Media Coverage
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Searching for Exoplanets
Astrobiologist Natalie Batalha was interviewed on KQED Newsroom about the search for exoplanets and life on other planets.
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Nathaniel Mackey’s Long Song
The New Yorker magazine published a feature story about acclaimed poet and UCSC professor emeritus of literature, Nathaniel Mackey.
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What A Decade Of Counting Seeds Tells Us About Future West Coast Forests
KAZU visited UCSC's Forest Ecology Research Plot to learn about long-term monitoring efforts with Environmental Studies Professor Greg Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kai Zhu, and ecology and evolutionary biology student Ishana Shukla.
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New York Will End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in Prisons and Jails
Psychology Professor Craig Haney spoke with The New York Times about changes to solitary confinement policies. This story was also covered by Courthouse News Service.
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The ‘Cult' and Contradictions of the American Flag
Film and Digital Media Professor Sharon Daniel was interviewed on NBC-LX news for a story about the shifting meanings of the American flag in a divided country.
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The Deep American Roots of the Atlanta Shootings
A New York Times piece about the recent violent attacks on Asian women cited a passage from the book “Unbound Feet” by the late UCSC historian and emerita professor of American studies, Judy Yung.
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'The fakery is all part of the fun': the hoax of the mirror selfie
History of Art and Visual Culture professor Derek Conrad Murray was quoted in The Guardian for an article about fake selfies and online culture.
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Biden administration looks at why migrants flee Honduras
Emerita history professor Dana Frank was interviewed for stories on Public Radio International’s "The World" program and NPR, BBC News Mundo and the Financial Times about corruption in Honduras and the Biden administration’s response to migrants fleeing that country.
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Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines may block infection as well as disease
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News article about the ability of vaccines to prevent not only COVID-19 disease, but also infection and transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Amazon was supposed to kill Instacart. Instead Instacart became a mini-Amazon
CNN Business interviewed Sociology and Environmental Studies Professor Chris Benner about how online retail is changing the grocery industry.
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US prisons start to resume allowing visits to inmates, with added virus precautions
The New York Times interviewed Psychology Professor Craig Haney about the reinstatement of prison visitation and what this experience may be like for incarcerated people and their families.
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Coronavirus pandemic slowdown has made the oceans quieter, which has been good for whales
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a NBC News story about the effects on whales of reduced ocean noise due to the COVID-19 pandemic.