Media Coverage
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Female workers could take another pandemic hit: to their retirements
The New York Times cited an article coauthored by economics professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the COVID-19 labor market downturn has disproportionately affected unemployment rates for women, particularly those with school-aged children.
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Experts recommend the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Science News story about an FDA advisory panel's recommendation to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and in a follow-up story about the FDA emergency use authorization of the vaccine.
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Global panel discusses India’s transformation into a ‘fascist state’ under Modi
A story in The Express Tribune noted that associate feminist studies professor Anjali Arondekar, co-director of UCSC’s Center for South Asian Studies, spoke at a global conference in Australia’s Parliament about caste-based politics in India and the oppression and marginalization of minorities. The story also appeared in Pakistan's Daily News and Dawn newspapers.
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10 women breaking glass ceilings in the gaming industry
Arts professor Robin Hunicke was featured in a Times Lifestyle story about the female executives, players, and innovators who are helping revolutionize the gaming industry and opening doors for other young, diverse gamers.
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UC Santa Cruz offers new MFA program
KION-TV news reported about a new M.F.A. degree program in Environmental Art and Social Practice offered by the Art Department.
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New bookstore Two Birds Books to open in Pleasure Point
The Santa Cruz Good Times published an article about the opening of a new independent bookstore in Santa Cruz, founded by Denise Silva, a longtime lecturer in the UCSC Writing Program.
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UCSC researchers develop faster way to detect COVID-19 antibodies — without sacrificing accuracy
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca Dubois was featured in coverage of her lab's work on a new assay for coronavirus antibodies in Lookout Santa Cruz. Her research was also covered in Medical Device Network, Economic Times, and other media outlets.
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How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Nature article about research on the origins of life.
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Researchers fear gig work will spread to grocery industry as demand for delivery surges
MarketWatch broke the news about a new report on e-commerce labor trends in the grocery retail industry that was led by Chris Benner, an environmental studies and sociology professor and director of the Institute For Social Transformation.
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Some Ideas For Fixing America
The editors of the business and policy-themed DealBook Newsletter from The New York Times included a new paper from economics professor Rob Fairlie in a collection of their favorite academic research from the past week. Fairlie's new paper, which documents inequalities in access to capital for minority-owned startups, was also featured in The Hutchins Roundup from…
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The Perfect Strategy to Fight Covid-19 Is … Everything?
Infectious disease expert Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in a Wired news story about the difficulty of determining the effectiveness of different strategies for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Asteroid Dust from Hayabusa2 Could Solve a Mystery of Planet Creation
Planetary scientist Myriam Telus was quoted in a Scientific American article about research on the asteroid samples collected by the Hyabusa2 mission.