Media Coverage
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Mating, fighting, birthing elephant seals delight crowds at Año Nuevo State Park
Biologist Caroline Casey was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about elephant seals that also ran in the San Jose Mercury News and East Bay Times.
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A new book says the pace of genomic innovation is problematic
In a review of The Postgenomic Condition, New Scientist calls Jenny Reardon's new book "the best kind of sociological writing" and credits Reardon with taking on the "enormous, messy challenge" of documenting "what happens when our democracy encounters new technologies that refuse to sit still long enough to be understood."
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View to a kill: Galápagos sea lions team up to capture huge tuna
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a Scientific American story about cooperative hunting behavior in Galapagos sea lions.
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A volcano in the Philippines is threatening a major eruption
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in an article about recent volcano eruptions and earthquakes around the Pacific Rim that ran in Vox, CNBC, and other media outlets.
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Strawberries Embody California Agriculture's Conflicts
Julie Guthman wrote a piece for The Conversation about challenges embedded in California agriculture that was picked up by numerous outlets, including US News & World Report.
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Why You Should Fear 'Slaughterbots'—A Response
Physicist Anthony Aguirre coauthored an article in IEEE Spectrum about the dangers of developing autonomous weapons.
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The seas of Titan communicate with each other
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was quoted in a Cosmos article about Saturn's moon Titan.
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A revolutionary heads home. Can a politician, a comedian and a movie star help keep him safe?
The Sacramento Bee quoted history professor Dana Frank in a story about a man from Honduras who fled to Sacramento for his safety after a political fight against government corruption, racism and repression, who now hopes someday to be president of Honduras.
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I Am a Roboticist in a Cheese Factory
Scientific American published a story about alumna Laura Gilmore, who used her 2013 BA in linguistics, with a primary focus on the theoretical side of syntax and semantics, to eventually pursue a career in the automation of the manufacturing process.
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Tom Killion’s “California’s Wild Edge” Now at MAH
The Santa Cruz Good Times ran a story about alumnus Tom Killion (1975, history) and his new exhibit at the Museum of Art and History that explores California’s coastal landscapes through woodblock prints.
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Santa Cruz ‘Be the Change’ Women’s March to offer activist fair
The Santa Cruz Sentinel quoted feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker about the 2018 Santa Cruz County Women's March, noting that she is this year’s keynote speaker.
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Community forms around art and tech in Bay Area living rooms
Elia Vargas, a Ph.D. student in film and digital media, was featured in a KQED story about co-founding Living Room Light Exchange, a new media art salon.