Media Coverage
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High-speed rail could doom mountain lions, other wildlife in Santa Cruz Mountains, biologists say
Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was featured in a San Jose Mercury News story about the potentially devastating impact on mountain lions and other wildlife of California's proposed high-speed train.
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Antigen study supports new approach to vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was quoted in coverage of her research on respiratory syncytial virus, including stories from Science Daily, Health Canal, Technology Network, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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Deep gas bands, shapely cyclones — NASA's Juno reveals more of Jupiter's secrets
Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney was quoted in widespread coverage of new findings about Jupiter, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Scientific American, National Geographic, Guardian, and other media outlets.
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Video simulation shows 12m-high tsunami battering New Zealand coast
Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in news coverage of his simulations of a tsunami that could be generated by a megathrust earthquake off the coast of New Zealand, including stories in the New Zealand Herald, MSN News, Daily Star, and other publications.
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Q&A: Conn Hallinan on Fake News
The Santa Cruz Good Times interviewed former Kresge Provost and longtime journalism lecturer Conn Hallinan about what ails the media.
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An artificial intelligence is generating an ‘infinite’ podcast
Computational media grad student James Ryan was featured in a Motherboard (Vice Media) story about his podcast generated by artificial intelligence.
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How to restore our kelp forest
Ecologist Mark Carr was quoted in an article about kelp forests in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Monterey County Herald.
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Scientists have reconstructed the genome of a bird extinct for 700 years
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Scientific American article about the genome of the little bush moa, an extinct bird that lived in New Zealand.
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Truth before beauty: Our universe is uglier than we thought
Physicist Michael Dine was quoted in a New Scientist article about theoretical physics.
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New soft robots can sense world around them
Computer engineer Michael Wehner was quoted in coverage of his research on soft robotics, including stories in R&D Magazine, Nanowerk, ScienMag, Engineer, and other media outlets.
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Five years after tragic deaths, Santa Cruz Police Department officers’ legacies live on
Mary Beth Pudup of Community Studies was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about the legacy of alumna Elizabeth Butler, a police detective who was killed in the line of duty five years ago.
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From turtles to whales, marine animals have the same moves
Biologist Daniel Costa was quoted in coverage of an analysis of tracking data from a wide range of marine animals, including stories from Atlas Obscura, Science Daily, ScienMag, NewsCaf, and other media outlets.