Media Coverage
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Why do Indian-Americans win spelling bee contests?
An article by the BBC referenced research contributed by economics professor Nirvikar Singh.
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Researchers follow the bison for clues to mystery of ancient America's settlement
Evolutionary biologists Pete Heintzman and Beth Shapiro were quoted in coverage of their research on Pleistocene bison and human migrations, including stories from the Guardian, Washington Post, Daily Mail, Edmonton Journal, Science magazine, CBC, CNN, Christian Science Monitor, Smithsonian, Fox News, Yahoo News, Cosmos, Popular Archaeology, MSN, Tech Times, and other media outlets.
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World War II, Opium Wars recorded in ocean’s corals
Geochemist Carl Lamborg was quoted in a Science article about research on mercury pollution recorded in coral skeletons.
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UCSC professor to create new public database about the slave trade
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the research of associate professor of history Gregory O'Malley.
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Corruption: Scandals in Argentina and Honduras
Latin Pulse featured an in-depth interview with history professor Dana Frank about corruption in Honduras.
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Let Obama’s Hiroshima visit open up debate in the U.S. about the nuclear attacks
History lecturer and former grad student Dustin Wright contributed a story to The Japan Times about President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima. Wright was also interviewed on Rising Up with Sonali, a Los Angeles-based radio show that brings news coverage about gender and racial justice to Pacifica stations KPFA and KPFK.
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“Summer Shower" showcases volumes and voids in the poetic work of Korean-American artist Jamie M. Lee.
Art Radar featured the work of UC Santa Cruz art alumna Jamie M. Lee, who received her degree in painting and printmaking in 2001.
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Herpers help scientists protect cold-blooded wildlife
Biologist Barry Sinervo was quoted in a KAZU radio story about citizen scientists documenting snakes and amphibians in the local area.
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Tech improves study, understanding of elephant seals
Biology graduate student Sarah Kienle is featured in a story about her research on elephant seals in the San Luis Obispo Tribune and the Cambrian.
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‘Grolar’ bear may be product of warmer Arctic
Biologist Beth Shapiro is quoted in a story about grizzly-polar bear hybrids in the Toronto Star, Guelph Mercury, and other Canadian news outlets.
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At 80, Carla Bley Keeps Looking Toward The Next Composition
Music professor Amy Beal was quoted on National Public Radio's All Things Considered program about the 80th birthday of the highly innovative American jazz composer and band leader, Carla Bley. Beal also interviewed Bley for Keyboard magazine.
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Scientists want to bring back woolly mammoths — But why?
Biologist Beth Shapiro is featured in NBC News coverage of efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth.