Media Coverage
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Could Sea Otters Help Save California’s Vanishing Kelp Forests?
Biologist Joshua Smith was featured in a Discover magazine article about his research on sea otters and kelp forests in Monterey Bay.
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The CDC’s mask guidelines are scientifically sound — if you actually read them
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Vox article about the CDC guidelines regarding wearing masks after being vaccinated for COVID-19.
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DNA analysis reveals North America horses that died out 11,000 years ago were related to the horses of 16th century European settlers
Biologists Alisa Vershinina and Beth Shapiro were quoted in coverage of their research on the evolutionary history of horses, including stories in the Daily Mail, Yahoo News, SciTechDaily, Horse Talk, and other media outlets.
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Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud wrote an article for The Conversation based on research from his forthcoming new book.
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UC Santa Cruz undergrads provide books to kids with incarcerated family member
Santa Cruz Sentinel interviewed legal studies undergraduate Matt Sioson about his recent Strauss Foundation award win, which will support his work with the Walls to Bridge Book Project. KSBW also interviewed Sioson and other UC Santa Cruz students and alumni about this story.
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The Surprisingly Complex History Behind 90 Day Fiancé
Feminist studies professor Felicity Amaya Schaeffer was featured in The Atlantic magazine's The Experiment podcast in a segment about what a guilty-pleasure reality show teaches us about immigration and democracy in America.
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Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A
Engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in coverage of his research on a rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, including stories in News-Medical, Daily Mail, Medical Device Network, Santa Cruz Patch, and other media outlets.
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New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants
Biomolecular engineer Russ Corbett-Detig was featured in coverage of his research on genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Medical Xpress, GenomeWeb, Lab Manager, 7th Space, and other media outlets.
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US Teens Can Get Their Covid Shot. What’s Next for Schools?
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about the approval of a Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12.
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Urchin takeover underlies California’s vanishing kelp forests
Biologists Joshua Smith and Mark Carr were featured in a Science News article about the collapse of California's kelp forest ecosystems.
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Why people with disabilities are at greater risk of going hungry – especially during a pandemic
Anthropology Professor Melissa Caldwell wrote for The Conversation about how food insecurity affects people with disabilities.
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Tamál Húye: Coast Miwoks Fight for Recognition of Point Reyes’ Indigenous History
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Tsim Schneider spoke with the Pacific Sun about the ways in which traditional anthropology narratives have erased the resilience and survival of Coast Miwok people.