Media Coverage
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West Nile virus outbreaks driven by drought
Biologists Sara Paull and Marm Kilpatrick were quoted in widespread coverage of his research on West Nile virus epidemics, including stories from KQED, Capital Public Radio, Reuters, Daily Mail, KPBS, France24, EcoDiario, Environmental News Network, Health Medicine Network, and other media outlets.
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Show of shipwrecked treasures raises scientists’ ire
A museum show of treasures from a ninth-century shipwreck has unleashed criticism of commercial salvage, which Anthropology Professor Diane Gifford-Gonzalez says results in the destruction of archaeological sites. Gifford-Gonzalez is president of the Society for American Archaeology, which opposes the upcoming show at the New York City museum of the Asia Society.
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Ocean acidification may be good for thriving marine snails
Paleoclimatologist James Zachos is quoted in a New Scientist article about the impacts of ocean acidification.
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These 23 principles could help us avoid an AI apocalypse
Physicist Anthony Aguirre is quoted in a Gizmodo article about new guidelines for artificial intelligence research developed at a recent conference at Asilomar.
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Restoring tropical forests from the bottom up
In a Perspective piece, Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl address what she calls the "often striking disconnect" between groups that set bold tropical reforestation targets and those that implement projects and guide restoration science.
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Think states alone can't handle sea level rise? Watch California
Geologist Gary Griggs is quoted in an article in Wired about the climate change committee advising Gov. Jerry Brown, which Griggs is leading.
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Hack UCSC 2017: Traffic solution, Chef win top awards
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about the winners of the Hack UCSC 2017 hackathon, featuring the first place team of UCSC students Thooba Samimi, Aviv Elor, Maria Hovanessian, Sierra Catelani and Michael Powell, who developed an Efficient Traffic Management System.
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Motivated Reasoning: A Philosopher On Confirmation Bias
Philosophy professor Jonathan Ellis was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered program about the impact of confirmation bias (reasoning with an agenda) and "alternative facts" on our daily lives.
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Our history shows there’s a dark side to ‘Buy American’
The Washington Post featured an op-ed by history professor Dana Frank about President Trump's promise in his inaugural address "to buy and hire American," noting that this initiative follows a long history of similar campaigns steeped in racism, especially against Asians and Asian Americans. Fortune magazine also quoted Frank about this issue, and cited her…
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California artist Russell Crotty aims for the stars in a new exhibition at SJICA, created in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz and the Lick Observatory.
Art Ltd magazine featured a cover story on Look Back in Time: Russell Crotty and Lick Observatory, the first traveling exhibition of the UC Santa Cruz Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS), currently running at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). The art journal Squarecylinder also featured an extensive review of the…
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Donors commit $1M to back UCSC Jewish studies
The Santa Cruz Sentinel quoted UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal in an artiicle announcing that over 150 donors have committed nearly $1 million to establish the new Murray Baumgarten Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies.
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How to Crochet a Coral Reef–and Why
Scientific American ran a story about UCSC's Institutute for the Arts and Sciences' participation in the Crochet Coral Reef project through workshops and an exhibition. A story was also featured in onegreenplanet.org.