Media Coverage
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How to clone a mammoth
Biologist Beth Shapiro was a guest on CBC Radio's 'Quirks and Quarks' interview program, talking about her new book 'How to Clone a Mammoth.'
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Backyard evolution
Evolutionary biologist John Thompson is quoted in an Aeon magazine article about "microgeographic evolution," how differences can evolve within populations of the same species over small spatial scales.
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Scientists at Keck discover the fluffiest galaxies
Astronomer Jean Brodie was quoted in coverage of her team's discovery of the "fluffiest" known galaxies, including stories from Astronomy, Astronomy Now, Space Ref, and others.
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The baffling, gruesome plague that Is causing sea stars to tear themselves to pieces
Biologists Allison Gong and Pete Raimondi are featured in an article in the May issue of Vice magazine about sea star wasting syndrome.
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UC Santa Cruz research facility wins $2M grant
Biochemist Glenn Millhauser was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about a $2 million NIH grant for a new instrument for the NMR Facility.
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How much more is there to know about the Grateful Dead?
An article in the Washington Post noted that the Grateful Dead have created an enormous, living body of work ripe for scholarship, adding, "Pulled from the band’s own vault, an immense trove of press clippings, fan mail and memorabilia is housed in the library of the University of California at Santa Cruz, much of it…
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Quartet of quasars discovered for the first time
Astronomer Xavier Prochaska was quoted in coverage of his team's discovery of a rare quasar quartet, including stories from CBS News, Mashable, UPI, Zee News, Sci-News, Astronomy Now, and other media outlets.
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UC Santa Cruz professor develops HIV vaccine
Biomolecular engineer Phil Berman's research on an HIV vaccine was covered by the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSBW TV, KION TV, and BioSpace. The KSBW news clip was rebroadcast on other NBC TV news affiliates across the country.
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How weird is our solar system?
Astronomer Greg Laughlin is featured in a BBC News story about how our solar system compares with other planetary systems.
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Cesar Chavez convocation at UC Santa Cruz celebrates labor leader’s memory, legacy
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the 12th annual Cesar Chavez Convocation featuring keynote speaker Daniel “Nane”Alejandrez, founder of Barrios Unidos.
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Starfish along coast making comeback
Biologists Melissa Redfield, Betsy Steele, and Peter Macht were featured in KSBW TV news coverage of the sea star wasting disease.
