Media Coverage
-
Could there really be life under Pluto’s ice?
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in an Astronomy magazine story about the possibility of life in Pluto's subsurface ocean.
-
The millennial astrophysicist who found a planet with math
OZY ran a profile of alumnus Konstantin Batygin, now a Caltech astrophysicist.
-
$25 million in Breakthrough Prizes given in science and math
Biologist Harry Noller was featured in widespread coverage of the Breakthrough Prizes, including stories in the New York Times, Washington Post, SiliconValley.com, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Guardian, Daily Mail, Fortune, VentureBeat, and many other media outlets.
-
Parenting advice for the Trump era
An article in the online magazine Slate on how to talk with children about the president-elect quoted psychology professor and chair Campbell Leaper who has published research showing girls who learn about sexism at a young age are better able to respond proactively when they encounter it later.
-
Tuna’s declining mercury contamination linked to U.S. shift away from coal
Ocean scientist Carl Lamborg is quoted in a Scientific American article about declining mercury levels in tuna.
-
George Blumenthal: University of California has made a commitment to in-state students
Ninety-two percent of UC Santa Cruz students are California residents with the remainder evenly split between foreign and out-of-state students, Chancellor Blumenthal writes in an op-ed in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
-
Words ain't what they used to be
The international arts journal Music & Literature quoted Derek Conrad Murray, associate professor of History of Art and Visual Culture, in a feature story about writer/art critic Bernard Cooper.
-
Dignity and life: UCSC pre-med students paired with patients for course in compassion
Health sciences student Eric Flores was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about UCSC students working as volunteers with Hospice of Santa Cruz County.
-
Structure of human astrovirus could lead to antiviral therapies, vaccines
Biomolecular engineer Rebecca DuBois was featured in coverage of her research on astrovirus, including stories from PhysOrg, Health Medicine Network, Health Canal, Infection Control Today, Science Newsline, and other media outlets.
-
Porpoises plan their dives and can set their heart rate to match
Biologist Terrie Williams is quoted in a New Scientist article about a study showing that porpoises can consciously control their heart rate.
-
Q&A: What more can we learn about the Higgs?
Physicist Howard Haber is interviewed in a Symmetry magazine Q&A about research on the Higgs boson.
-
Environmental Protection Agency's new emergency plan for drinking water concerns many
NBC Bay Area relied on Daniel Hirsch, director of the UC Santa Cruz Environmental and Nuclear Policy program, as an expert source for an investigative report about radiation exposure guidelines for drinking water.