Media Coverage
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Coastal sand is being depleted, and it's taking our beaches
Geologist Gary Griggs is quoted in stories from the Weather Channel and Take Part about sand mining and the depletion of coastal sands.
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End U.S. Support for the Thugs of Honduras
History professor Dana Frank contributed an opinion piece to the New York Times advocating that the U.S. should suspend all police and military aid to Honduras and instead "address the demands of Hondurans for a truly independent, United Nations-backed commission on corruption and impunity."
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How baby beluga whales dive deeper and longer than any others
New Scientist covered research by biologist Shawn Noren on the physiological adaptations behind the extraordinary diving abilities of beluga whales.
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New UC Santa Cruz students increasingly diverse, more Californian
The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted the increased diversity and higher percentage of California students attending for fall 2016.
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Privacy: The myth of anonymity
An article in Nature on genetic data and privacy quoted sociology’s Jenny Reardon and referenced a conference she led last spring called “Just Data.”
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Students cry foul about paying more for sports
US News and World Report republished an article from the Hechinger Report that focused on UC Santa Cruz as part of a larger look at college sports and student fees.
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EPA Proposes New Water Rules for Nuclear Emergencies
The Wall Street Journal quoted Daniel Hirsch, director of the UCSC Environmental and nuclear policy program in an article about rules for nuclear contamination in water after an emergency.
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Mentoring's moment
Alumnus Blake Riggs was featured in a story about mentoring programs for minority scientists in Science magazine.
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New optofluidic platform features tunable optics and novel 'lightvalves'
Electrical engineer Holger Schmidt was quoted in stories about his optofluidics research in PhysOrg, Nanotechnology Now, Optoelectronics News, and other media outlets.
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Full and new moons linked to timing of largest, deadliest quakes
Seismologist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a New Scientist article about a study suggesting the tidal pull of the moon influences earthquakes.
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Cultural Comment: Twenty years of listening to Gillian Welch
The New Yorker magazine published a feature story about award-winning singer-songwriter, and UC Santa Cruz alumnus, Gillian Welch.
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A Very Public Intellectual: Can Bro Adams persuade the public that the humanities matter?
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an extensive story about UC Santa Cruz alumnus William 'Bro" Adams, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.