University of California, Santa Cruz Science Writing Program


selected writings of graduates

"Analytic Chemistry Comes to the Fore" and "Heparin Undone" by Jyllian Kemsley '03 (Chemical & Engineering News, May 12, 2008)

"To Sleep, Perchance to Dream"
by Jessica Marshall '05 (Zoogoer, Nov./Dec. 2007)

"Bad Vibrations" by Mason Inman '04 (Science News cover story, Nov. 24, 2007)


"Shadow World" by Davide Castelvecchi '04 (Science News cover story, Nov. 17, 2007)

"The Big Dry" by Emily Sohn '00 (Science News cover story, Oct. 27, 2007)

"Hackers Could Skew U.S. Elections" by Jessica Marshall '05 (Newscientist.com, Oct. 9, 2007)

"Rocking the Vote" by Elisabeth Nadin '03 (Engineering & Science, Caltech magazine, Fall 2007; pdf download)

"Knowing What You Like" by Marcus Woo '07 (Engineering & Science, Caltech magazine, Fall 2007; pdf download)

"Human Nature: Platte Attraction"
by Christine Mlot '84 (Nature Conservancy, Autumn 2007)

"4 Robots That Are Saving the World" by Brittany Grayson '07 (Discover.com, Sept. 7, 2007)

"Spooks in Space: What's That Peering Out of the Quantum Vacuum?" by Mason Inman '04 (New Scientist cover story, Aug. 18, 2007; requires site subscription)

"Blowout (Dismantling Dams)" by Cameron Walker '02 (Outside, Aug. 2007)

"The Dark and Mushy Side of a Frozen Continent" by Mason Inman '04 (Science, July 6, 2007; requires site subscription)

"Koalas: Up Close and Personal" by Emily Sohn '00 (Science News for Kids, June 27, 2007)

"Global Warming is Shrinking the Great Lakes" by Jessica Marshall '05 (NewScientist.com, May 30, 2007)

"Do These Genes Make Me Look Fat?" by Mason Inman '04 (Inkling, May 17, 2007)

"Fractal or fake?"
by Julie Rehmeyer '06 (Science News, Feb. 24, 2007)

“Raising Consciousness” by Emily Singer '03 (Technology Review, Jan./Feb. 2007)

"Mindful Exercise" by Barbra Rodriguez '96 (AARP Segunda Juventud, October/November 2006)

"Swallowing the Best Advice?" by Jessica Marshall '05 and Peter Aldhous, program lecturer (New Scientist, Oct. 27, 2006)

“The Planet Hunters” by Robert Irion ’88 (Smithsonian, October 2006)

“Inside Chernobyl” by Richard Stone ’91 (National Geographic, April 2006)

“Proof of Big Bang seen by space probe, scientists say” by Davide Castelvecchi ’04 (National Geographic News, March 17, 2006)

“Saved by ‘sand’ poured into the wounds” by Jessica Marshall ’05 (New Scientist, March 16, 2006)

“Stealth sharks to patrol the high seas” by Susan Brown ’05 (New Scientist, March 1, 2006)

“Modeling the first instants of a star’s death” by Robert Irion ’88 (SciDAC Review, U.S. Department of Energy, March 2006)

“RNA therapy” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (ALS Association)

“Silent scientist under fire: the American collaborator of a disgraced South Korean is keeping mum” by Lila Guterman ’98 (Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 27, 2006)

“Markets to help Willamette River keep its cool” by Cameron Walker ’02 (Ecosystem Marketplace, Jan. 19 2006)

"Of Meth and Motherhood" by Nicole Stricker '03 (Idaho Falls Post Register, Jan. 15-17, 2006)

“Meteorology: Winds of change” by Mark Schrope ’99 (news@nature.com, Nov. 2, 2005; site subscription required)

“Planets” by Robert Irion ’88 (Discover 25th anniversary issue, October 2005)

“Eco-friendly in the kitchen” by Lila Guterman ’98 (The Washington Post, Sept. 17, 2005)

“Footprints rewrite history of first Americans” by Robert Adler ’99 (New Scientist, July 5, 2005)

“Board rooms” by Emily Sohn ’00 (Smithsonian, July 2005)

"The 'Jurassic Park' of Manuscripts" by Davide Castelvecchi ’04 (Are We Alone? May 22, 2005)

“Earth shakers: the counter-enviro power list” by Emily Sohn ’00 (Outside, May 2005)

"Yes, Dad, There Are Alternatives" by Carol Howard '85 (AV Magazine, American Anti-Vivisection Society, Spring 2005)

“Lost count” by Lila Guterman ’98 (Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 4, 2005)

"The Growth of Inflation" by Davide Castelvecchi ’04 (Symmetry magazine, December 2004/January 2005)

“Families of the world” by Heather Rock Woods ’94 (Symmetry Magazine, Oct/Nov 2004)

“Families of the world” by Heather Rock Woods ’94 (Symmetry Magazine, Oct/Nov 2004)

“Brain check” by Julie Corliss ’89 et al. (Newsweek, Sept. 27, 2004)

“Preventing fires, igniting questions” by Karen F. Schmidt ’91 (U.S. News & World Report, April 26, 2004)

Profile of Dr. Phillip Crews by Roberta Friedman ’85 (Just Garcia Hill)

“Massive growth of ecotourism worries biologists” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, March 4, 2004)

Webcast with Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner by Mary K. Miller ’90 (Exploratorium)

“History shows hurricanes are not rising” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, Sept. 28, 2003)

“Guns special report: why isn't life-saving technology implemented?” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, July 13, 2003)

“Penguin ranch” by Mary K. Miller ’90 (Exploratorium)

“The latest in X-ray vision” by Heather Woods ’94 (Stanford Magazine, July/August 2003)

“Creatures in a class menagerie” by Bryn Nelson ’99 (Newsday, May 11, 2003)

“The lizard king” by Bryn Nelson ’99 (Newsday, May 11, 2003)

“The turtle hurtle” by Bryn Nelson ’99 (Newsday, May 11, 2003)

“Calm before a storm” by Bryn Nelson ’99 (Newsday, May 11, 2003)

The Big Splat, or How the Moon Came to Be by Dana Mackenzie ’97 (John Wiley & Sons, April 2003)

“Oldest DNA exposes ancient ecosystems ” by Robert Adler ’99 (New Scientist, April 17, 2003)

“Undercover genes slip into the brain” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, March 20, 2003)

“Crunch time for sports utility vehicles” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, March 9, 2003)

Science Firsts: From the Creation of Science to the Science of Creation by Robert Adler ’99 (John Wiley & Sons, Sept. 2002)

“The Hunger Artists” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, June 10, 2002)

“Like Alaska, like Europa” by Robert Irion ’88 (Discover, cover story, May 2002)

“The Human Genome Project: Milestones in Genetics” by Karin Jegalian ’98 (National Institutes of Health)

“A man for all skulls” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (California Wild, Spring 2002)

“Claim of small-scale fusion produces early skepticism” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, March 5, 2002)

“Mouse protein prolongs memory in flies” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (Daily inScight, April 2, 2002)

“The hairy senses of manatees” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (Daily inScight, March 18, 2002)

“Strength training’s benefits” by Barbra Rodriguez ’96 (Hispanic Online, February 2002)

“When chips for bartering fall from the sky” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Feb. 19, 2002)

“Battle of the sexes, water-strider style” by Mary Beckman ’98 (Daily InScight, Feb. 13, 2002)

“Deep in crater’s core, clues to dinosaur extinction” by Alexandra Witze ’93 (Dallas Morning News, Feb. 11, 2002) “Law of the jungle” by Oliver Baker ’99 (New Scientist, February 9, 2002)

“Science prizes: from Nobel to Ig Nobel” by Chris Woolston ’95 (The Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 4, 2002)

“Super sniffers” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (Daily inScight, Feb. 4, 2002)

“Starry, starry eyes” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (California Wild, Winter 2002)

“Deep squid caught on film” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (Daily inScight, Dec. 22, 2001)

“Going wild: A biologist gets in touch with his inner primate” by Christopher Vaughan ’87 (Stanford Magazine, November/December 2001)

“Volvo Ocean Race: Whale migration” by Mark Schrope ’99 (NationalGeographic.com)

“Preventing diabetes” by Barbra Rodriguez ’96 (Hispanic Online, November 2001)

“Arsenic’s cancer paradox resolved” by Robert Adler ’99 (New Scientist, Nov. 13, 2001)

“ ‘Conflict index’ warns when a nation faces civil war” by Robert Adler ’99 (New Scientist, Oct. 26, 2001)

“The Sonoran Desert conservation plan” by Mari N. Jensen ’97 (Tucson Citizen, Oct. 24-25, 2001)

“Bugs smell success” by Oliver Baker ’99 (TechnologyReview.Com, Oct. 10, 2001)

“Defending skyscrapers against terror” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Sept. 18, 2001)

“Nuclear magnetic voodoo exorcized” by Oliver Baker ’99 (Physical Review Focus, Sept. 17, 2001)

“Global ozone odyssey” by Oliver Baker ’99 (Access, September 14, 2001)

“Bad luck and the ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1912” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Aug. 28, 2001)

“Did life on Earth come from Mars?” by Robert Irion ’88 (Discover, August 2001)

“ET-mail” by Oliver Baker ’99 (New Scientist, July 28, 2001)

“Mars: Dead or alive?” by Robert Evans ’97 (Astrobiology News)

“To test or not to test — Tiny genes, big questions ” by Amy Adams ’96 (CBS HealthWatch)

“Resealing amniotic sac: Key to fetal (in womb) surgery” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (CBS HealthWatch)

“Smoking worse for women, new studies show” by Camille Mojica Rey ’97 (CBS HealthWatch)

“Trying to lose weight? Ethnicity may be important” by Camille Mojica Rey ’97 (CBS HealthWatch)

“A pregnancy test for Mars” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (Astrobiology News)

“Want a memory? Say 'cheese'” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, July 9, 2001)

“Stopping time in its tracks” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, July 9, 2001)

“Sierra Madre fault zone revealing its secrets” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, June 28, 2001)

“The day the earth shuddered” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, June 28, 2001)

“A new strategy to help capture greenhouse gas” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, June 17, 2001)

“Father’s day” Radio commentary by Camille Mojica Rey ’97 (LatinUSA, June 15-19) [Download RealPlayer]

“To improve high-speed 'flip chip,' scientists follow the bouncing droplets” by Beth Martin ’96 (San Jose Mercury News, May 29, 2001)

“With help from NASA, student chip researchers experiment in zero gravity” by Beth Martin ’96 (San Jose Mercury News, May 29, 2001)

“High-temperature superconductors find a variety of uses” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, May 29, 2001)

“Who will win?” by Oliver Baker ’99 (Scientific American Explorations, May 29, 2001)

“Is grass a proven tonic?” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, May 28, 2001)

“The seat of identity” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, May 28, 2001)

“Shades of doubt and fears of bias in the doctor’s office” by Lila Guterman ’98 (Chronicle of Higher Education, May 25, 2001)

“Rescued ravens take wing” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, May 21, 2001)

“The young and the virtueless” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, May 21, 2001)

“Didn’t get in? You’re not alone” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, April 30, 2001)

“Sentinels of history” by Melissa Blouin ’91 (University of Arkansas Research Frontiers, Spring 2001)

“Too warm for the Maya” by Kathleen Wong ’99 (California Wild, Spring 2001)

“New imaging technologies are predicting and improving the success of in vitro fertilization” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (BioMedNews, April 17, 2001) [Free registration required]

“Unraveling silk’s secrets, one spider species at a time” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, April 3, 2001)

“Experts dissect a primordial banquet; by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, March 20, 2001)

“The roots of good luck: Science and shamrocks” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, March 19, 2001)

“You hum and I’ll find it” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, March 17, 2001)

“Pack station told to close” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, March 2, 2001)

“Breast augmentation: Return to silicone?” by Camille Mojica Rey ’97 (CBS HealthWatch, Febuary 2001)

“Genomics of salt-induced hypertension” by Barbra Rodriguez ’96 (Celera, Feb. 26, 2001)

“Flexibility of cell membranes” by Oliver Baker ’99 (Physical Review Focus, Feb. 23, 2001)

“Not built for the ages” by Emily Sohn ’00 (U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 19, 2001)

“What, geeks at M.I.T.? Not with this class” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Feb. 6, 2001)

“Space babies” by Anil Ananthaswamy ’00 (New Scientist, Feb. 3, 2001)

“Naturalist’s almanac: what to look for this season” by Liese Greensfelder ’99 (California Wild, Winter 2001)

“Total immersion” by Lisa Strong-Aufhauser ’93 (California Wild, Winter 2001)

“Trash fouls canyon trail” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, Jan. 28, 2001)

“Compost heap scooped away” by Becky Oskin ’00 (Pasadena Star-News, Jan. 27, 2001)

“Planetarium takes Pluto off planet A-list” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Jan. 22, 2001)

“A ‘missing link’ with grisly habits” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Jan. 9, 2001)

“New Age bidding: Against computers, humans usually lose” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Jan. 2, 2001)

“From finding a gene to developing a cure: An uncertain journey” by Camille Mojica Rey ’97 (GeneticHealth, December 2000)

“Why do the gods sleep with the fishes?” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Dec. 26, 2000)

“New imaging technologies are predicting and improving the success of in vitro fertilization” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (Celera, Dec. 15, 2000)

“Progress on cancer gene chip with prognostic potential” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (Celera, Dec. 15, 2000)

“Using M.R.I., researchers explore the brain in search of the funny bone” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Dec. 5, 2000)

“Are mathematicians past their prime at 35?” by Lila Guterman ’98 (Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 1, 2000)

“Scientists make a bacteria-size machine work” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, Nov. 25, 2000)

“Lifestyle may affect Mexican-American cardiovascular disease risk” by Barbra Rodriguez ’96 (CBS Healthwatch, November 2000)

“Quality sleep dampens children’s migraines” by Barbra Rodriguez ’96 (CBS Healthwatch, November 2000)

“The Eden Chronicles: Tracking ‘Y Chromosome Adam’” by Mary Beckman ’98 (Daily InScight, Nov. 1, 2000)

“May the best man lose” by Dana Mackenzie ’97 (Discover, November 2000)

“Of aggressive mice and Dutchmen” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (H.M.S. Beagle, Oct. 27, 2000) [Free registration required]

“Running to the extremes” by Mari N. Jensen ’97 (Daily InScight, Oct. 25, 2000)

“Making sense out of consensus” by Dana Mackenzie ’97 (SIAM News, October 2000)

“Wild lives — bungling beetles” by Liese Greensfelder ’99 (California Wild, Fall 2000)

“Measuring a giant’s sighs” by Dana Mackenzie ’97 (Daily InScight, Sept. 27, 2000)

“For Sale: the Book of Life” by Lila Guterman ’98 (Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 20, 1999)

“Facing the plate” by Evelyn Strauss ’98 (Salon.com, Sept. 13, 2000)

“Got high anxiety?” by Evelyn Strauss ’98 (WebMD, Sept. 4, 2000)

“Seeking the mother of all matter” by Peter Weiss ’90 (Science News, Aug. 26, 2000)

“Databasing the brain” by Marina Chicurel ’99 (Nature, Aug. 24, 2000)

“Nanotechnologists get a squirt gun, almost” by Peter Weiss ’90 (Science News, Aug. 19, 2000)

“Study examines yield and quality potential of organic cotton” by Martha Brown ’82 (The Organic Cotton Site)

“Who’s past is it, anyway?” by Blake Edgar ’89 (Scientific American, July 2000)

“They’ve seen a ghost” by Robert Irion ’88 (New Scientist, July 8, 2000)

“Magnifier may crack crimes, crashes” by Peter Weiss ’90 (Science News, July 8, 2000)

“Herbs for kids” by Chris Woolston ’95 (WebMD, June 28, 2000)

“Data from genome project transforming biology research” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, June 27, 2000)

“New rocket engines fuel dreams of manned Mars flights” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, June 20, 2000)

“Light pulses flout sacrosanct speed limit” by Peter Weiss ’90 (Science News, June 10, 2000)

“Ancient ‘feathers’ ruffle dinosaur fans” by Erik Stokstad ’96 (ScienceNOW, June 2000)

“60,000 bucks under the sea” by Mark Schrope ’99 (Outside, June 2000)

“The dope on medical marijuana” by Lila Guterman ’98 (The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2000)

“Silencing of the genes” by Marina Chicurel ’99 (The Genome News Network, May 26, 2000)

“A couch potato gets fit” by Evelyn Strauss ’98 (WebMD, May 22, 2000)

Transitorized!, Karen Celia Fox ’93, writer

“As the space station falls, NASA moves to prop it up” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, May 16, 2000)

“Down on the galactic highway, a head-on collision shapes up” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, May 9, 2000)

“Southern species move north” by Alice Cascorbi ’95 (Monterey Bay Aquarium)

“Trawlers are ‘clear-cutting’ the ocean floor” by Alice Cascorbi ’95 (Monterey Bay Aquarium)

“Under the ice” by Robert Adler ’99 (New Scientist, May 6, 2000)

“Welche Mutter darfs sein?” by Beate Kittl ’99 (Facts Interactiv) [An English translation]

“Findings fuel debate on prostate test” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, May 2, 2000)

“Nailing down a protein’s fortitude” by Mary Beckman ’98 (Daily InScight, May 1, 2000)

“Glennda Chui newshound ” by Liese Greensfelder ’99 (California Wild, Spring 2000)

“Simple spinning toy poses a mathematical challenge” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, April 25, 2000)

“New controversy over occupant of ancient tomb” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (The New York Times, April 25, 2000)

“Touch and go” by Mark Schrope ’99 (New Scientist, April 22, 2000)

“Gene links to heart health” by Roberta Friedman ’85 (Celera, April 21, 2000)

“The Keystone millennium” by Mark Schrope ’99 (New Scientist Online Conference Reports, April 1, 2000)

“Cyber-hive reveals bees in action” by Oliver Baker ’99 (Discovery.com, March 27, 2000)

“How writing saved my life” by Chris Woolston ’95 (WebMD, March 20, 2000)

“Herding molecules” by Brandon Brown ’98 (Physical Review Focus, March 10, 2000)

“Once more, with feeling” by Marina Chicurel ’99 (Stanford Magazine, March-April 2000)

“Running the dam gauntlet” by Pat Janowski ’88 (Scientific American, March 2000)

“Stressed out by earthquakes” by Blake Edgar ’89 (California Wild, Spring 2000)

“Many hands clapping” by Kenneth Chang ’95 (ABCNEWS.com, Feb. 23, 2000)

“American Geophysical Union” by Mark Schrope ’99 (New Scientist Online Conference Reports, February 2000)

“Raising lunar prospects ” by Robert Irion ’88 (Astronomy, February 2000)

“The search for ancient sharks” by Karen Watson ’84 (Discovery.com)

“Der Entzug beginnt im Hirn” by Beate Kittl ’99 (Facts Interactiv)

“Building for the Big One” by Robert Evans ’97 (Exploratorium)

“Live and let die” by Marina Chicurel ’99 (New Scientist, Jan. 29, 2000)

“Powerful explosive blasts onto scene’s tackiness” by Corinna Wu ’95 (Science News, Jan. 22, 2000)

“Horses keep a cool head” by Mari N. Jensen ’97 (ABCNEWS.com, Jan. 19, 2000)

“Butterflies have ears” by Mari N. Jensen ’97 (ABCNEWS.com, Jan. 19, 2000)

“A megalith for the millennium” by Dana Mackenzie ’97 (American Scientist, January-February 2000)


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