Media Coverage
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Temperature influences gene expression, life cycle in vibrio cholerae
Microbiologist Fitnat Yildiz was quoted in coverage of her research on cholera bacteria, including stories in Medical News Today, Science Daily, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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Bay Area tsunami risk very low, scientists say
Geophysicist Steven Ward is featured again in the second part of a story about tsunami risk in the San Francisco Bay Area on NBC Bay Area News.
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Galactic 'gold mine' explains the origin of nature's heaviest elements
Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is featured in an article about the origins of gold and other heavy elements from the Kavli Foundation, Science Newsline, and Space Daily.
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Fault types determine Bay Area tsunami risk
Geophysicist Steven Ward is featured in a two-part television report on NBC Bay Area News about the tsunami risk in the S.F. Bay Area.
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Facebook grapples with heartache as it jogs memories
The Star online, the web version of the Toronto Star quoted psychology professor Steve Whittaker in an article on Facebook memories.
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UC Santa Cruz establishes permanent Silicon Valley home
The San Jose Mercury News published an article about UC Santa Cruz’s Silicon Valley campus.
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Ecology: The sea-otter whisperer
In a book review in Nature, Jane Lubchenco applauds James Estes's new book chronicling his 45 years studying the complexities of an apex predator.
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These lizards have been playing rock-paper-scissors for 15 million years
Biologist Barry Sinervo is featured in a KQED article and video about his research on the mating games of California's side-blotched lizards.
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Genome reveals why giraffes have long necks
Genomics expert David Haussler was quoted in coverage of the giraffe genome in Nature and Scientific American.
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‘UCSC Night at the Museum’ to spotlight African American art and history
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about an Institute for Humanties Research public event at the Museum of Art and History, featuring the Kinsey Collection and an interview with the author of The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, including comments from history professor David Anthony.
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Fishes use problem solving and invent tools
Biologist Giacomo Bernardi's video of tool use by fish is featured in a Scientific American article about fish intelligence.
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Sharks’ electricity-sensing organs are even more powerful than we realized
Electrical engineer Marco Rolandi was quoted in news coverage of his research on electrosensory organs in sharks, including stories in the Washington Post, Popular Science, Cosmos, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Yahoo News, Discovery News, MotherBoard, Gizmag, Digital Trends, Toronto Star, Glasgow Daily News, International Business Times, and other media outlets.