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Media Highlights

March 2004

This summary highlights prominent media placements UCSC faculty and staff have garnered during the month of March 2004.

International

Economist Ken Kletzer’s views about collective action clauses, which have been heralded as a breakthrough in the sovereign debt restructuring crisis, were featured in the December issue of Latin Finance. . . . Chemistry professors Bakthan Singaram and Todd Wipke were quoted in news stories about an optical glucose sensor developed in Singaram's lab. Stories appeared in the Medical News U.K., WebIndia.com, Medical News Today, Washington Times, U.P.I. news wire, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel. . . . A story in New Scientist magazine about new findings that shed light on the first moments after the Big Bang included quotes from astronomer Piero Madau. . . . Pedro Castillo, professor of history and member of the National Endowment for the Humanities Council, was quoted in a London Times Higher Education Supplement article about the Republican Right’s "hijack of U.S. science."

National

Professor of ocean sciences Peggy Delaney was quoted in an article that ran in newspapers around the country about the new Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, an international cooperative research program she helped plan. The story appeared in the Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlotte Observer, and Duluth News-Tribune, Kansas City Star, and other Knight-Ridder newspapers. . . . Economist Lori Kletzer’s proposal to provide wage insurance to workers who are displaced by foreign competition was outlined in a New York Times article about foreign competition and job loss as well as in articles in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and National Journal. . . . Assistant professor of film and digital media L. S. Kim was a featured guest on National Public Radio’s On Point program to discuss the cultural impact of HBO’s television series Sex and the City. . . . Psychology’s Craig Haney was quoted in a Tampa Tribune article about the needs of people released from death row and the lack of support programs to help them make the transition to life outside. . . . The Chronicle of Higher Education quoted history professor Peter Kenez in a story about the scholarly debate during the cold war about what fueled the survival of the Soviet regime. . . . Astronomer Garth Illingworth was quoted in stories about the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, a spectacular new image from the Hubble Space Telescope, in Science magazine and on the web site Space.com. . . . Mike Males of sociology was quoted in the Las Vegas Review-Journal about new findings regarding adolescent brain development. . . . The Allentown Morning Call covered a speech by history of consciousness professor Angela Davis at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University, where she called the U.S. prison system an outmoded form of punishment and urged that it be replaced by a multifaceted approach to rehabilitation. Davis was also featured in a Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin article about a speech she gave at Binghamton University urging students to make a difference. . . . Donald Potts, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in an article in Nature magazine about surprising new findings regarding the relationships among corals of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. . . . Ronnie Gruhn of politics discussed events in Haiti on the Democracy Now radio program. . . . Women’s studies professor Bettina Aptheker contributed two reviews of books about women in Afghanistan to the Women’s Review of Books. . . . Math professor Richard Montgomery collaborated with Stanford researchers on a study covered by National Public Radio and Science News--a mathematical analysis suggesting that a coin toss is inherently biased. . . . The Chronicle of Higher Education talked with Greta Gibson of education and anthropology for a story about two new books that discuss immigration and assimilation issues. . . . Darrell Long, professor of computer science, was quoted in news stories in the Santa Fe New Mexican, Albuquerque Journal, and Associated Press news wires about problems with a supercomputer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Long worked on an expert review of the Department of Energy's national supercomputing program. . . . Erika Zavaleta of environmental studies was profiled in the spring edition of Nature Conservancy, as part of a feature on leading conservation scientists. . . . An article about tsunamis in Science News magazine included a section on research by geophysicist Steven Ward. . . . American studies professor and department chair Tricia Rose was quoted in the Chicago Tribune and Denver Post about the influence of pop star Britney Spears.

State and regional

The San Francisco Chronicle ran a feature story on the innovative architecture collective, the Ant Farm, noting that it was cofounded by Chip Lord, chair of the Film and Digital Media Department. . . . The Contra Costa Times published an article about music lecturer (and San Francisco Ballet concertmaster) Roy Malan after he was named concertmaster of the California Symphony. . . . An article in the Los Angeles Times about efforts to save the endangered Channel Islands foxes included a quote from Brian Latta, a biologist with the Predatory Bird Research Group, who is trying to remove from the island the golden eagles that have been preying on the foxes. . . . The San Francisco Chronicle’s coverage of the impact of jobs moving offshore was enhanced by analysis provided by economist Lori Kletzer, whose work was also covered in a report by Inter Press Service. . . . Also in economics, David Kaun was interviewed by KPFA Radio, critiquing Bush’s justification of his tax cuts. . . . Pete Raimondi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in a story in the Orange County Register about the effects of coastal power plants on marine life.

Local

The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a lengthy interview with Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood covering the successes and challenges of her eight years at UCSC and her expectations for her new position with UC President Robert Dynes. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about the Hubble Space Telescope featuring Garth Illingworth, professor of astronomy and astrophysics. Illingworth has also been quoted in stories about the telescope in Aviation Week and Space Technology and Space News (at Space.com). . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a news item about Peggy Delaney, professor of ocean sciences, who was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Metro Santa Cruz ran feature articles about music lecturer Mesut Ozgen’s multimedia project New Dimensions in Classical Guitar, describing his collaboration with assistant film and digital media professor Gustavo Vazquez, music lecturer Peter Elsea, and assistant theater arts professor David Cuthbert. The Register-Pajaronian published a lengthy review of the group's concert. . . . Arboretum director Dan Harder was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about flowering plum trees heralding the approach of spring in Santa Cruz. Harder and curator Melinda Johnson were quoted in another Santa Cruz Sentinel story about gardening in a Mediterranean climate. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel gave a rave review to the UCSC theater production Ruy Blas, praising the "incomparable imagination" of its director, theater arts professor and department chair Danny Scheie. . . .Music lecturer Barry Green was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about his upcoming bass recital as part of the Cabrillo College Distinguished Artist series. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted that music lecturer Robert Klevan was recently named as jazz education director for the Monterey Jazz Festival.

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