Media Coverage
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Author Micah Perks: from utopian commune to imaginative novelist
The Jewish News Weekly ran a story about literature professor and co-director of the UCSC Creative Writing Program, Micah Perks, and her new book, True Love and Other Dreams of Miraculous Escape.
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Should California expand the definition for the 'beneficial use' of its water?
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher was quoted in a Pacific Standard article about groundwater recharge and the regulatory issues involved.
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Sinking Santa Cruz: climate change threatens famed California beach town
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in an article in the Guardian and other media outlets about the impacts on Santa Cruz of coastal erosion and sea-level rise.
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Why Is It So Hard to Engage Latino Voters? They're Young – and Historically Neglected
KQED Radio's California Report broadcast a story about Latino voter engagement that featured UCSC undergraduate Valeria Mena, who spent the summer registering young voters in the Central Valley.
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In Silicon Valley, the rich get richer while wages stagnate for the rest
Chris Benner was featured in a Salon article about his new study of economic inequality in Silicon Valley and the wealth disparity between low-, mid-, and high-level tech workers.
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Meet the scientists bringing extinct species back from the dead
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail about efforts to revive extinct species, providing a contrarian perspective on "de-extinction."
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Canadian researchers look to solve origins of life mystery with new 'game changing' planet simulator
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in a Canadian Press story about research on the origins of life that ran in media outlets across Canada, including the National Post, National Observer, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Guardian, and others.
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Not just a pretty face, the banana slug is one of the weirdest animals on Earth
Biologist Janet Leonard is featured in a Bay Nature article about the biology of the banana slug.



