Media Coverage
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Andromeda has a history of violence: Turbulent past of our twin galaxy…
Astronomers Claire Dorman and Raja Guhathakurta were quoted in coverage of their research on the Andromeda galaxy in the Daily Mail (U.K.), Science 2.0, Space Daily, Yahoo News, UPI, Herald Sun, Courier Mail (Australia), Science Codex, Universe Today, Zee News, Business Standard, Headlines & Global News, and other media outlets.
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Brave new world-hunters spot exoplanets on the cheap
Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a New Scientist article about new telescopes searching for extrasolar planets.
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Exoplanet bounty includes most Earth-like worlds yet
Astronomer Angie Wolfgang was quoted in a Nature story about new planet discoveries from the Kepler space telescope.
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The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters
Biologist Heather Liwanag's research on sea otter fur was featured in a KQED Science multimedia story on how sea otters' fur helps them survive in cold ocean waters.
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Dana Frank: U.S. should rethink support for Honduras
History professor Dana Frank contributed an op-ed to the Houston Chronicle urging the U.S. to rethink it's foreign policy of supporting a dangerous militarization of post-coup Honduras.
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'The Interview' Belittles North Korea, But is Film’s Backstory and U.S. Policy the Real Farce?
Assistant professor of literature Christine Hong, an executive board member of the Korea Policy Institute, was featured on Democracy Now! about President Obama's response to North Korea over the cyber hacking of Sony due to the Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy film, The Interview. Hong's commentary on this issue was also reported by the Institute for…
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UCSC art and science researchers partner to save Joshua tree
The Santa Cruz Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News ran a story about a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz art research associate Geoffrey Thomas and environmental studies graduate studenti Juniper Harrower, focusing on their study of the Joshua tree, a desert plant in peril.
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UC Santa Cruz celebrates 50 years
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a page one article on New Years Day highlighting the beginning of the campus’s celebration of its 50th anniversary.
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The biggest astronomy stories of 2014
Astronomer Jason Prochaska was featured in coverage of the top astronomy stories of 2014 from CBS News, Space.com, Yahoo News, MSN, and others.
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Sea Star Die-off Baffles Scientists
Biologists Melissa Redfield and Melissa Miner were quoted in a Good Times story about sea star wasting syndrome.
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Antarctic Seals May Navigate by Earth's Magnetic Field
Terrie Williams is quoted in coverage of her team's research on Weddell seals in Antarctica, including stories from LiveScience, Discovery News, Yahoo News, and PhysOrg.
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NuSTAR Probe Captures a Sizzling X-Ray View of the Sun
Physicist David Smith was quoted in widespread coverage of a new image of x-ray emissions from the sun obtained by NASA's NuStar probe, including stories from NBC News, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, Discovery News, Huffington Post, Christian Science Monitor, BBC News, Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Register, Nature World News, LiveScience, Buzz…