Media Coverage
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Deadly mushrooms: Santa Cruz protocol is becoming known internationally
Local physician and UCSC alumnus Todd Mitchell was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the mushroom poisoning protocol he developed.
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Cotoni-Coast Dairies: An aerial tour of the nation’s newest national monument
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the new Cotoni Coast Dairies National Monument.
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Humans worry about self-driving cars. Maybe it should be the reverse
NPR's Morning Edition featured an interview with environmental studies assistant professor Adam Millard-Ball about his study on whether pedestrians might challenge self-driving cars.
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Q&A: Baskin Engineering expands further into buildings on the Westside of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a Q&A with engineering dean Alex Wolf discussing the growth of the Baskin School of Engineering and new labs planned for 2300 Delaware Ave.
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Get ready for UCSC’s first student-run hackathon!
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a story about Hack UCSC 2017, the annual hackathon, which is free this year for the first time.
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Some bats showing resistance to deadly fungus
Biologist Kate Langwig is quoted in widespread coverage of research showing that some bats are developing resistance to the deadly fungal disease called white nose syndrome, including an AP story that ran in the San Francisco Chronicle, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, PhysOrg, and other media outlets throughout the country.
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Meet the endangered plant named after rock legend Jimi Hendrix
Botanist Stephen McCabe is featured in a Scientific American blog post about the rare plant he named after rock star Jimi Hendrix.
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What flows beneath: Another big grant for water sustainability
Hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher and microbiologist Chad Saltikov are featured in an Inside Philanthropy story about the Moore Foundation grant funding their research on groundwater recharge.
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Stunning GoPro footage shows polar bear hunting seals in the Arctic sea after camera strapped to its head
Polar bear research led by biology graduate student Anthony Pagano was featured in a story from the Mirror (U.K.).
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Scientist shocks the internet with depiction of what Jesus really would have looked like
Anthropology Professor Alison Galloway was quoted in an article in The Sun about a scientist's depiction of Jesus, based on what is known about his life. Galloway, a forensic scientist, said Richard Neave's drawing is probably closer to the truth than the work of many great artists.
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Scott Roseman on mission of survival
UC Santa Cruz sociology grad Scott Roseman, co-founder of New Leaf Community Markets, was profiled in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. He credits the "eclectic education" he got at UCSC with inspiring his dedication to social change.
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Historians in the Age of Trump
Inside Higher Ed quoted comments by humanities dean Tyler Stovall from a panel titled "Election 2016: How Did We Get Here and What Does It Mean?" held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association, where history scholars debated the meaning of the election of Donald Trump.