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Media Highlights

January 2003

This summary highlights prominent media placements UCSC faculty and staff have garnered during the month of January 2003.

International

Journalism lecturer Conn Hallinan had an article published in the International Herald Tribune about U.S. policy on foreign aid. . . . Literature professor Carla Freccero was quoted extensively in an online BBC News article about Marvel Comics’ new gay comic book character.

National

The DOE News, a publication of the U.S. Department of Energy, reported on the formation of a new high-level task force on the Future of Science Programs at the Department of Energy; Chancellor Greenwood is among those chosen to serve on the task force, which will be chaired by MIT president Charles M. Vest. . . . Psychology's Bruce Bridgeman was quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer about proposals to vaccinate children against smallpox, which he said "borders on the criminal." . . . Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story about his research project in which advanced amateur astronomers are being enlisted to help look for planets beyond the solar system. Laughlin was also quoted in a New Scientist magazine story about how many Earthlike planets might exist in our galaxy. . . . The UCSC New Teacher Center was the model for a teacher mentor project in Madison, Wisconsin, that was written up in the Capital Times. . . . Anthony Pratkanis of psychology began the year with a high-profile appearance on NPR's Talk of the Nation program, discussing international propaganda and the role of the United States in the world. That followed a December interview on KNRC Radio in Denver about war propaganda. . . . Research at an early Indian pueblo in New Mexico by anthropology's Diane Gifford-Gonzalez was featured in a story in American Archaeology, the quarterly publication of the Archaeological Conservancy. . . . History professor Dana Frank was quoted in a Charlotte Observer story about residents protesting a possible Wal-Mart store in their neighborhood. . . . An article about adaptive optics in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured extensive quotes from an interview with Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and associate director of the Center for Adaptive Optics. . . . Astronomer Stephen Thorsett was quoted in an article in the Washington Post about a new NASA satellite to study supernovae. . . . Linguistics professor Geoffrey Pullum was coauthor of a full-page opinion piece in the January 3 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education. Pullum, along with Rodney Huddleston of the University of Queensland, Australia, argue that college curriculums need to include courses on English grammar that are based more on syntactic analysis and less on outdated and oversimplified usage rules.

State and regional

The Los Angeles Times tapped Brent Haddad of environmental studies for comment on a high-stakes move by the Bush administration to resolve a long-standing water dispute between Imperial Irrigation District and coastal southern California. . . . Library development director Margaret Gordon and Special Collections head Rita Bottoms were cited in San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel articles about photographer Pirkle Jones’s $1 million donation of photos to UCSC. The Los Angeles Times reported on the donation as well.

Local

Economist Michael Hutchison's recent media appearances included a KSBW-TV interview about the local economy that focused on the glut of available office and retail space in downtown Santa Cruz. . . . Sam Hedgpeth, assistant dean of engineering, was interviewed on KSCO Radio quoted in a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about a new agreement between the engineering school and Korea Telecom that will bring some of the company's managers to study at UCSC. . . . Professor of chemistry and biochemistry Jin Zhang was interviewed on KSCO Radio about his research on the electronic dynamics of gold nanoparticles. . . . Seismologist Susan Schwartz was interviewed on local television stations KION and KCBA about a minor earthquake (4.3 on the Richter scale) near Hollisterin January. . . . Russell Flegal, professor of environmental toxicology, was interviewed by Earthwatch Radio about his findings on airborne mercury pollution. Flegal and graduate student Douglas Steding were also quoted in a story about their findings in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. . . . The Mid-County Post ran a story about the new Center for Integrated Marine Technologies led by UCSC. Margaret McManus, assistant professor of ocean sciences, was quoted in the story. . . . Professor of physics Joel Primack and his wife, Nancy Abrams, were profiled in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about their efforts to make it easier for people to understand what scientists have learned about the cosmos. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about a new book, Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior, by associate professor of philosophy John Doris. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a two-page article and photo spread on the new book of photographs, Santa Cruz, California, by UCSC librarians Sheila O’Hare and Irene Berry. . . . Patrick Letellier, an instructor at Merrill College, published the cover story in the January 9 Santa Cruz County Good Times. The story, called "Beyond He and She: A Transgender News Profile," is an analysis of transgender rights cases from around the country. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel and the Good Times both ran feature stories on the new children’s book, Sally Slug, written by UCSC Foundation trustees Anne Neufeld Levin and Patricia Rebele. . . . KSCO covered the art exhibition, Faculty Works: 2003, at the Sesnon Gallery featuring works by new UCSC art faculty Melissa Gwyn, Lewis Watts, and Elliot Anderson.

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