Media Coverage
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Ion channel mechanics yield insights into optogenetics experiments
Biochemist David Kliger's research on ion channel mechanics was covered by PhysOrg, Medical News Today, Health Canal, Science Daily, Science Newsline, and other outlets.
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What's inside Saturn moon Enceladus? Geyser timing gives hints
Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo is quoted in coverage of new studies of Saturn's moon Enceledus, including stories from Space.com, Oregon Herald, and Yahoo News.
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The Grateful Dead's final farewell tour: Nicholas Meriwether interviewed
UC Santa Cruz Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether was interviewed on syndicated Bloomberg News for a story about the Grateful Dead's farewell tour and the band's business practices.
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UCSC astronomers court controversy with new telescope in Hawaii
Astronomer Michael Bolte was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Thirty Meter Telescope project in Hawaii.
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UCSC researchers play important role in Refugio oil spill response
KION TV interviewed biologist Karah Ammann about the role of UCSC researchers in the response to the Refugio oil spill.
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Justice Kennedy's next crusade? It could be solitary confinement
A columnist for DeCode DC, an online news service owned by EW Scripps, cited research by psychology professor Craig Haney in a column speculating on whether U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s next target is solitary confinement. The column was reprinted in numerous newspapers across the country.
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Backpacks on seabirds hint at their navigation secret
Biologist Dan Costa was quoted in a National Geographic news story about the navigational abilities of shearwaters.
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UCSC elephant seal experts on Ocean Mysteries
Biologists Daniel Costa, Patrick Robinson, and other members of Costa's lab were featured in an episode of the ABC TV program "Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin" which focused on Costa's elephant seal research program at Ano Nuevo State Reserve. The show was broadcast on ABC stations throughout the country.
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Want to find the right game? UC Santa Cruz debuts a new discoverability tool
Game news site Gamasutra ran a story about the new game finding services developed by researchers at the UCSC Center for Games and Playable Media.
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Experts: Rising sea level needs to be top priority
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a Palo Alto Weekly story about a conference at NASA Ames on the need for coastal cities to prepare for rising sea levels.
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What do coffee and music have in common? Words of wisdom from the International Congress on Cocoa, Coffee and Tea
The trade magazine Beverage Daily reported from the Nespresso coffee conversation industry event in Portugal where anthropology professor Melissa Caldwell spoke about why Starbuck’s ill-fated Race Together campaign failed.
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7 lessons I learned as a college freshman that you will benefit from
Writing in the Huffington Post, Julia Dunn, who recently completed her first year at UC Santa Cruz, offers seven practical tips for incoming students.