Media Coverage
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The Barbie Effect: Toys make a difference in children’s aspirations
Psychology professor Eileen Zurbriggen's study of how girls' views of career options are affected by playing with Barbie dolls was featured in the online version of The American Scholar, the quarterly literary magazine of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
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40 under 40: Professors Who Inspire
Nerd Wallet, an online personal finance site for millennials, selected assistant economics professor Alan Spearot as one of its "40 under 40: Professors Who Inspire" in its Nerd Scholar section.
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UCSC Games and Playable Media Programs take it to the Next Level
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a feature story about the Center for Games and Playable Media and the various degree programs offered in computer game design at UCSC.
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Earthquake cluster likely to strike Bay Area, scientists say
Seismologist Thorne Lay commented on a USGS study of earthquake risk in the Bay Area in a San Jose Mercury News story that was widely distributed by AP, running in the Sacramento Bee, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Contra Costa Times, and many other outlets.
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There’s a Science to Squashing Rumors, and the Times Did the Opposite
A New York Magazine blog post on the firing of New York Times editor Jill Abramson quoted psychology professor Anthony Pratkanis on rumor control. The quote was lifted from a 2008 Boston Globe article by the same author.
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What happens when poor women suddenly acquire land status and power
The online site examiner.com wrote about assistant psychology professor Shelly Grabe's study on land owning and power among women in two developing countries.
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Earth Matters: Stranger than fiction: The Anthropocene is upon us
A columnist for the Santa Cruz Sentinel attended the Anthropocene conference and wrote about it.
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Scientists say some quakes may be predictable
Seismologists Emily Brodsky and Thorne Lay were featured in stories about earthquake prediction from the Seattle Times, Sacramento Bee, KQED, LiveScience, CBS News, Yahoo News, and other media outlets.
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Finder of New Worlds
Astronomer Steve Vogt was quoted in a New York Times profile of his former graduate student and collaborator Geoffrey Marcy.
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A seasoned perspective
A story in China Daily Asia about 98-year-old author Isabel Crook quoted history professor Gail Hershatter, who described how Crook's work has contributed to the understanding of modern China.
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This is the end: Why millions of gamers love to play in the apocalypse
Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media Soraya Murray was quoted in a VentureBeat article about why so many people are attracted to video games, films and books with apocalyptic stories.
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Reefs cheaper than concrete to protect coast cities
Marine scientist Mike Beck was quoted in coverage of a study showing the effectiveness of coral reefs at protecting coastlines, including a story from French wire service AFP published in the Manila Bulletin and many other international sources, as well as the San Jose Mercury News, Santa Cruz Sentinel, National Geographic, Japan Times, Red Orbit,…