Media Coverage
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UC Santa Cruz engineers work with Samsung on promising new memory technology
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was featured in stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and TechWire about his lab's collaboration with Samsung on new memory technology.
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Grants Roundup: Marin Fund Donates $32 Million Photo Trove
In a year-end roundup article noting significant gifts, The Chronicle of Philanthropy led with the The Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch collection of photos donated to UC Santa Cruz, valued at $32 million, depicting California life in the mid-20th century.
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In cancer fight, artificial intelligence is a smart move for everyone
Biomolecular engineer Josh Stuart was quoted in a Forbes article about companies developing artificial intelligence applications for cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Trump Hates Renewable Energy
Environmental Studies Professor Daniel Press disputes the effectiveness of renewable energy certificates in a Mother Jones magazine article about Donald Trump's purchase of RECs for an exclusive hotel in downtown Manhattan.
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New species of succulent named after Jimi Hendrix
Botanist Stephen McCabe is featured in widespread news coverage of a new species of succulent that he named after iconic guitarist Jimi Hendrix, including stories from KPBS, AP, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fox San Diego, Orange County Register, Japan Times, Montreal Gazette, and many other outlets.
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Super Mario is back on mobile — but you’ll need to pony up $10 to play it
Marketplace radio interviewed Michael John, program director for games and playable media, for a story about the new mobile version of 'Super Mario Brothers.'
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Best poetry books of 2016
College Nine lecturer David Lau's book, Still Dirty, was included in a Chicago Tribune story about "must-read books of poems published in 2016."
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Laboratory-on-a-chip technique simplifies detection of cancer DNA biomarkers
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt's research on an optofluidic platform for detection of cancer biomarkers was featured in stories on PhysOrg, Science Newsline, Nanowerk, Science Daily, and other media outlets.
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UCSC team to compete in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Challenge
Computer scientist Marilyn Walker and her graduate students were featured in stories about their team's selection to compete in Amazon's Alexa Prize Challenge in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and Santa Cruz Tech Beat.
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It takes a village for science? Researchers turn to crowdfunding to fund projects
Environmental toxicologist Myra Finkelstein was featured in stories in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News about scientists using crowdfunding to fund their research.
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Pitch Slam! students compete at 2nd annual event
Santa Cruz Tech Beat published an article about the second Pitch Slam, the business pitch competition organized by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development.
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Mosquitoes thrive in U.S. but don't blame climate change
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was quoted in coverage of his research on growing mosquito populations, including stories from NBC News, KPCC Radio, KCBS Radio, Washington Times, Fremont Tribune, Health Day, Medical News, ScienMag, Outbreak News Today, and other media outlets.