Media Coverage
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Otter populations reach a new high, but great white sharks keep their numbers at bay
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in an article about sea otter populations in the San Jose Mercury News, East Bay Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel.
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Storms Preview Sea-Rise Damage to California Roads, Cities
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in an Associated Press story about the impacts of sea level rise in California, which ran in media outlets throughout the country and around the world, including ABC News, KRON Bay Area News, CBS News, NBC News, MSN, PhysOrg, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Marin Independent Journal, San Mateo Daily Journal, and…
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Can dark matter vanquish a rival theory?
Cosmologist Joel Primack was quoted in a story in Science about a debate over the influence of dark matter in galaxies.
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Santa Cruz, scientists, Boardwalk battle forces of nature
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in stories about the sandbar at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and East Bay Times.
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Breaking the Silence
UC Santa Cruz Title IX Officer Tracey Tsugawa was interviewed about campus efforts to end sexual violence.
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This photographer remembers the moment he fell in love with wild cats
Mother Nature News ran an interview with nature photographer and UCSC alumnus Sebastian Kennerknecht.
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How did life begin? Dividing droplets could hold the answer
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in stories about the origins of life from Wired and Quanta.
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Search for the Liquid Water Ocean of Pluto. Francis Nimmo
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo was interviewed on the John Batchelor Show podcast, talking about his research on a possible subsurface ocean on Pluto.
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UC Santa Cruz Hackathon expects record attendance
Technology management student Zimraan Hamid was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Hack UCSC hackathon.
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‘Perils in Paradise’ talk draws hundreds in Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered a public talk by geologist Gary Griggs on the history of natural hazards in the region.
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Seals hunt down hidden fish by sensing their breath in the sand
Ocean scientist Colleen Reichmuth was quoted in stories in New Scientist, the Scientist, and other media outlets about how seals find fish by using their whiskers to follow underwater vibrations.
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Here's how UC Santa Cruz will put its $2.2M innovation grant to work
The Silicon Valley Business Journal ran a story about the campus's plans for a new Support Program for Long-term Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship, with quotes from AVC for research Mohamed Abousalem and others.