Media Coverage
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Under Hawaii’s starriest skies, a fight over sacred ground
Astronomer Michael Bolte is featured in a New York Times article about the controversy over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii.
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Dungeness crab get qualified thumbs-up in tests for domoic acid
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela is quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the potential impact of algal toxins on the upcoming Dungeness crab season.
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New images give more proof for Europa's plumes
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in a story in Eos about evidence of water plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Puffed-up exoplanets inflate with heat from their stars alone
Astronomer Jonathan Fortney was quoted in an article in New Scientist about "hot Jupiter" exoplanets.
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It takes 2: RNA–DNA mashup may have kick-started life on Earth
Biomolecular engineer David Deamer was quoted in an article in Scientific American and Chemistry World about the roles of RNA and DNA in the origins of life.
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Should we bring extinct species back from the dead?
Biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a Science article about using genetic engineering to bring back extinct species.
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How a 'Smart' Public Transit System Can Better Serve Riders With Disabilities
Computer engineer Roberto Manduchi was quoted in an article in City Lab from the Atlantic about his project to develop a smart transit system for people with special needs.
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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.”