Media Coverage
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U.S sprawl peaked in 1994 and has been declining ever since
CityLab, a blog on The Atlantic.com that follows urban issues, wrote about a paper by environmental studies professor Adam Millard-Ball on the rise and fall of urban sprawl. The Associated Press also wrote about the study; its report appeared in the New York Times and other outlets. Pacific Standard magazine reported on the findings as…
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Transforming food systems with Agroecology
Foodtank.com, a website focusing on food and food justice issues, published an interview with emeritus professor Steve Gliessman in advance of his agroecology short course which will take place on campus in July.
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The Grateful Dead Are Releasing An 80-Disc, $700 Collector's Box Set
Stories about the Grateful Dead's plan to help celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release in September of an 80-disc box set, including an essay by UC Santa Cruz's Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether, appeared in Forbes, Billboard, and on CBS-KPIX TV (San Francisco).
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UCSC Social Documentation program students screen short films at Del Mar
The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about the ninth annual exhibition of thesis films from the Film and Digital Media Department’s masters program in Social Documentation at the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz.
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Wave of Protests Spreads to Scandal-Weary Honduras and Guatemala
The New York Times quoted history professor Dana Frank in a story about the wave of protests against corruption scandals sweeping across Latin America that has now reached Central America.
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Native traditional methods revived to combat California drought, wildfires
Rick Flores, curator of California natives at the Arboretum, was quoted in an Al Jazeera America article about the use of Native American land management practices for combating drought and fire.
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‘Real food’: University of Utah commits to a dining-hall overhaul
The Salt Lake Tribune quoted Tim Galaraneu of CASFS in an article about the University of Utah moving toward boosting the amount of “real food” in its dining operations.
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LA prisoner released after 43 years in solitary confinement. How can he cope?
The Christian Science Monitor used a quote from psychology professor Craig Haney in an article about the final “Angola 3" inmate to be released in Louisiana after more than 40 years in solitary confinement. A CNN report from February 2014 featuring Haney is being rebroadcast around the country in light of the news.
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Fertilizer 'dead zones' are killing fish
Coverage of research led by biologist Brent Hughes on the effects of excess nutrients in estuaries included stories from Newsweek, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Monterey Herald, Science Newsline, Science Codex, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.
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California Matters: Mark Bittman’s online video series premieres with ‘Take a Walk on the Wild (Edibles) Side’
“There’s this amazing 33-acre farm on an academic campus – it’s unheard of,” New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman remarks about the UC Santa Cruz Farm to KQED’s Bay Area Bites for a column on his upcoming video series, “California Matters.”
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Advocates urge new ethical code for foreign teacher recruitment
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered a announcement in Washington, D.C. featuring education professor Lora Bartlett calling for protecting the rights of international teachers in U.S. schools.
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UCSC’s Bob Shepherd named outstanding educator by state CPA society
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a very nicely written article on Bob Shepherd, the lecturer emeritus in accounting, who won an annual teaching award from the state CPA’s association.