Media Coverage

Astrophysicist Ryan Foley was featured in a Vice news story about gravitational waves.

The San Francisco Chronicle featured a story about alumnus actor Andy Samberg and the new feature film that he produced through the Lonely Island company he runs with fellow UCSC alumnus Akiva Schaffer.

Biologist Beth Shapiro was featured in a Big Think article about using ancient DNA to study the fate of the woolly mammoth.

Biologist Joe Cutler was featured in a Hakai magazine story about dam development in Gabon that threatens fish populations.

Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in a CNET article about tsunamis.

Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a story about early selective breeding of sled dogs in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.

Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a National Geographic story about the discovery of an unusual exoplanet.

A Santa Cruz Sentinel article noted that Santa Cruz Shakespeare will present an ambitious 10-part series this summer called “Undiscovering Shakespeare: The War of the Roses” in conjunction with UCSC's Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Workshop.

Biologists Barry Sinervo and Regina Spranger are featured in a KQED Deep Look article about the evolution of Ensatina salamanders.

Earth scientist Quentin Williams was quoted in an Eos article about research on Earth's core.

Planetary scientists Francis Nimmo and Carver Bierson were quoted in widespread news coverage of their research on Pluto's subsurface ocean, including stories from Reuters, CNN, Discover, Scientific American, MSN, CBC News, Toronto Sun, Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Cosmos, Tech Times, Universe Today, Science Alert, IFL Science, and many other media outlets.

Statistician Jarrod Santora was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about his team's efforts to reduce whale entanglements in crabbing gear.