SciCom students publish local, regional, and national news articles, press releases, and radio reports throughout the school year at their part-time internships and during full-time internships in the summer. Many class assignments or freelance submissions also lead to real clips that students use to apply for jobs. Here are some stories from the classes of 2011 and 2012.

"Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm with Her Mind" by Sarah Jane Keller (Wired.com, May 16, 2012)

"Tables turned: UC Berkeley researchers study kids to make computers smarter" by Stephen Tung (San Jose Mercury News, May 14, 2012)

"Is Your Alarm Clock Making You Fat?" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, May 10, 2012)

"Two-Wheeled Youth Movement" by Amy West (KUSP public radio, May 8, 2012)

"Count Roadkill From Your Bike for Science" by Sarah Jane Keller (Wired.com, May 8, 2012)

"Researchers pinpoint key signals for immune cells" and other postings by Marissa Fessenden (Stanford Medical School Scope blog, May 7, 2012)

"FDA calls for 'judicious' antibiotic use on farms" by Beth Marie Mole (San Jose Mercury News, May 7, 2012)

"SushiBot Rolls Out 3,600 Pieces per Hour" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com Gadget Lab, May 6, 2012)

"The Origin of Blond Afros in Melanesia" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, May 3, 2012)

"Remote-controlled genes trigger insulin production" by Helen Shen (Nature, May 3, 2012)

"Mapping China's Ancient Name Game" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, April 27, 2012)

"A Landmark Retrofit" by Stephen Tung (San Jose Mercury News, April 25, 2012)

"Jet Stream Damages Country's Highest Astronomical Observatory" by Sarah Jane Keller (Wired.com, April 23, 2012)

"Enzymes grow artificial DNA" by Helen Shen (Nature, April 19, 2012)

"How to Become an Expert Tightrope Walker" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, April 18, 2012)

"California tries to contain citrus disease" by Beth Marie Mole (San Jose Mercury News, April 16, 2012)

"A Digital Revolution for Studying Human Anatomy" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, April 12, 2012)

"Robosquirrel fools rattlesnake" by Beth Marie Mole (San Jose Mercury News, April 11, 2012)

"Fishing for Fluid Dynamics" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, April 9, 2012)

"Online tool helps those with BRCA mutations understand options" by Beth Mole (Stanford Medical School news office, April 9, 2012)

"What Space Looks Like to Kids" by Sarah Jane Keller (Wired.com, April 6, 2012)

"Stickleback genomes reveal path of evolution" by Helen Shen (Nature, April 4, 2012)

"MIT Project Aims to Deliver Printable, Mass-Market Robots" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com Gadget Lab, April 3, 2012)

"Santa Cruz becoming hot spot for tech" by Tanya Lewis (Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 30, 2012)

"Brain nerves line up neatly" by Helen Shen (Nature, March 29, 2012)

"Stanford computer models show that small dams on Mekong River tributaries could have catastrophic effect on fish and people" by Stephen Tung (Stanford News Service, March 28, 2012)

"Moving the Lead Poisoning Bar" (link to audio download) by Meghan Rosen (KUSP public radio, March 27, 2012)

"Monterey surgeon says lifetime habit changes are key to weight-loss success" by Amy E. West (Monterey County Herald, March 18, 2012)

"Catching a ride: Salinas mountain bike team gaining success, interest" by Amy E. West (Monterey County Herald, March 18, 2012)

"Contamination conundrum: Spotlight on nitrate in Salinas Valley drinking water" by Sarah Jane Keller (Salinas Californian, March 16, 2012)

"Recent CDC study reveals dangers of raw milk, but fans say benefits outweigh concerns" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, March 15, 2012)

"Your brain is older than you think, say researchers from Stanford and the University of Chicago" by Stephen Tung (Stanford News Service, March 14, 2012)

"MBARI explores the Gulf of California" (video) by Erin Loury (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute newsroom, March 12, 2012)

"Robotic duo pinpoints plankton in Monterey Bay" by Erin Loury (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute newsroom, March 9, 2012)

"Overfishing indirectly hurts coral reefs, UCSC study finds" by Tanya Lewis (Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 8, 2012)

"Selling Respect for Meat—Local Butcher Shop Shows How-To" (link to audio download) by Meghan D. Rosen (KUSP radio, March 7, 2012)

"Building Blocks: Awesome Lego Science Models" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, March 6, 2012)

"Stanford's Quake-Catcher Network detects a tremor 10 seconds before the shaking reaches campus" by Stephen Tung (Stanford News Service, March 6, 2012)

"Growing number of adults diagnosed with ADHD" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, March 4, 2012)

"Book of Germs: The Quest for a Field Guide to Microbes" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, March 1, 2012)

"Sci-fi tour of our solar system" by Marissa Fessenden (Big Picture Science blog, Feb. 27, 2012)

"5 Questions: Blaschke on patients who don't 'dose' properly" by Beth Mole (Stanford Medical School news office, Feb. 27, 2012)

"UK-based company unfurls new technology to sequences whole strands of DNA" by Tanya Lewis (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Feb. 25, 2012)

"Mini molecules could help fight battle of aortic bulge, study shows" by Beth Mole (Stanford Medical School news office, Feb. 22, 2012)

"Monterey County group leads drive to label genetically altered foods" by Sarah Jane Keller (Salinas Californian, Feb. 22, 2012)

"Bay Area remembers John Glenn's remarkable flight" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 20, 2012)

"Benefits of hepatitis C treatment outweigh costs for patients with advanced disease, study shows" by Beth Mole (Stanford Medical School news office, Feb. 20, 2012)

"Medical Imaging, in a Snap" by Marissa Fessenden (ScienceNOW, Feb. 19, 2012)

"Q&A: What Can Indigenous People Tell Us About Climate Change" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, Feb. 19, 2012)

"Fit Hearts Have Street Smarts" by Meghan D. Rosen (ScienceNOW, Feb. 19, 2012)

"Moss Landing marine biologist kept media briefed during 'Big Miracle' whale rescue" by Amy E. West (Monterey County Herald, Feb. 18, 2012)

"Q&A: The 50th Anniversary of 'The Pill'" by Tanya Lewis (ScienceNOW, Feb. 18, 2012)

"A Pulmonary War Between Viruses and Bacteria" by Beth Marie Mole (ScienceNOW, Feb. 18, 2012)

"Look for new roles for older citizens in an aging America, says Stanford's Laura Carstensen" by Stephen Tung (Stanford News Service, Feb. 17, 2012)

"New Business Hopes to Capitalize on Makers Movement" (link to audio download) by Meghan D. Rosen (KUSP radio, Feb. 16, 2012)

"Davenport marine biologist takes an unconventional approach toward saving the oceans" by Tanya Lewis (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Feb. 13, 2012)

"Seventeen-month-old San Mateo twins recovering after liver transplants" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 12, 2012)

"MBARI researchers return to the Gulf of California" by Erin Loury and Kim Fulton-Bennett (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute newsroom, Feb. 5, 2012)

"Carmel Valley school building a lesson in ecology" by Stephen Tung (San Jose Mercury News, Feb. 4, 2012)

"Biggest, Fastest, Bloodiest: Earth's Most Extreme Insects" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, Jan. 31, 2012)

"Santa Clara 'dementia reality tour' shows what it's like to live with the affliction" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 29, 2012)

"Oxygen-starved waters" by Amy E. West (Monterey County Herald, Jan. 29, 2012)

"Watch a Baby Condor Hatch and Grown on Live Webcam" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, Jan. 25, 2012)

"Stanford study shows women report more intense pain than men" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 23, 2012)

"Scientists team with art designers to restore Año Nuevo Island, a place where animals reign supreme" by Erin Loury (San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 22, 2012)

"How the Finnish school system outshines U.S. education" by Stephen Tung (Stanford News Service, Jan. 20, 2012)

"Scientific Doomsday: Ways the World Could Actually End" by Daniela Hernandez (Wired.com, Jan. 17, 2012)

"Great Barrier Beefs" by Amy E. West (Conservation, Jan. 15, 2012)

"From neurology to psychiatry: Bullock probes mysterious seizures" by Susan L. Young and Tanya Lewis (Stanford Medical School news office, Jan. 9, 2012)

"East Bay scientist reduces violence against Darfuri women through better cooking technology" by Sarah Jane Keller (San Jose Mercury News, Jan. 3, 2012)

"Kepler's mission: Find planets like Earth" by Tanya Lewis (San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 30, 2011)

"From garbage to fuel: Santa Cruz nonprofit pushes program to turn plastic pollution into power" by Amy E. West (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Dec. 30, 2011)

"UCSF researchers perform first electrical recordings in human sperm" by Helen Shen (San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 29, 2011)

"In battle to save Bonny Doon vineyards, scientists try tricking bacteria" by Beth Mole (San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 27, 2011)

"Searching the Sea for Scum-Busting Cholera Killers" by Meghan D. Rosen (Wired.com, Dec. 26, 2011)

"Santa Cruz women surf over gender barriers on waves and in the lab" by Marissa Fessenden (San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 24, 2011)

"Barefoot-style shoes gain in popularity" by Meghan D. Rosen (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Dec, 18, 2011)

"Singing Whales Steal Spotlight From Earthquakes" by Helen Shen (ScienceNOW, Dec. 14, 2011)

"Study shows how nutrient levels affect enzyme associated with aging process" by Tanya Lewis (Stanford Medical School news office, Dec. 12, 2011)

"Vocal Fry Creeping Into U.S. Speech" by Marissa Fessenden (ScienceNOW, Dec. 9, 2011)

"Human Hearts Beat Together" by Meghan D. Rosen (ScienceNOW, Dec. 5, 2011)

"Mapping underground water sources for drip irrigation could change African village life, say Stanford researchers" by Sarah Jane Keller (Stanford News Service, Dec. 5, 2011)

"Insomnia Linked to Punctuality" by Tanya Lewis (ScienceNOW, Dec. 5, 2011)

"Drug Resistance Loiters on Antibiotic-Free Farms" by Beth Mole (ScienceNOW, Dec. 2, 2011)

"Enticing words printed on bags of potato chips have a lot to say about social class, Stanford researchers find" by Sarah Jane Keller (Stanford News Service, Nov. 30, 2011)

"Baby Seals Need the Nicest Ice" by Erin Loury (ScienceNOW, Nov. 30, 2011)

"Urban Bird Behavior May Divide a Species" by Sarah Jane Keller (ScienceNOW, Nov. 30, 2011)

"Short Chromosomes Linked to Fatigue in Elderly" by Helen Shen (ScienceNOW, Nov. 30, 2011)

"Watsonville fluoride battle 10 years after approval: Backers fight back as support wanes" by Donna Jones and Marissa Fessenden (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Nov. 27, 2011)

"Scientists identify defect in brain cell channel that may cause autism-like syndrome" by Tanya Lewis (Stanford Medical School news office, Nov. 27, 2011)

"Virgin Lizards Get Picky" by Daniela Hernandez (ScienceNOW, Nov. 23, 2011)

"Turning tides on ocean acidification" by Amy E. West (MBARI press room, Nov. 23, 2011)

"UCSC scientists lead a team deploying robots to forecast toxic algae blooms" by Marissa Fessenden (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Nov. 18, 2011)

"SSRL Researchers Show How Iron Activates Oxygen in Living Things" by Helen Shen (SLAC News Center, Nov. 17, 2011)

"Sorting out the nanotubes, for better electronics" by Sarah Jane Keller (Stanford News Service, Nov. 16, 2011)

"Stanford joins BrainGate team developing brain-computer interface to aid people with paralysis" by Tanya Lewis (Stanford Medical School news office, Nov. 11, 2011)

"Aptos man donates kidney, and gives cousin second shot at life" by Meghan D. Rosen (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Nov. 4, 2011)

"Emmy winner swims with sharks" by Marissa Fessenden (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Oct. 30, 2011)

"Critics take on methyl iodide in Salinas Valley, California" by Beth Mole (Salinas Californian, Oct. 29, 2011)

"Widespread floats provide pieces of the oceanic productivity puzzle" by Amy E. West (MBARI press room, Oct. 28, 2011)

"Stanford's Paul Ehrlich fears the worst for a planet with 7 billion residents" by Sarah Jane Keller (Stanford News Service, Oct. 26, 2011)

"Breast cancer patients needed for trial to assess imaging technique for mastectomies" by Tanya Lewis (Stanford Medical School news office, Oct. 24, 2011)

"SLAC Software Developer Discusses Physics Simulation Tool to Make Cancer Therapy Safer" by Helen Shen (SLAC News Center, Oct. 20, 2011)

"The Unappreciated Benefits of Dyslexia" by Danielle Venton (Wired.com, Sept. 20, 2011)

"Curious About Everything" (Stanley Falkow profile) by Sandeep Ravindran (Stanford Magazine, Sept/Oct 2011)

"Quantum logic could make better robot bartenders" by Melissae Fellet (New Scientist, Sept. 6, 2011)

"Photography in the Deepest Sea" (video) by Donna Hesterman (Scripps Institution of Oceanography news office, Sept. 2, 2011)

"Preserving Marine Mammal Species Worldwide" by Sascha Zubryd (Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Aug. 30, 2011)

"Canoodling with cavemen gave healthy boost to human genome, study finds" by Susan Young (Stanford Medical School news office, Aug. 25, 2011)

"Hands-On With the IBM 5150, Thirty Years Later" by Danielle Venton (Wired.com, Aug. 12, 2011)

"Robot 'Mission Impossible' wins video prize" by Melissae Fellet (New Scientist, Aug. 12, 2011)

"Sea monsters made great mothers" by Nadia Drake (Science News, Aug. 11, 2011)

"New idea could disable bug that causes ulcers, cancer" by Susan Young (Stanford Medical School news office, Aug. 8, 2011)

"Human Cells a Chimera of Ancient Life" by Danielle Venton (Wired.com, Aug. 4, 2011)

"A cougar in Connecticut" by Nadia Drake (Science News, Aug. 2, 2011)

"Archimedean molecule creates brand new compounds" by Melissae Fellet (New Scientist, July 22, 2011)

"The Worst Diseases You Can Catch Underground" by Danielle Venton (Wired.com, July 20, 2011)

"Screening new colon cancer patients for Lynch syndrome would be cost-effective, study shows" by Susan Young (Stanford Medical School news office, July 18, 2011)

"Artificially grown tooth transplanted into mouse" by Melissae Fellet (New Scientist, July 12, 2011)

"DIY Fireworks Blow Away Factory-Made Displays" by Danielle Venton (Wired.com, July 3, 2011)

"State Outcomes in Math and Science Education Reveal Big Disparities" by Catherine Meyers (American Institute of Physics news office, July 1, 2011)

"Global Warming's Impact on Premium Wine" by Sascha Zubryd (Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, June 29, 2011)

"Calcium plus vitamin D may reduce melanoma risks in some women, study finds" by Susan Young (Stanford Medical School news office, June 27, 2011)

"Forecast: Permanently Hotter Summers in 20-60 Years" by Donna Hesterman (Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, June 7, 2011)

"Emperor Penguins Rotate Through Giant Huddle for Warmth" by Jane J. Lee (Wired.com, June 2, 2011)

"Subterranean worms from hell" by Nadia Drake (Nature, June 1, 2011)

"WHO's math may not add up for developing nations" and other April-May 2011 blog posts by Keith Rozendal (Stanford Medical School Scope blog, May 24, 2011)

"Stanford computer scientists find Internet security flaw" by Melissae Fellet (Stanford News Service, May 23, 2011)

"What is the human genome worth?" by Nadia Drake (Nature, May 11, 2011)