Media Coverage
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Auto Workers' Union To Launch 'Buy American' Campaign
History professor Dana Frank was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition for a story about how the slogan "Buy American" has a controversial history going back to the Great Depression.
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Glow-in-the-dark gas lights up the cosmic web
Astronomers Zheng Cai and Xavier Prochaska were quoted in widespread news coverage of their discovery of an enormous glowing nebula, including stories from Astronomy magazine, International Business Times, Space.com, SpaceRef, PhysOrg, Yahoo News, and other media outlets.
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DNA research shows modern humans benefit from neanderthal DNA
Paleogenomics expert Ed Green was featured in a news story on KPIX TV (CBS San Francisco) about the significance of neanderthal genes in modern humans.
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Simulation shows Oroville Dam spillway failure
Geophysicist Steve Ward was featured on Capital Public Radio (Sacramento) in a story about his simulations of the failure of the Oroville Dam.
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Culture: Cultivate the muse
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Nature article about scientists who write popular books.
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More alien worlds? New data haul identifies 100+ possible exoplanets
Astronomer Steven Vogt was quoted in coverage of new exoplanet discoveries, including stories from Space.com, NBC News, Yahoo News, Astronomy Now, Space Daily, Space Ref, PhysOrg, International Business Times, and other media outlets.
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Top 10 books about the apocalypse
The Guardian featured What Becomes Us, a new novel by literature professor Micah Perks, in an article recognizing the best literary works about the apocalypse.
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Our Bots, Ourselves
The Atlantic magazine quoted emeritus professor of music David Cope for a story about how the descendants of Siri and Alexa could change our daily lives, thoughts, and relationships.
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Activists plan 'A Day Without a Woman' strike to follow historic Women's March
The Christian Science Monitor quoted history professor Dana Frank, an expert on labor history, about general stirkes being organized in resistance to the Trump administration.
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The ‘Crochet Coral Reef’ at UCSC brings together mathematics, nature and an underappreciated artform
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Crochet Coral Reef exhibition on campus presented by the The Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery and the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. Stories also appeared in the Santa Cruz Good Times and at ideas.TED.com.
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UCSC's Delena Padilla brings her experience with loss to her work with Hospice
Delena Padilla has become a hospice volunteer following the death of her sister.
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Why Texas would be the biggest loser in a trade war with Mexico
In a Business Insider article about the impacts of a trade war with Mexico, economics Professor David Kaun predicted that a trade war alone "would likely not have much impact on the overall economy, as distinct from some relevant sectors and consumers."