Media Coverage
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Dickens Project receives NEH grant
The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz has received a $119,417 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a four-week NEH Summer Seminar designed for middle and high school teachers that will be held on campus in 2016.
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Large number of inmates in solitary poses problem for justice system, study says
The Wall Street Journal quoted Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, in an article on a report that as many as 100,000 prisoners are being held in solitary confinement in the U.S.
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Dan Wirls: Why it’s so much easier for Congress to vote for war than peace
Reuters published an op-ed co-authored by politics professor Dan Wirls on the congressional politics surrounding the Iran nuclear agreement.
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Maverick’s At 180 Beats Per Minute
Biologist Terrie Williams was featured in coverage of her exercise physiology research in Surfing Magazine, Medical News Today, Santa Cruz Waves, Science Blog, Science 360, Medical Xpress, and other media outlets.
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What are the odds Stephen Hawking will answer your Reddit AMA question?
Wired turned to computer scientist Dimitris Achlioptas for help with a statistics question about Stephen Hawking's upcoming Reddit AMA.
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Grateful Dead’s 30 Trips Around the Sun: First Look at Box, Premiere of Music and Essay
A story in Relix magazine about the upcoming commemorative box set celebrating the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary noted that it includes a 288-page book with an extensive essay written by Nicholas Meriwether, the Grateful Dead Archivist at UC Santa Cruz.
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From the U.S. to Saudi Arabia, women had to fight to vote
Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies Bettina Aptheker was quoted in a Natiional Geographic story about how women around the world have had to actively fight for women’s suffrage.
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A giant glob of deadly algae Is floating off the West Coast
Coverage of the west coast toxic algae bloom continues with a story in Mother Jones, with quotes from ocean scientist Raphael Kudela.
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Talib Akbar's behavior deteriorated during his time in the 'hole’
An article on solitary confinement by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting used comments made by Craig Haney, distinguished professor of psychology, to the New York Times and the PBS program Frontline. It was published in the Green Bay Press Gazette and Chippewa Herald.
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UCSC alumnus and film undergrad win awards
The Santa Cruz Sentinel announced that Emmy Award-winning alumnus Cary Fukunaga and current film and digital media undergraduate student Jeny Amaya have been honored with 2015 Princess Grace Awards.
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Warmer water temperatures bring southern species
Research diver Colin Gaylord was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the effects of unusually warm water on marine life.
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Fog belt: Santa Cruz trees faring better than some in drought
Michael Loik, associate professor of environmental studies, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article on how trees in the area are suffering from the drought.