Media Highlights

October 2004

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

National and international

David Haussler, professor of biomolecular engineering, was quoted in an article about genomic research in the Scientist magazine. Fellow genome researcher James Kent was featured in an article in the Deseret Morning News about a study in which Kent collaborated with researchers at Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute. . . . The Mexican media, including La Jornada, El Universal, and Radio UNAM, covered a talk by Susanne Jonas of Latin American and Latino studies about the political rights of Latinos. . . . The Deseret Morning News and the Associated Press covered the news that the Davis School District in Utah is the latest to adopt a teacher mentoring program developed by the UCSC New Teacher Center. . . . Susan Schwartz, professor of Earth sciences and director of the Keck Seismology Lab, answered reporters' questions about the magnitude 6 earthquake that struck near Parkfield in September. Schwartz was interviewed by National Public Radio and local television stations KION and KSBW. . . . The Statesman Journal of Salem, Oregon, cited research on small-business ownership by economist Rob Fairlie in a story about Latino business networks. . . . Astronomer Sandra Faber is featured in "Origins," a four-part miniseries for Nova on PBS. Faber was quoted in reviews of the series in the Santa Cruz Sentinel and on MSNBC. . . . Theoretical physicist Thomas Banks was quoted in Science News in a story about black holes. . . . Stan Woosley, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, was interviewed by BBC Radio's Leading Edge program for a story about recent X-ray flashes from space that may signal supernova explosions. Woolsey was also quoted in Science News in a story about new images of a supernova remnant. . . . The Nation's Health covered a recent trip by Nancy Stoller of community studies, who toured prison facilities in the United Kingdom as part of her research on inmate health. . . . Garth Illingworth, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, was quoted in a story about the Hubble Ultra Deep Field images of the early universe. The story ran in Knight Ridder newspapers throughout the country, including the Kansas City Star, Tallahassee Democrat, Charlotte Observer, Lexington Herald, and Duluth News Tribune. . . . The Times Colonist in Victoria, British Columbia, and the Ottawa Citizen covered economist Michael Hutchison's recent lecture about East Asian capital flows at the University of Alberta. . . . The Christian Science Monitor called on physicist Bruce Schumm for a critique of the ideas about quantum physics presented in the new movie What the Bleep do We Know?! . . . The Toledo Blade quoted geophysicist Steven Ward in a story about the potential for a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands to cause a massive tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean. . . . Astronomer Greg Laughlin was quoted in an article about extrasolar planets on the web sites of SpaceRef.com and Astrobiology Magazine. . . . Theater arts professor and department chair Danny Scheie was quoted about his acting technique in BackStage.

State and regional

Anthropologist Alison Galloway's testimony in the trial of Scott Peterson was covered in the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times, among other publications. . . . The Contra Costa Times, Santa Cruz Sentinel, and KION TV ran stories about Claire Max, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, who won the E. O. Lawrence Award in Physics. . . . Women's studies professor Bettina Aptheker was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Alameda Times-Star, Berkeley Daily Planet, Oakland Tribune, San Mateo County Times, Argus, Tri-Valley Herald, and the Daily Review in stories about the 40th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley. . . . Doctoral candidate Max Boykoff of environmental studies continues to get calls on his analysis of media coverage of global warming, most recently from KSCN Radio in Los Angeles, Metro Silicon Valley, and Clean Air-Cool Planet. . . . A San Diego Union-Tribune reporter called Michael Brown of politics to discuss reapportionment, open primaries, and ballot items, and his story was distributed over Copley News Service. . . . Richard Hughey, professor and chair of computer engineering, was quoted extensively in an article about bioinformatics in the Silicon Valley Metro. . . . An article in the Contra Costa Times about research indicating that woolly mammoths and other large mammals were wiped out in North America by a combination of human hunting and climate change included quotes from Paul Koch, professor of Earth sciences and a collaborator on the study. . . . Julie Guthman of community studies was interviewed by KPFA Radio and a Marin County radio station about her new book, Agrarian Dreams. . . . Drug policy expert Craig Reinarman of sociology was quoted in a Contra Costa Times article about an Oakland ballot item that would direct law enforcement officials to give marijuana use the lowest priority. . . . The San Jose Mercury News noted that American studies professor Tricia Rose would be the keynote speaker at a San Jose State University conference.

Local

Professor of Earth sciences Thorne Lay was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the the magnitude 6 earthquake that struck near Parkfield in September. . . . Politics prof Dan Wirls did postdebate analysis for the Santa Cruz Sentinel after the first Bush-Kerry face-off. Earlier, Wirls talked with Reuters about diversity in the U.S. Senate. . . . Astronomer Steven Vogt was profiled in a Metro Santa Cruz article about his involvement in the search for new planets outside our solar system. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about the endowed fellowship in plant ecology established by Jean Langenheim, professor emerita of biology. . . . The Mid-County Post quoted marine scientist Peter Miller in a story about UCSC researchers working with the state health agency to test new technologies for monitoring harmful algal blooms along the California coast. . . . Susan Schwartz, director of the Keck Seismology Laboratory, was interviewed by KSBW-TV about the recent seismic activity at Mount St. Helens volcano. . . . An article about California sea otter populations in the Monterey County Herald included quotes from Jim Estes, adjunct professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. The Herald also ran a story about a talk by Estes as part of Sea Otter Awareness Week. . . . Arts & Lectures director Michelle Witt was quoted in a Metro Santa Cruz feature on the 2004-05 performing arts season. The Santa Cruz Sentinel and Good Times also ran stories about the new lineup. . . . The Salinas Californian ran a story about an internship program at UCSC's Center for Adaptive Optics, featuring Lisa Hunter, CfAO's associate director of education and human resources. . . . Literature professor Helene Moglen was quoted in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about Shock and Awe: War on Words, a new book published by UCSC's Institute for Advanced Feminist Research that explores the political meaning of words. . . . In education, news of Judit Moschkovich and Julia Aguirre's new research project designed to help Latinos learn mathematics made a splash on the front page of the Santa Cruz Sentinel and appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an article about a newly published biography of violin legend Efrem Zimbalist written by Music Department lecturer Roy Malan. . . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel noted a class taught on hip-hop culture by American studies professor Tricia Rose in a piece about a local performance by KRS-One.

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