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Media Highlights
June 2005
This summary highlights media placements members of the UCSC community have garnered during the month of June 2005.
National and international
With the return of two Britons who'd been held in solitary confinement at Guantanamo Bay for up to 18 months, BBC News relied on psychology's Craig Haney for an extensive report on the effects of such deprivation. He was also quoted prominently in a USA Today article about the devastating long-term effects of solitary confinement. . . . The Denver Post ran an article about research by Lisa Sloan, professor of Earth sciences, and Ph.D. recipient Jacob Sewall on the effects of climate change on the Rocky Mountain snowpack. . . . Paul Frymer of politics was a guest on the radio show Marketplace talking about the AFL-CIO. . . . Biologists Terrie Williams and Jim Estes were featured in a story on NPR's All Things Considered about their research on the effects of killer whale predation on sea otter populations in Alaska. . . . The Associated Press picked up the story out of Anchorage about Alaska's mentor-teacher program, which was modeled after the work of the New Teacher Center. . . . Assistant professor of film and digital media L. S. Kim was quoted in ABC News online about stereotypes of Asian actors in Hollywood. . . . An article on Space.com about a new theory of the formation of the solar system included a quote from Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics. . . . David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering, was quoted in a story in Newsday about research on DNA extracted from the bones of extinct cave bears. . . . Seismologist Thorne Lay was quoted in an article in New Scientist magazine about the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. . . . Newsweek magazine noted the upcoming Shakespeare Santa Cruz production of Twelfth Night in an article about promising 2005 summer seasons by respected theater companies. . . . Literature professor Paul Skenazy contributed four book reviews to the Washington Post. . . . A BBC News story about bottlenose dolphins using sponges as tools to help find food included a quote from Grant Pogson, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. . . . Organic Inc. tapped Farm manager Jim Leap for comment on the organic food industry and the growing role major corporations are playing in the booming sector of food production. . . . Astronomer Jason Prochaska was quoted in stories about his research on gamma-ray bursts on PhysOrg.com and Space Daily.com. . . . Screenindia.com quoted associate professor of history Dilip Basu in an article about the screening of Satyajit Ray's film Pather Panchali on its 50th birthday at the Cannes Film Festival. . . . Astronomy graduate student Genevieve Graves was quoted in stories about her supernova research on MSNBC.com, Space.com, and RedNovaNews.com. . . . Optoelectronics Report ran a story about research on optical sensor technology by Holger Schmidt, assistant professor of electrical engineering. . . . An article in Earth Island Journal about the impacts of wind turbines on bird populations described research by Grainger Hunt, a biologist with the Predatory Bird Research Group. . . . Astronomers Steven Vogt, Greg Laughlin, and Douglas Lin were quoted in news stories about the discovery of a rocky planet, including stories in the Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, Minneapolis Star Tribune, UPI and AP news wires, BBC News, CNN.com, MSNBC.com, Discovery News, and Sci-Tech Today. . . . James Zachos, professor of Earth sciences, was quoted in New Scientist magazine and online news sites RedNova.com, Space Daily, and others, which ran stories about his research on ocean chemistry during a period of extreme global warming in the past. . . . Psychology's Anthony Pratkanis was quoted in an ABCNews.com story about Howard Dean and the media's coverage of Dean's leadership of the Democratic National Committee. The story was picked up by The Frontrunner. . . . The Engineering 2 Building was featured in an article in Architecture magazine. . . . Acoustic Guitar magazine reviewed Music Department lecturer Mesut Özgen's latest CD of folk-inspired classical music, Troubadour, describing his playing as "stunningly versatile and expressive throughout." . . . An article in Science News about declining fisheries included quotes from marine scientist Steven Berkeley.
State and regional
In a personal perspective piece on the San Francisco Chronicle's opinion page, editorial writer Louis Freedberg hailed the work of UCSC's New Teacher Center, saying it is "regarded as the best of its kind in the nation." The piece quoted director Ellen Moir's admonition that "One of the best things we can do is invest in the early years of a teacher's career." . . . Biologist Giacomo Bernardi was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about grunion, the only fish that leave the water to spawn on beaches. . . . Associate history professor Pedro Castillo was quoted in southern California's Press-Enterprise about a decision by Univision Network, the most popular Spanish-language broadcast television network in the United States, to add local coverage due to the significant Latino population in the area. . . . Geophysicist Steven Ward was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about the risk of a tsunami on the West Coast, and he was also interviewed about tsunamis on KSBW TV. . . . The San Francisco Chronicle picked up on a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of California about the future of the Golden State, which includes a chapter authored by Manuel Pastor of Latin American and Latino studies. . . . Anthropologist Triloki Pandey was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story about the local Indo-American community. . . . The Los Angeles Times and the Torrance Daily Breeze ran a feature about alumnus Kent Nagano and his work on the symphonic work, Manzanar: An American Story, describing a preview of its world premiere that recently took place at UCSC's Pacific Rim Festival. . . . Jason Mark, a member of the Center for Agroecology's apprenticeship program, penned an op-ed about organic food for the San Francisco Chronicle. Mark, who is working on a book about food, detailed the role of major corporations in the growth of the organic food industry. . . . The San Jose Mercury News wrote up the opening of the Farm & Garden's market cart, which sells fresh organic produce and flowers at the base of campus every Tuesday and Friday through the growing season.
Local
Literature professor Nathaniel Mackey was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about being selected to present UCSC's annual faculty research lecture next year. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel lauded the Theater Arts Department's "spectacularly bright and cheerful production" of Sondheim's musical, Merrily We Roll Along, noting director (and department chair) Danny Scheie's "mischievous eye for irony" and "brilliant eye for flamboyant drama." The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about Robert Kraft, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics and former director of UCO/Lick Observatory, who has been honored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about an upcoming seminar for high school teachers and the annual weeklong Dickens Universe, to be held this summer as part of the 25th anniversary of UCSC's Dickens Project. . . . Sesnon Gallery director Shelby Graham was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about local art galleries. . . . Dan Wirls of politics penned an op-ed that appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the Senate's consideration of a "nuclear option" filibuster. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a feature story on 34-year-old history major Martin Smith, one of the oldest UCSC students to graduate this year and winner of several awards for his research on troop resistance to the Vietnam war. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about engineering dean Steve Kang, who received a major award for his engineering research and leadership in education. . . . Deborah Abbott, director of the Lionel Cantú Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex Resource Center, was quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article about the gender-neutral bathrooms at the Saturn Cafe. . . . The Salinas Californian reported that Angelica Jimenez has earned a $20,000 Pister Leadership Opportunity Award to attend UCSC.
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