Media Coverage
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Experimenting With Mushrooms To Try And Heal Toxic Burn Scars In Santa Cruz
KAZU interviewed Environmental Studies professor Greg Gilbert about the ability of mushrooms and other fungi to remove toxins from a landscape.
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Gig work could change under Biden’s Labor secretary. Here’s how
Marketwatch discussed research on gig workers in the Bay Area by Chris Benner, a professor of sociology and environmental studies and the director of the Institute for Social Transformation.
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We can’t hold back rising oceans. We can only move out of the way
Geologist Gary Griggs wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times about the effects that sea level rise will have on the California coast and our options for dealing with it.
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Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs
Environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin coauthored an article for The Conversation on the potential benefits of installing solar panels over California's system of water conveyance canals.
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From the Spice Girls to Malala: Media portrayals of “girl power” should be more nuanced
Latin American & Latino Studies Professor Jessica Taft discussed her recent paper on media portrayals of girl activists with Voices of Monterey Bay.
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Filler words: From pause fillers to elements of discourse
Psychology Professor Jean E. Fox Tree's research on the importance of filler words was discussed in an article by Die Zeit, one of German's most widely read newspapers.
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Riding the unicorns
Distinguished Professor of Economics Nirvikar Singh wrote an opinion piece for Financial Express about the growth of companies valued over $1 billion in India.
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Casteless Mumbai is a myth
Associate professor of history Juned Shaikh was featured in India’s daily newspaper, Mid-Day, for a story on how a city that's hailed as cosmopolitan is not just one of haves and have-nots, but one steeped in caste prejudices too.
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Scientists Are Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans
Ocean scientist Meredith McPherson was quoted in a Bloomberg News article about a breeding program for sunflower sea stars as part of an effort to restore Northern California kelp forests.
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Arbor Day should be about growing trees, not just planting them
Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl coauthored an article for The Conversation about the need to shift the focus from tree-planting to tree-growing in order to maximize benefits.
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Solar panels on California’s canals could save water and help fight climate change
The Los Angeles Times featured research from Brandi McKuin and Elliott Campbell on canal-spanning solar systems in their "Boiling Point" weekly climate change and environmental newsletter. This research was also featured recently on KSRO and The Independent.
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Saving the Super Bloom: Why California’s Wildflowers Are Under Siege
A Vogue article about California wildflowers cited research on "solar canals" by environmental studies postdoctoral researcher Brandi McKuin and Professor Elliott Campbell as an example of how renewable energy could be developed while preserving wildflower habitat.