Media Highlights
February 2006
This summary highlights media placements members of the UCSC
community have garnered during the month of February 2006.
National and international
The Christian Science Monitor relied heavily on
comments by economist Carl Walsh in its coverage of Alan Greenspan's
retirement. . . . David Deamer, professor of chemistry
and biochemistry, was featured in stories about research on the
origins of life in the Economist magazine, London
Times, Science Now, and the BBC News web
site. . . . Craig Haney of psychology was quoted in a Philadelphia
Inquirer article about the mental state of a man on death
row, noting the mentally debilitating effects of isolation. .
. . Research on climate change by James Zachos, professor of Earth
sciences, was featured in stories about global warming in the
Sunday Times (London), Daily Mail,
the Independent, the Statesman, Irish
News, BBC News, and the Columbus Dispatch.
. . . Psychology's Anthony Pratkanis was quoted prominently in
a Los Angeles Times story about Dick Cheney's recent
hunting mishap and other blunders that become "defining moments"
in the lives of high-profile politicians. The story was picked
up by the Associated Press and appeared in numerous papers,
including the Macon Telegraph and the Saint
Paul Pioneer Press. . . . Britain's Guardian Weekly
and The Observer quoted film and digital media professor
Chip Lord for an article about the decline of U.S. automakers.
(Lord was a founder of the architectural collective that created
Cadillac
Ranch.). . . Economist Rob Fairlie's study of employer-funded
health care mandates, like the recently passed "Wal-Mart
Bill" in Maryland, got widespread coverage in publications
that included Managed Care Law, Law & Health Weekly,
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, Life Science Weekly, Science
Letter, Health & Medicine Week, and Managed
Care Weekly Digest. Fairlie found that bills that target
large businesses fail to make a dent in the number of uninsured.
. . . The Turkish publication HurriyetUSA and the
Turkish Daily News ran stories on the music and
career of music lecturer and guitarist Mesut Özgen. . . .
Jonathan Fox of Latin American and Latino studies had
a letter published in the Wall Street Journal that
clarified the sweep of an 1882 law to filter the nation's borders.
. . . David Williams, professor of physics, was quoted in a profile
of his former graduate student, Miguel Morales, in the magazine
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. . . . The Christian
Science Monitor quoted American studies professor emeritus
John Dizikes in an article about the rockification of sport--the
loud background soundtrack that weaves through today's sporting
events. . . . Sociology's Mike Males appeared on the CBS News
program Sunday Morning, during a segment about the aging
of the baby boomers. . . . Literature professor John Jordan, codirector
of UCSC's Dickens Project, was quoted on Minnesota Public Radio
about the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens. . . . Michigan's
Morning Sun ran a story about history of consciousness
professor Angela Davis's appearance as the keynote speaker of
Central Michigan University's Black History month celebrations,
where she spoke about racism and sexism, invoked the legacies
of Coretta Scott King and Rosa Parks, and called for the impeachment
of President Bush. Davis was also featured in the Yes Weekly
about a speech she delivered at the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. . . . Journalism
lecturer Conn Hallinan contributed an article to Foreign
Policy in Focus about recent events in Iran. . . . Pamela
Perry of community studies was quoted in a USA Today
article about the role of race in young relationships, noting
developmental differences among high school and college students.
The article appeared in numerous other papers, including the Marshfield
News-Herald (Wis.).
State and regional
An article in the San Jose Mercury News about the
effects of global warming in California included quotes from Lisa
Sloan, professor of Earth sciences, and postdoctoral researcher
Lara Kueppers, as well as references to several studies conducted
by other researchers in Sloan's lab. . . . Michael Hutchison,
economics professor and interim dean of social sciences, was a
guest on Forum, KQED Radio's public affairs program,
discussing the Japanese economy and the recent stock market fiasco
there. . . . Film scholar B. Ruby Rich attended the Sundance Film
Festival, filing reports for Public Radio International's
program The World and for the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
. . . Gretchen Andreasen, director of the CalTeach Resource Center,
was interviewed on radio stations KGO and KCBS about
the launch of UCSC's California Teach program. . . . The new book
by coastal geologist Gary Griggs, Living with the Changing
California Coast, was the main source for an article about
the sand supply on San Diego beaches in the online newspaper Voice
of San Diego.
Local
The Santa Cruz Metro ran a cover story on a UCSC
conference titled "Reflections on Katrina," presented
by the Humanities Division's Center for Cultural Studies, featuring
the photographs of assistant art professor Lewis Watts and quoting
history of consciousness professor James Clifford. . . .Shelby
Graham, director of the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, was quoted
in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about an exhibit
she curated of nontraditional photography featuring artists from
the Bay Area and New York. . . . Professor of classics and comparative
literature Mary-Kay Gamel was interviewed on KZSC Radio
about the importance of academic humanities programs. . . . Economist
Michael Hutchison took a call from the Santa Cruz Sentinel
about the recent wave of layoffs sweeping through the U.S. automotive
industry. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story
recapping the 2005 local theater scene, praising shows by Shakespeare
Santa Cruz and UCSC student productions. . . . Theater arts professor
and Shakespeare Santa Cruz (SSC) artistic director Paul Whitworth
was featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel article about
SSC's 25th anniversary season. . . . James Gill, professor
of Earth sciences, was featured in a story in the Mid-County
Post about his research on undersea volcanoes. . . . The
Santa Cruz Sentinel reported that assistant professor
of art Dee Hibbert-Jones, a member of the city's Public Art Committee,
has initiated a public art project with UCSC students for the
city landfill on Dimeo Lane overlooking Monterey Bay. . . . The
Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story on a new book by
history professor Dana Frank, about a powerful women's labor movement
she discovered in Latin America. . . . The Aptos Times
ran a profile of Frank Drake, professor emeritus of astronomy
and astrophysics. . . . The Santa Cruz Sentinel
noted a three-day visit by Hollywood script supervisor Ana Maria
Quintana to UCSC organized by assistant theater arts professor
Alma Martinez. . . . Library development officer Margaret Gordon
was quoted in the Santa Cruz Sentinel about the
McHenry Library expansion and renovation project.
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