Media Coverage
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The West Antarctic Ice Sheet seems to be good at collapsing
Glaciologist Slawek Tulaczyk was quoted in coverage of new findings on the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, including stories from National Geographic, MSN, Sciencemag, and other media outlets.
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Coral reefs save billions of dollars worldwide by preventing floods
Ocean scientists Michael Beck and Borja Reguero were quoted in widespread coverage of their research on the value of coral reefs for protection against coastal flooding, including stories in USA Today, Agence France Presse, News Deeply, Independent, New York Post, Scientific American, Times of India, Asia Pacific Daily, and other media outlets.
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Haiti's Royal Past
Associate Professor of Anthropology Cameron Monroe's excavation of a 19th century palace in Haiti was featured in Archaeology magazine.
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To conserve ocean life, marine reserves need to protect species that move around
Marine ecologist Heather Welch coauthored an article for the Conversation about the challenges of protecting marine animals that move over large distances.
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Why humpback whale babies whisper to mom
Biologist Terrie Williams was quoted in a National Geographic article about whales.
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EPA staff say the Trump administration is changing their mission from protecting human health and the environment to protecting industry
Sociologist Lindsey Dillon coauthored an opinion piece for The Conversation about the takeover of the Environmental Protection Agency by the industries it regulates.
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The case against prolific Instagram use is all about protecting your memories
Quartz featured new findings by memory researchers Ben Storm, an associate professor of psychology, and graduate student Julia Soares, who have found that memories fade more quickly in situations when people take photographs than when they don't.
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In the #MeToo Era, Raising Boys to Be Good Guys
Psychology Professor Campbell Leaper was quoted prominently in a column in the New York Times about "raising boys to be good guys."
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Can foreshocks predict larger earthquakes? Don't count on it
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a KQED Radio news story about earthquake prediction.
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Young, brilliant and broke: Push to fund young biomedical scientists
Biologist Manny Ares was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about young biomedical scientists struggling to get funding for their research.
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‘From the lab to the market’: Startup Sandbox to foster biotech startups in area’s first wet lab
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the opening of a new wetlab at Startup Sandbox, a UC Santa Cruz-affiliated incubator that hopes to hatch biotech startups.
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A new genetic clue to how humans got such big brains
Genomics researchers Sofie Salama and David Haussler were quoted in widespread international news coverage of their research identifying genes responsible for large brain size in humans, including stories in the Atlantic, Economist, Science, Financial Times, Nature, New Scientist, New York Times, Reuters, Scientist, CBC Radio, El Mundo, Xinhua, ResearchGate, Discover, and other media outlets.