Media Coverage
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UCSC’s Lindsey Dillon provides a model of meaningful activism in the Trump era
Lindsey Dillon, assistant professor of sociology, was profiled by the Santa Cruz Sentinel as part of the paper's "Santa Cruz County Stories" series.
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If Trump pushes 'buy American' in NAFTA talks, he may get more than he bargained for
History professor Dana Frank was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, and New Republic about President Trump's push to "buy American" in trade talks.
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Twitch gamers live-stream their vital signs to keep fans hooked
Computer engineering grad student Raquel Robinson was quoted in a New Scientist article about a tool she developed called "All the Feels" that tracks and displays the physiological and emotional states of people playing videogames.
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UC Santa Cruz student earns prestigious NIH scholarship after being first in family to graduate high school
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a front page story about biomolecular engineering student Stefanie Brizuela, who won a prestigious NIH scholarship.
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Life of observation: Santa Cruz naturalist Randall Morgan’s enormous collection of insects, plants
The Ken Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the insect and plant collections of naturalist Randall Morgan, which are being curated by the center.
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University of Maryland scientists observe rare gamma ray burst
Astronomer Ryan Foley was quoted in a story in the Baltimore Sun about new observations of gamma-ray bursts.
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System of super-Earths discovered around a nearby star
Astronomer Steve Vogt was quoted in news coverage of the discovery of four Earth-sized planets around the nearby star tau Ceti, including stories in Discover, Gizmodo, CNN, Yahoo News, International Business Times, Engadget, and other national and international media outlets.
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UCSC astronomers find ancient supernova, shedding light on early universe
Astronomers Yen-Chen Pan and Ryan Foley were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their discovery of a distant superluminous supernova.
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Mountain lions: Real threat to Bay Area hikers?
Environmental Studies professor Chris Wilmers shared his expertise about mountain lions with the KQED audience in a feature story about whether pumas pose a risk to Bay Area hikers.
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Meet Five-O, the latest elephant seal to return home in a year with a record number of marine mammal rescues
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in an Orange County Register story about the large number of elephant seals rescued this year by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach.
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The zombie starfish detectives
Biologist Peter Raimondi was quoted in a Popular Mechanics article about sea star wasting disease.
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Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school
Research by economists George Bulman and Rob Fairlie was featured in an article in The Economist about the impact of technology on the education of children.