Media Coverage
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Marine plastic pollution hides a neurological toxin in our food
Ocean scientists Carl Lamborg and Katlin Bowman were quoted in a PhysOrg article about microplastics and mercury pollution in the oceans and marine food webs.
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Could a tsunami happen in the Bay Area?
Geophysicist Steven Ward was featured in a KRON-TV news story about the possibility of a tsunami in the Bay Area.
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Heavy metal exposure changes songbird behavior
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was quoted in a story in Chemical & Engineering News about the effects of heavy metals on songbirds.
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With new headquarters, UCSC Genomics Institute looks to anchor Santa Cruz biotech boom
Genomics Institute director David Haussler and engineering dean Alexander Wolf were featured in a front page Santa Cruz Sentinal story about the Genomics Institute's new Delaware Ave. headquarters.
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Rumors are swirling around a black-hole discovery
Astronomer Stan Woosley was quoted in a story in Atlantic and Quanta about the possible detection of a black hole with unexpected properties.
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Santa Cruz County’s New Wave of Climate Controversy
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Good Times article about local impacts of sea level rise.
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A study in Elkhorn Slough reveals the increasing threat of climate change to salt marshes
Biologist Kerstin Wasson was quoted in a Monterey County Weekly story about Elkhorn Slough and climate change.
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The space between galaxies isn't empty
Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in an article in Atlantic, Astronomy, and Knowable about research on the intergalactic medium.
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Hawaii or Spain? Why experts say location might not matter for world's largest telescope
Astronomer Michael Bolte was quoted in ongoing coverage of the controversy in Hawaii over the Thirty Meter Telescope, including stories from CBS News, NBC News, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, Associated Press, and other media outlets.
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Scientists rescue historical data taken on floating ice island
Earth scientist Andrew Fisher was quoted in a story in Eos about the recovery of historical data on heat flow in the Arctic seafloor.

