Media Coverage
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UCSC graduate research showcase highlights digital media
The Santa Cruz Sentinel covered the Graduate Research Symposium, featuring quotes from several students and Tyrus Miller, vice provost and dean of graduate studies.
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How Much Can The U.S. Do For Kidnapped Nigerian Girls?
Paul Lubeck, emeritus professor of sociology and an expert on northern Nigeria, was featured in an in-studio interview on NPR's Weekend Edition for a segment on Boko Haram and the kidnapping of more than 250 schoolgirls.
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Cities Jump On 'Zero Waste' Bandwagon
Lacey Raak, UCSC's sustainability director, was quoted by KJZZ, the public radio station in Phoenix, in a report about the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team trying to cut back on the amount of waste going to landfills.
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Eco-tours of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf highlight ocean life
A story in the San Jose Mercury News and Santa Cruz Sentinel about eco-tours of the Santa Cruz wharf featured UCSC students Rebeca Irigoyen and Austin Erb and Seymour Center visitor programs coordinator Chris Reeves.
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UC astronomers fight to save Lick Observatory
Astronomer Michael Bolte is quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about Lick Observatory, while astronomer Eleanor Gates was featured in a KCBS TV story about the observatory.
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Polar Bear Evolution Was Fast and Furious
Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro was quoted in a story about the evolution of polar bears in Science magazine.
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5 Dramatic Ways California Is Tackling Drought
Hydrogeologist Andy Fisher is featured in a National Geographic video accompanying their multimedia coverage of the California drought.
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Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone
The New York Times interviewed Paul Lubeck, emeritus professor of sociology, about the origins of Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamic insurgent group suspected of kidnapping hundreds of school girls.
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Tracking collar showed Mountain View puma was looking for his own space
The San Jose Mercury News talked with environmental studies associate professor Chris Wilmers in the aftermath of a young mountain lion's visit to downtown Mountain View. Local television stations KPIX, KTVU, and NBCBay Area did follow-up reports with Wilmers on camera explaining how the puma's tracking collar showed his movements leading up to his capture.
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Peregrine Falcons On The Rebound: Nest Atop Downtown SF PG&E Building
KCBS radio interviewed wildlife biologist Glenn Stewart about the peregrine falcons nesting on the PG&E building in San Francisco. Stewart banded the chicks in the nest this week.
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Falcon Watching Goes High-Tech Atop San Jose City Hall
Broadcast stations KCBS, CBS5 KPIX, KTVU and ABC7 KGO followed biologist Glenn Stewart, director of the UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, as he rappelled down San Jose City Hall to place leg bands on four peregrine falcon chicks that had hatched on a ledge. KCBS, CBS5 KPIX, and the San Francisco Appeal also…
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The Unorthodox Whales of Sri Lanka
Marine biologist Asha de Vos was interviewed on KUSP Radio's 7th Avenue Project about her research on blue whales in Sri Lanka.