Media Coverage
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During El Niño, erosion accelerates at Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about erosion at Lighthouse Point.
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Pocket DNA sequencers make real-time diagnostics a reality
Biomolecular engineer Mark Akeson was quoted in a Science magazine article about DNA sequencers using nanopore technology he helped develop.
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Mercury splatters the central U.S.
Environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias was quoted in a story in Scientific American and Salon about rising mercury levels in rainfall.
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NASA's working on a telescope with an even wider eye than Hubble
Astronomer Brant Robertson was quoted in a CNET story about NASA's plans for the WFIRST telescope.
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How oil and gas production triggers earthquakes in California
KQED Science covered seismologist Thomas Geobel's research on earthquakes induced by wastewater injection in oil and gas drilling operations.
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Cleverness isn’t everything for a gaming artificial intelligence
Computer science grad student James Ryan and his game project Talk of the Town are featured in articles in New Scientist and Gamasutra about artificial intelligence and games.
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"71. Realizing Lucy"
The Columbia Daily Tribune publiished ”71. Realizing Lucy," a poem by associate professor of literature Ronaldo Wilson that is part of a series of 72 persona poems from his forthcoming collection, ‘Lucy 72."
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UC Santa Cruz scientist: Mercury levels on rise
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias and his research on mercury levels in rainfall.
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Ochre sea stars have suffered a 95 percent die-off in SLO County
Biologist Pete Raimondi was featured in a story about sea star wasting syndrome in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
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Phillip Hammack: Going the distance: contact vs. motivation
The Jerusalem Post published an op-ed by Andrew Pilecki, a UCSC Ph.D. in psychology, and Phillip Hammack, associate professor of psychology, arguing that well-intentioned programs that promote contact to reduce prejudice are, at best, inconsequential, and at worst, harmful. Pilecki is a Fulbright post-doctoral researcher in Herzliya, Israel.
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Scientists and lawmakers foresee grim outlook for California’s ocean fisheries
Ocean scientist Clarissa Anderson was quoted in coverage of a state legislature fisheries committee hearing at which she testified about toxic algae blooms on the West Coast, including stories from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and Capital Public Radio.
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UCSC’s Institute for the Arts & Sciences turns the campus into an enormous exhibit of history and culture
The Santa Cruz Sentinel featured a story about the Institute of Arts and Sciences's innovative first exhibition project, Collective Museum by the Portland-based artist group Public Doors and Windows, encompassing 50 sites at UC Santa Cruz. The project was also discussed in a Santa Cruz Good Times profile of UCSC's Sesnon Gallery curator Shelby Graham.