UCSC in the News

July 31, 2006

Rob Fairlie's research on entrepreneurship continues to generate media interest, including a recent mention in the New York Times, coverage in the Colorado Springs Business Journal, and questions from ABC News about older workers and entrepreneurship.

Economist Michael Hutchison was pleased to see his new book about Japan's economic downturn during the 1990s featured prominently in an article in the Economist magazine about that Japan's recovery.

The National Journal tapped Jonathan Fox for postelection analysis of the presidential contest in Mexico.

Economist Lori Kletzer was in Washington, D.C., for a Brookings Institution event that got press coverage from U.S. News Wire and other outlets.

The Mid-County Post ran an article about seismologist Emily Brodsky's research on earthquakes and groundwater flow.

Ellen Moir of the New Teacher Center was interviewed by Black America Web for a story about the nationwide shortage of certified teachers.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel wrote about the New Teacher Center's latest local initiative, working with 24 of the area's best teachers to help them reach the next level of excellence.

Research on ribozymes by William Scott, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and graduate student Monika Martick was reported in Medical Research News.

Science and Theology News ran a story about the new book Quantum Enigma by physicists Bruce Rosenblum and Fred Kuttner.

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