Media Highlights
February 2006
This summary highlights media placements members of the UCSC
community have garnered during the month of February 2006. (See
document with media outlets highlighted
in bold.)
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.
See document with media outlets highlighted
in bold.
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