Media Coverage
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Splash-testing tsunami tech: Locked in an escape pod in the middle of the ocean
Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in a CNET article about tsunamis.
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Dog Breeding in the Neolithic Age
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a story about early selective breeding of sled dogs in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune.
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Bizarre new planet is largest known rocky world, 40 times as massive as Earth
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in a National Geographic story about the discovery of an unusual exoplanet.
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Santa Cruz theater scene stages virtual comeback
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.
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These Sneaky Ensatina Salamanders Are Heading For a Family Split
Biologists Barry Sinervo and Regina Spranger are featured in a KQED Deep Look article about the evolution of Ensatina salamanders.
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Earth's core is in the hot seat
Earth scientist Quentin Williams was quoted in an Eos article about research on Earth's core.
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Frigid dwarf planet Pluto may have started out its life as a hothead
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.
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Crab Command and Control
Statistician Jarrod Santora was quoted in a Hakai magazine story about his team's efforts to reduce whale entanglements in crabbing gear.
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What a Negative COVID-19 Test Really Means
Epidemiologist Marm Kilpatrick continues to be quoted in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including news stories from the Atlantic, San Jose Mercurcy News, MSN, and other media outlets.
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Airbnb Layoffs Expose Inequities in a Two-Tiered Workforce
Chris Benner, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about layoffs at Airbnb that have exposed its two-tiered workforce.
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Growing Up Sansei in LA
Emerita profesor of literature Karen Yamashita contributed an essay to Guernica magazine about growing up in a Japanese American bubble in the 1950s and 60s, while living in three different Los Angeles neighborhoods.
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How a Postdoctoral Fellowship Can Be a Bridge to a Nonacademic Career, Too
Alumnus Michael Ursell (2011, literature, Ph.D.) was featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about how postdoctoral fellowship programs can play a crucial role in helping graduate students and Ph.D.s make the transition to nonfaculty career paths.