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April 21, 2003

UCSC in the News

Sociology’s Bill Domhoff wrote a thought-provoking piece for the magazine In These Times on redefining "who’s ‘us’ and ‘them’" in the quest for egalitarian social change.

The Oregonian quoted history of consciousness professor Barbara Epstein in a piece about the antiwar movement.

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Glenn Stewart, program manager for the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group, was interviewed by local media, including the Santa Cruz Sentinel, KSCO Radio, and KION TV, about the release of three peregrine falcon fledglings at Long Marine Laboratory. The Sentinel story also quoted Seymour Center director Julie Barrett Heffington.

An article about fisheries management in New Scientist magazine featured quotes from Marc Mangel, professor of applied math and statistics and head of the Center for Stock Assessment Research, and Teresa Ish, a graduate student in ocean sciences.

The Work of Dance: Labor, Movement and Identity in the 1930s, a recent book by theater arts professor Mark Franko, was hailed as "remarkable" and "riveting" in the April issue of Choice.

Anthony Pratkanis was interviewed by Utah’s Ogden Standard Examiner about brainwashing and cultic influence processes as part of the paper's coverage of the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a story about how producers of the movie The Core consulted with professor of Earth sciences Gary Glatzmaier, but ended up ignoring his advice. Glatzmaier was also quoted in stories about the movie's scientific weaknesses in Popular Science and MSNBC News.

Amelie Hastie, assistant professor of film and digital media, made an appearance with host Andrea Lewis on KPFA Radio to discuss television coverage of the war against Iraq.

The San Jose Mercury News covered the recent Mexico City meeting between government officials and Mexican expatriates who live in the United States, tapping Jonathan Fox of Latin American and Latino studies for comment on the significance of the meeting.

The Monterey Herald ran a story about art exhibits at the UC Monterey Bay Education, Science and Technology (MBEST) Center. MBEST assistant director Shelley Kadota was quoted in the story.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran a front-page feature story, quoting library development director Margaret Gordon, about renowned cookbook author and alumnus Bruce Aidells’s donation to establish a cookery endowment at UCSC.

Faye Crosby of psychology gave interviews to London’s Guardian newspaper, as well as KUSP Radio and Metro Santa Cruz, about the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the use of affirmative action in admissions by the University of Michigan.

The Salinas Californian featured Lisa Sloan, associate professor of Earth sciences, in a story about how global warming is likely to affect the Central Coast.

A Cincinnati Enquirer story about fetal surgery mentioned sociologist Monica Casper’s book, The Making of the Unborn Patient.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel ran an item about Todd Lowe, assistant professor of computer engineering, who was awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship.

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