South Africa should figure out how to keep the lights on before deciding they have the insight to side with countries committing genocide and other crimes against humanity. From NPR

When you get out of the shower and sit on the bed trying to get yourself pumped up to get dressed and start your day.

To avoid crowds, visit areas that are less crowded.

Stoked that UCI ESS science I covered from Jon Wang 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲🛰 and James Randerson received NPR coverage. npr.org/2023/02/14/115…

Proud to say I came up with "Carbon Capturer" to describe a stellar chemist. Now, a prime example of alliteration will be making its away around UC Irvine.

As a science reporter for UC Irvine, I regularly get to cover things that make my inner naturalist do backflips. My latest backflip comes in the form of a press release, one about how ET life, if it exists, may be subsisting in eerie “terminator zones” on distant exoplanets.

The BBC covered my press release! Exciting day. skyatnightmagazine.com/news/terminato…

Not long ago, I got to report on some cutting-edge UC Irvine UCI Chemistry research that stands to help revolutionize seawater carbon capture technology. Here's some video reporting on that science: youtu.be/bkS6Rmotx3I

The UC Irvine story behind a top carbon capture company youtu.be/bkS6Rmotx3I UCI Chemistry

As a reporter and just a general observer of life, one theme always reemerges: the importance of good mentors. I'm still grateful for a life-changing mentor I had UC Santa Cruz 15 years ago, and, now, here's a new story on the mentor theme from UC Irvine: ps.uci.edu/news/2914

An enormous congratulations to UCI Chemistry's Jessica Kelz Jessica Kelz in the Rachel Martin lab for receiving a University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar award. Discover Kelz's journey from the U.S. Naval Academy to UC Irvine: ps.uci.edu/news/2914

This photo from last year's UC Irvine commencement still inspires me. Congratulations to 2023's graduating class!

Three years already UC Irvine. Remember driving out to SoCal March 2020 as the pandemic was scraping its hoofs in the dirt about to charge. Change!

I love to see the science reporting I do reach as many readers as possible, especially pieces like this one, which covers new UCI Physics & Astro research that could eliminate the need for controversial cobalt in lithium-ion batteries. futurity.org/batteries-nick…

Can new batteries eliminate need for cobalt mined by kids? futurity.org/batteries-nick… via Futurity News

Great example of bringing climate science to risk modeling - UCI ESS Prof. Baldwin Dr. Jane W. Baldwin + World Bank Columbia Climate School => open-source model to help countries w high cyclone risks calculate how storms will impact people & economies news.uci.edu/2023/06/27/uc-…

New science writing from me covering a new freely-available risk model that countries can use to estimate storm impacts and costs. This could be a game-changer for countries with limited access to what is typically proprietary software. UC Irvine

Love it when my UC Irvine science writing receives cool local news coverage — and when I hear snippets of my writing in the voice-over. spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/new…