Media Coverage
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Why did an octopus-wielding seal slap a kayaker in the face?
Marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth was quoted in an NPR story about the viral video of a fur seal slapping a kayaker in the face with an octopus.
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Sea otters found to be “touch specialists”
Biologist Sarah Mckay Strobel was featured in a story about her research on sea otters on Central Coast public radio station KCBX.
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Fishing forecasts can predict marine creature movements
Marine scientists Heather Welch, Elliott Hazen, and Stephanie Brodie wrote an article for the Conversation about the EcoCast tool they developed to help swordfish fishermen avoid bycatch of protected species. The article also ran in the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers.
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Across U.S., several colleges open 'clothing closets' for trans students
Travis Becker, director of the Lionel Cantu Queer Resource Center, talks about opening the center's clothing closet after recognizing there were many LGBTQ students dealing with financial insecurity on campus.
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Why our college students think like Trump
Ryan Coonerty, who teaches law and politics, penned an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle about the changes he has seen in students over the past 10 years, including today's students' lack of confidence in law or politics as a means to protect the freedom of speech.
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UCSC lecturer spearheads physics/art collaboration
Physics lecturer Stephanie Bailey was featured in an article in the Valley Press and Scotts Valley Banner about incorporating arts and humanities into her physics classes.
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Army captain’s photos of occupation-era Okinawa inspire oral-history project
Stars and Stripes published one of many recent international media stories about a research trip by a group of students, alumni, and donors led by Alan Christy, associate professor of history and director of The Gail Project. Multiple stories also appeared in the Okinawa Times and Ryukyu Shimpo newspapers, Tokyo Broadcasting System television, Okinawan TV,…
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Oil drillers’ attempts to avoid earthquakes may make them worse
Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Thomas Goebel were quoted in a Scientific American article about their research on injection-induced earthquakes.
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Drugging detained children is like using a chemical straitjacket
Sociology doctoral candidate Kati Barahona-Lopez coauthored an op-ed for The Conversation about the drugging of detained immigrant children, and it appeared in the National Post of Canada.
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A blindfolded sea otter named Selka shows how the critters find food in murky water
Biologist Sarah McKay Strobel was featured in coverage of her research on sea otters, including stories in Popular Science, Scientific American, Scienmag, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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Student scientists conduct hands-on field research
Anthropology lecturer Jay Reti was featured in a story about Paso Robles High School students who spent eight days doing hands-on field work as part of a new scientific collaborative that involves UC Santa Cruz and the Nature Conservancy.
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Black Space, White Blindness
Assistant Professor of Psychology Courtney Bonam's research on white stereotypes about black neighborhoods was featured in an article in Slate.