Media Coverage
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Grassroots organizations push for a Just Transition for communities impacted by coal extraction in Arizona
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies J. Mijin Cha spoke with Prism about how the needs of communities can be better served in the transition away from fossil fuels.
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How much inflation did Covid fiscal support cause?
Economics Professor Galina Hale joined VoxEU to share her findings on Covid-era fiscal policy impacts in Europe.
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A Famous Sled Dog’s Genome Holds Evolutionary Surprises
Biologists Katie Moon and Beth Shapiro were featured on the public radio program Science Friday in a segment about their research on the genome of the famed sled dog Balto.
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Santa Cruz County vulnerable to cyber attacks, Grand Jury recommends putting plan in place
Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Leilani Gilpin was quoted in a KION 46 story about Santa Cruz County's potential vulnerability to a cyber attack.
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Volcanoes have erupted in Mexico and Italy. Here are 7 things to know about volcanoes.
Geophysicist Emily Brodsky was quoted in a Vox explainer about volcanoes and a San Jose Mercury News article about geothermal energy and lithium extraction in the Salton Sea.
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A boat went dark. Finding it could help save the world’s fish.
Marine scientist Heather Welch was quoted in a Washington Post story about her research on illegal fishing activity.
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AI and Edge Computing Detect Disease for Real-Time Diagnosis
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Holger Schmidt was quoted in a Psychology Today story on a deep neural network for disease detection developed in Schmidt lab.
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The Closest Living Relative of the First Animal Has Finally Been Found
UC Santa Cruz former graduate student Darrin Schultz and professors Richard (Ed) Green and Steve Haddock were authors on a study proving that comb jellies are truly the closest relative to the very first animals.
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Voicemail Refuses to Die
Steve Whittaker, a professor of human-computer interaction who worked on visual voicemail in the late ’90s, was quoted in a story in the Atlantic on the enduring presence of voicemail.
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California could lose two-thirds of its beaches by the end of the century. Here’s which ones are at risk
Geologist Gary Griggs was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about sea level rise and beach erosion.
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The battle over bullfrogs, as California considers restrictions
Ecologist Erika Zavaleta was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about efforts to control invasive bullfrogs in California, also published on MSN and SiliconValley.com.
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Key Event Controls the Timing of Our Biological Clock
Biochemists Carrie Partch and Jonathan Philpott were quoted in coverage of their research on biological clocks, including stories in Technology Networks, Neuroscience News, PhysOrg, and other media outlets.