Uc Office Of The President (audio)

Terry Leach is a health attorney and registered nurse who serves as the UC Office of the President's health policy manager and executive director of the UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 25097]

John D. Stobo, M.D., has served as senior vice president for health sciences and services for the University of California since October 2008. In this role he oversees policy development, strategic planning, advocacy efforts and systemwide coordination and communication among UC’s health sciences schools and medical centers (collectively referred to as UC Health). Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 25096]

We have 50 years to save the Hawaiian monk seal — to stop them from going extinct. The students that we train today are going to be absolutely key to saving the species. Terrie Williams, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, provides students with the hands-on knowledge that they need to make a difference. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24477]

Most of the universe is incredibly hostile, it's a vacuum, it's freezing-cold space or burning hot near a star. The first habitable planet found outside our solar system is in a habitable-zone orbit; it's a place of refuge from the unbelievable harshness of the universe. Steve Vogt, a UC Santa Cruz professor of astronomy and astrophysics, takes you into the Lick Observatory, where he has devoted years of research to find earth-like planets Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24476]

Think of the Sierra Nevada as California's water tower. Sixty percent or more of California’s water comes from this mountain range. Roger Bales, director of the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, heads into the mountains to measure the water and geochemical balance of the landscape. The impact of climate change on California's water supply is more than an environmental concern -- it's at the forefront of economic sustainability. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24469]

UC Santa Barbara marine geochemist David Valentine looks at what happens to gas and oil in underwater seeps. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24474]

How do we reach conclusions that cannot be articulated through words? Follow Los Angeles-based conceptual artist Glenn Kaino into his studio, to see how he uses the creative process to explore critical issues facing the world. Hear how engaging in an art practice can give one the tools to critically dissect and then reformulate ideas in new and imaginative ways. Series: "Onward California" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 24473]

Steve Vogt, Professor, Astronomy and Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz, shares how he got his start in astronomy and gives a tour of the Lick Observatory. Series: "Onward California" [Science] [Show ID: 24475]

Herbie Lee, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Campus Diversity Officer for Faculty & Professor of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, UC Santa Cruz, leads a discussion to identify key issues at UC as well as discipline-based advantages and hurdles. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Humanities] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 24623]

Panel focuses on UCI’s DECADE program, designed to create a welcoming climate for a diverse graduate population in STEM. Moderator: Linda Sax, Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UC Los Angeles. Panelists: Frances Leslie, Dean of Graduate Division & Professor of Pharmacology and Anatomy & Neurobiology, UC Irvine; Susan Coutin, Associate Dean of Graduate Division & Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Anthropology, UC Irvine; With Marina Corrales and Kelly Ward, Ph.D. students, School of Education, UCI. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24626]

Panel analyzes the double bind in the biological sciences, assessing the pipeline and the potential for building a more diverse faculty. Moderated by Ram Seshadri, Associate Director of the Materials Research Lab & Professor of Materials, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara. Panelists: Albert Bennett, Dean of School of Biological Sciences & Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine; Diane O’Dowd, Department Chair & Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine; Luis Mota-Bravo, Director, Outreach, Research Training and Minority Science Programs, UC Irvine Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24625]

Cecilia Conrad, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College & Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics, Pomona College, discusses the effects of race and gender in STEM/SBS fields. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24624]

Panelists review research and data on the ways in which race and gender play into recruitment and retention of Engineering and Computer Science faculty and students. Panelists: Jeanne Ferrante, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Equity, Associate Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering & Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego; Gregory Washington, Dean of Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine; Carroll Seron, Chair & Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology and Law, UC Irvine. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24622]

Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology at UC Riverside, analyzes UC faculty diversity in the context of key research studies on women of color in STEM. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24621]

In developing countries, more than 3.4 million people die each year due to water-related diseases, while the U.S. and Europe routinely face E. coli and salmonella contamination in their food supplies. In response, UCLA engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan developed the first-of-its-kind microscopy tool that enables public health workers to test for harmful bacteria in the field using only a cell phone. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24210]

Even after the second-hand smoke has cleared, cigarettes leave some of their toxic residue behind. Discover how UC researchers at California’s Thirdhand Smoke Consortium are investigating the problem. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24212]

If you're a chamber music fan and you find Wigmore, Alice Tully and Carnegie halls not nearly exclusive enough, consider UCLA's Clark Library. Since 1994, the beloved rare-book library in Los Angeles' West Adams district has featured the same talent as the best-known music halls in the world, in the kind of intimate setting for which chamber music was conceived. All Chamber Music at the Clark concerts are presented in a sumptuous, acoustically superlative 100-seat drawing room — just like L.A. Philharmonic founder William Andrews Clark Jr. wanted it. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24213]

Prathibha Varkey, associate chair, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, is the editor of two books including: “Medical Quality Management: Theory and Practice” and has authored over 70 papers, most related to quality and innovation. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 23648]

UC Davis veterinarians and physicians are researching cancer in pets and people to develop better treatments for both. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23542]

Dr. Laura Stachel started We Care Solar, after field research in Nigeria. She discovered a barrier to maternal care was a lack of reliable electricity so she put together a suitcase sized system which provides solar-powered LED lighting so that surgery is possible even when the electricity is cut. Series: "Science Today" [Show ID: 19863]