Media Coverage
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Automation Domination
Adam Millard-Ball's research on gridlock caused by self-driving cars continues to make waves, getting in-depth coverage on KCBS Radio, as well as ongoing international coverage in outlets including Le Monde, Austrian radio, and more.
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Classic mechanism of epigenetic inheritance Is rare, not the rule
Biologist Susan Strome was quoted in an article in The Scientist about epigenetic inheritance.
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Scientists get to the genetic roots of why citrus fruits taste sour
Plant physiologist Lincoln Taiz was quoted in stories about the genetic origins of the sour taste of citrus in Discover, Inside Science, ABC News, and other media outlets.
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Fear and Loathing in Santa Cruz: How UCSC hit the counter-culture jackpot with a new Hunter S. Thompson archive
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured a cover story about the 800-volume collection of works by famed author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson that was donated to Special Collections & Archives at UC Santa Cruz.
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'Roma' earned Alfonso Cuarón his second best director award. Here's why.
Film professor Gustavo Vazquez was quoted in an NBC News story about Roma, the black and white, Spanish language, Netflix-produced film that gave acclaimed Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón his second Oscar for best director.
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Black Panthers in the 1960s: a rare intimate look–in pictures
The Guardian published photographs of the Black Panthers from The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Collection at the UCSC Library's Special Collections that are currently on exhibit at the San Francisco Art Institute. A photo from the collection was also featured on the cover of the February edition of the Association of College and Research…
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Bullseye’s Jesse Thorn on the Early Days of Podcasting, Getting Made Fun of by Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Medium’s Potentially Uneasy Future
Portland's Willalmette Week featured a story about alumnus Jesse Thorn (2003, American Studies), who is now host of the interview show, Bullseye With Jesse Thorn, distributed by NPR.
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Data sharing will be a major thrust of Trump’s $500 million childhood cancer plan
Cancer biologist Olena Morozova Vaske was quoted in a Science magazine article about proposed funding for childhood cancer research.
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Galaxies at the edge of the universe
Astronomy Garth Illingworth was quoted in an article about distant galaxies in the March issue of Astronomy magazine.
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ACLU: Expert reports about Nebraska prisons 'quite scathing'
The Hastings Tribune reported on the role of Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Nebraska Department of Corrections alleging that conditions and crowding endanger the health and safety of prisoners every day.
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Astrophysicist joins race for Greens in Burnaby North-Seymour
Doctoral candidate Amita Kushner was featured in a Vancouver Sun story about her candidacy for MP in Canada's upcoming federal election.
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UC Santa Cruz to offer 'Serious Games' degree in fall 2019
Computational media faculty Michael John, Sri Kurniawan, and Jim Whitehead were quoted in stories from SF Gate and other media outlets about the new master's degree program in serious games.