L&S in the News: July 21 - 27

July 30th 2015 Simon Kuran
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The following is a selection of media coverage featuring College of Letters & Science faculty, staff, students and alumni.

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Faculty:

Professor talks about why 'Sharknado' is so successful
Channel 3000 (7/22/15)
Quoted: Jonathan Gray, Communication Arts

In possible bid to woo younger voters, Feingold turns to Tumblr
WPR (7/23/15)
Quoted: Michael Wagner, Journalism and Mass Communication

New research may aid in treatment of vision problems like lazy eye
Health Medicine Network (7/25/15)
Quoted: Bas Rokers, Psychology

In Africa's "cradle", an old fossil site yields new finds
Yahoo! (7/27/15)
Quoted: Travis Pickering, Anthropology

Student loan debt is not hurting America's housing market
Fortune (7/27/15)
Quoted: Lawrence Berger, Social Work

Alumni:

Humanities Dean Tyler Stovall named president-elect of American Historical Association
University of California Santa Cruz (7/23/15)
Mentioned: Tyler Stovall (Ph.D.'84, History)

Wall Street Journal accelerates the pace of Hong Kong Bureau
Fishbowl NY (7/27/15)
Mentioned: Tom Derpinghaus (B.A.'02, Journalism and History)

BizTimes Media promotes editors
Biz Times (7/27/15)
Mentioned: Andrew Weiland (B.A.'96, Journalism)

Students:

Indie ‘musical prodigy’ Julian Lynch plays first NEPA show on Aug. 1
NEPA Scene (7/27/15)
Mentioned: Julian Lynch, Music and Anthropology