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May 28, 2001

Making the News

Sociologist Marcia Millman's media run with her book about romance and the movies continued with interviews for the New York Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, VIVA, the Sunday magazine of Argentina's largest Spanish-language newspaper, the Santa Cruz Sentinel, and on KUSP Radio.

Peter Raimondi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was interviewed by CNN about his evaluation of the environmental impacts of Duke Energy's plan to expand the Moss Landing power plant.

Environmental studies graduate student Jonathan Scheuer was featured in a Honolulu Star-Bulletin story about homeowners battling an invasion by wild pigs.

Peyman Milanfar, assistant professor of electrical engineering, was interviewed by CNET TV about his work on a "superresolution" technique that turns blurry images into sharp pictures. The Santa Cruz Sentinel also ran a story about his research.

Agroecology's Sean Swezey was featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition program about UC Davis's role in California agriculture. Swezey, director of UC's sustainable agriculture program, highlighted the challenges facing the state's ag industry.

The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) interviewed David Koo, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, and Joel Primack, professor of physics, for the TV series Space Millennium.

Slawek Tulaczyk, assistant professor of Earth sciences, was quoted in a story in the Los Angeles Times about changes in the Antarctic ice sheets and global warming.


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