Media Coverage
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Ocean acid conversion cuts coral density, UCSC study finds
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a report on a UCSC study of ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels.
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UC Santa Cruz researchers take project to tech conference
The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported on a UCSC research team that will show its prototype, "3-D+2-D television," at the SIGGRAPH 2013, 40th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interaction Techniques.
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In Syria and Africa, Obama ignores US laws and human rights violations
History professor Dana Frank was quoted in The Washington Times about reports of more than 10,000 complaints of human rights abuses by U.S. funded and trained state security forces in Honduras. Frank also appeared on KPFA and contribted a piece to The Baffler blog about this issue.
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Military sonar can alter blue whale behavior
The Santa Cruz Sentinel published a report on a UCSC study of the effects of sonar on blue whales.
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Stanford, UCSC study predicts oil demand to peak around 2035
The Santa Cruz Sentinel printed an article on economics professor Adam Millard-Bell's paper predicting a decline in the demand for oil.
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Shakespeare-ing Things Up
The Santa Cruz Good Times featured an extensive cover story celebrating the opening of the 2013 Shakespeare Santa Cruz summer festival at UCSC.
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Saving coastal habitats may help cut cost of storm damage
San Francisco Chronicle science writer David Perlman quoted Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences, in an article on protecting the coastlines.
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Researchers develop ghost-free 3D For viewers not wearing glasses
Gizmodo, R&D magazine and Opli covered the news that UCSC researchers have developed a prototype for 3D+2D television that allows viewers with stereo glasses to see three-dimensional images, while viewers without the glasses see a normal two-dimensional image.
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SoCal geothermal power production causes earthquakes, study says
The Los Angeles Times was among many media outlets covering seismologist Emily Brodsky's research on earthquakes triggered by geothermal power production. Brodsky was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered, KQED radio, and KGO radio, and other stories ran in the Guardian (U.K.), Science, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Jose Mercury News, Associated Press, USA Today, NBC…
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From DNA to Drug Treatment
Bioinformatics researchers Joshua Stuart and Ted Goldstein are featured in a Good Times story about cancer genomics research at UCSC.
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Earth Had Two Moons? Debate Continues Over Theory Explaining Lunar Asymmetry
Planetary scientist Erik Asphaug's theory that Earth once had two moons is getting another round of coverage in advance of Asphaug's presentation at an upcoming conference at the Royal Society, London. First published and widely covered in 2011, the theory and ongoing debate over it has prompted new stories in the Huffington Post, Telegraph, Sunday…
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CDC reports highest West Nile virus caseload in years, but predicting outbreaks remains a challenge
Biologist Marm Kilpatrick was featured in a Science Blog article about the increase in reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States.