Media Coverage
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Students Help Okinawan History Come Alive in UC Santa Cruz Exhibit
KQED covered an exhibition at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery spotlighting The Gail Project, a collaborative public history project that explores the founding years of the American military occupation of Okinawa, interviewing history professor Alan Christy and one of his student historians, Alexyss "Lex" McClellan.
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A New Report Sheds Light on the Plot to Murder Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres
History professor Dana Frank was quoted in The Nation for an article about how the United States willfully continues to ignore institutional corruption and criminal leaders in Honduras. Frank was also quoted in a related story that appeared in InSight Crime.
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How did a cougar find its way to San Francisco?
Puma expert Chris Wilmers of Environmental Studies was quoted in two San Francisco Chronicle articles about a mountain lion that was spotted in the city–and subsequently turned over to Wilmers for relocation.
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How just is genomics and biomedical research?
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired a talk on public radio by sociologist Jenny Reardon, who discussed justice in genomics and biomedical research.
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‘The strangest supernova we’ve ever seen’: A star that keeps exploding — and surviving
Astrophysicist Stan Woosley was quoted in widespread coverage of an unusual supernova that has exploded multiple times, including stories from the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Guardian (U.K.), LiveScience, BBC News, Daily Mail, Sacramento Bee, Denver Post, Baltimore Sun, Scientific American, Wired, Space.com, MSN, Yahoo News, SFGate, and other media outlets.
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One trait the most successful startups have in common–It's got nothing to do with funding
Economist Rob Fairlie was featured in an Inc. magazine story about the hiring practices of startups.
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There are currently four black CEOs in the Fortune 500
In an article about the paucity of black CEOs, The Atlantic cited Bill Domhoff's book, The New CEOs: Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies.
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Sexism starts in childhood
Psychology Professor Cam Leaper shared his expertise on gender and child development with Slate as part of an article that included tips for parents who want to instill more egalitarian gender beliefs in their children.
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UCSC to host ‘Merchant’ discussion
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about an event at the Museum of Art and History featuring the founding director of the Compagnia de’ Colombari theater company in Italy, in conversation with UC Santa Cruz's Nathaniel Deutsch, director of the Center for Jewish Studies, and Sean Keilen, director of Shakespeare Workshop.
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Renewable energy: Smart greenhouses generate solar power and grow crops at the same time
Newsweek covered new research by Michael Loik of environmental studies about the electricity-generating power of solar greenhouses, which appear to have no negative impacts on the plants grown inside them; the greenhouses use technology developed by Physics Department faculty members Sue Carter and Glenn Alers.
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Scientists map coastal communities most vulnerable to natural disasters
Coastal geologist Juliano Calil was quoted in coverage of his research on coastal risk hotspots in Latin America and the Caribbean, including stories from UPI, Science Daily, ScienMag, Terra Daily, Newsline, and other outlets.
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Watch the winners of the 2017 Dance Your Ph.D. competition
Biologist Monica Moritsch won the biology category of the Dance Your Ph.D. competition for her video 'The Sea Star's Lament,' which was featured in Smithsonian magazine and other media outlets.