
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Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts
Genomics researcher Karen Miga was quoted in coverage of her team's work on a complete human genome sequence, including news stories in STAT, Science Times, BioSpace, Freethink, and other media outlets.
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Warming Oceans, Stronger Swells: Big Wave Surfers Ride More Powerful Waves
Ocean scientist Borja Reguero was quoted in a KQED news story about climate change and big wave surfing.