Media Coverage
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FrankenCon Descends on Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a story about FrankenCon, a three-day campus conference on the legacy of Frankenstein featuring scientists, theorists, authors, and artists, presented by the Arts and Humanities Divisions.
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How Enceladus got its water-spewing tiger stripes
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Science news story about the origin of the stripes on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus.
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When Big Money Votes, Wealth Gaps Widen
Sociology Professor Chris Benner, director of the Everett Program and the Institute for Social Transformation, was quoted prominently in a Capital and Main article about the proposal to eliminate big landholders from the beneficiaries of Proposition 13.
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UC Santa Cruz program brings science to life through art
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published an article about the Norris Center's Art-Science Residency and two upcoming opportunities for the public to see projects produced by artist-scientist collaborations.
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Solutions sought to ease conflicts over Southeast Alaska’s rising sea otter populations
Biologist Tim Tinker was quoted in an Alaska Public Media story about conflicts between the fishing industry and sea otters in southeast Alaska.
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Fremont Named 'Least Stressed' City In America
Psychology Professor Faye Crosby was interviewed by KCBS Radio for a story about Fremont being named the least-stressed city in the country.
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Whales are behind the delay in the Dungeness crab season
Biologist Ari Friedlaender was featured in a KSBW TV news story about the delay of the commercial Dungeness crab season to avoid migrating whales getting entangled in fishing gear.
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Mexico Needs A New Strategy For Fighting Crime
Andrew Mathews, associate professor of anthropology, was quoted in a Forbes article about the failure of Mexico's federal government to turn around the country's crime crisis.
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How interconnected is life in the ocean?
Marine biologist Mark Carr was quoted in a feature story in The Scientist about the movements of marine organisms and the implications for conservation and management.
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Gas giants bounce around and collide in alien solar systems
Astronomers Renata Frelikh and Ruth Murray-Clay were quoted in coverage of their research on planet formation, including stories in Medium, PhysOrg, Space Daily, SpaceRef, Space Newsfeed, and other media outlets.
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UCSC Chancellor rallies WHS students
Chancellor Cynthia Larive visited Watsonville High School to deliver the message that an education at the University of California is attainable as part of an annual Achieve UC outreach effort.
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What happens when exoplanets crash into each other?
Astronomy graduate student Maggie Thompson was quoted in coverage of her research on colliding planets, including stories from CNN, IFL Science, and other media outlets.