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Michael Pisaro's Umbra and Penumbra - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
March 12, 2020 21:00 - 41 minutes - 718 MB VideoLos Angeles-based composer Michael Pisaro's "Umbra & Penumbra" features virtuoso percussionist Greg Stuart as a soloist whose sounds function as the foundation of the piece, rather than as an ornament. The role of the orchestra is to draw out, and expand upon, the colors each sound casts. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35726]
Research Opportunities and Partnerships in the Tech Industry: Industry Panelists Share insights at the CSE Winter 2020 Research Open House
March 12, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes - 703 MB VideoComputer Industry experts, including UC San Diego alumni share their insights about research opportunities and partnerships in the tech Industry at the CSE Winter 2020 Research Open House. Series: "Computer Science Channel" [Science] [Show ID: 35738]
A Conversation with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris California Surgeon General
March 11, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes - 245 MB VideoCalifornia’s first Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris talks with Claire Brindis, UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, about her goals in this new position. The three key priorities as first surgeon general are health equity, early childhood, and reducing adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. As a physician, champion and researcher she sees the connection among them and the resulting long-term negative outcomes. Series: "Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Poli...
An Evening with Sonia Nazario - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
March 10, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 694 MB VideoSonia Nazario is an award-winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this country’s most intractable problems — hunger, drug addiction, immigration — and have won some of the most prestigious journalism and book awards. She is best known for "Enrique's Journey," her story of a Honduran boy’s struggle to find his mother in the U.S. Published as a series in the Los Angeles Times, "Enrique's Journey" won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2003. It was turned into a book by Rand...
Montage 2019
March 10, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 670 MB VideoThe UCSB Department of Music's sixth annual showcase concert features performances by outstanding faculty, students, and alumni from the department. Faculty artists include soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel, violist Jonathan Moerschel, violinist Ertan Torgul, and pianists Sarah Gibson, Natasha Kislenko, and Robert Koenig. The UCSB Percussion Ensemble, Cello Squad, Clarinet Ensemble, Flute Ensemble, Young Artists String Quartet, and members of the UCSB Jazz Combos perform,...
Pediatricians and Child Poverty: Harnessing Innovation to Reduce Disparities - The 20th Annual Lenoir/Hamburger Memorial Lecture
March 09, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 511 MB VideoDr. Lisa Chamberlain is known for her work in pediatric health inequities, focusing on the non-clinical factors that contribute to health disparities, particularly in California. She is nationally known for her work in community pediatrics and child health advocacy. Series: "Lenoir/Hamburger Memorial Lecture" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35569]
Applying the Science of Toxic Stress to Transform Outcomes in California
March 06, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 669 MB VideoAn overwhelming scientific consensus demonstrates that cumulative adversity, particularly during critical and sensitive developmental periods, is a root cause to some of the most harmful, persistent and expensive health challenges facing our nation. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is an award-winning physician, researcher and advocate dedicated to changing the way our society responds to one of the most serious, expensive and widespread public health crises of our time: childhood trauma. She was appo...
Brahms' Academic Festival Overture - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
March 05, 2020 21:00 - 11 minutes - 199 MB VideoBrahms' "Academic Festival Overture," which the composer offhandedly characterized as "a potpourri of student songs," features an unusual treatment of standard sonata form. What emerges is one of those rarities in classical music: a fun piece, full of antic humor, that invites the listener to laugh along with the composer. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35725]
UC Student Life: Dance Edition - Bridges (Official Music Video)
March 03, 2020 21:00 - 4 minutes - 78.3 MB VideoThe journey of a college kid breaking out of the status quo, finding his own frequency, and building a bridge to his better self. UCLA Alumni and current students work together to creatively spotlight relatable issues of trying to fit in, overcoming depression, and forging a path forward in Bridges. This video addresses what it’s like to break the mold as a young adult in college and embracing that sense of individuality through music, dance, and visual effects. The video was entirely shot a...
Shark Geek: A Window into Shark Ecology in the Southern California Bight
March 01, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 593 MB VideoSharks have long fascinated the public. While popular media has often promoted images of large, aggressive predators, most sharks are not dangerous to people and moreover are a vital part of many healthy ocean ecosystems. Join Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Dovi Kacev for an illuminating journey into the Southern California Bight to learn about the sharks that make our offshore region their home. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show I...
Script to Screen: Seinfeld
February 29, 2020 21:00 - 27 minutes - 317 MB VideoWriter/Producer David Mandel talked with Pollock Theater Director Matt Ryan about the challenges and successes involved in breaking the mold of Seinfeld and transporting the sitcom to an alternate universe. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35729]
Laura McCormick - PR Executive
February 26, 2020 21:00 - 49 minutes - 592 MB VideoMcCormick PR specializes in brand building through high impact media and analyst relations. Laura McCormick has represented many high-profile brands in Tech, eCommerce, Retail, Hospitality, Lifestyle, Travel and Arts and Culture. She works independently, with a distributed team of engagement-specific experts. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 35467]
Abbasi • Pisaro • Brahms - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
February 26, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.71 GB VideoLa Jolla Symphony has not performed Brahms’ mighty Third Symphony, considered one of his most lyrical works, in a quarter of a century. The Symphony also premiered two commissioned works: a new piece by emerging Iranian composer Anahita Abbasi entitled "why the trees were murmuring," and Michael Pisaro’s "Umbra & Penumbra," featuring percussionist Greg Stuart. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 34848]
Emergencies and Crisis - Transnational Legal Discourse on Race and Empire
February 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 723 MB VideoEmergency law permits states to derogate from globally agreed upon norms of human rights. While some rights cannot be suppressed, states still use emergency law to justify policies that reproduce inherently racialized colonial logics, including within the anti-terrorism frame. Panelists reflect on the analytical benefit of combining TWAIL (Third World Approaches to International Law) and CRT (Critical Race Theory) in scholarship on emergencies and crisis. Series: "UCLA Law Review Symposium " ...
Transnational Perspectives on Race and Empire at the Intersection of TWAIL and CRT
February 25, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.02 GB VideoContemporary global and national political crises, many of which threaten the human rights of millions and even the international system itself, bring into sharp relief enduring colonial legacies of racial injustice and racial inequality all over the world. In this opening and framing discussion, panelists will interrogate the role of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) in developing a transnational legal discourse on racial injustice and inequal...
America's Imperial Unraveling - Transnational Legal Discourse on Race and Empire
February 25, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 673 MB VideoThe keynote presentation of the Transnational Legal Discourse on Race and Empire Symposium features Aziz Rana whose research and teaching center on American constitutional law and political development, with a particular focus on how shifting notions of race, citizenship, and empire have shaped legal and political identity since the founding. Rana is a Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. Series: "American Politics" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35628]
Social Justice and the Fight Against Climate Change -- Goldman Stories: Dan Kammen
February 24, 2020 21:00 - 6 minutes - 105 MB VideoIn the fight against climate change, those with the least resources have been left behind. In the case of solar power, the vast majority of investment in the United States has gone to majority-white communities. This means not only are people of color losing out on the benefit of solar power, but society as a whole is losing out on potential advocates for clean energy. Dan Kammen, a professor at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy is researching how we can reverse this trend and le...
Artificially Intelligent Models of Cancer for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment - Exploring Ethics
February 22, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 653 MB VideoA major ambition of artificial intelligence lies in translating patient data to successful therapies. Machine learning models face particular challenges in biomedicine, however, including handling of extreme data heterogeneity and lack of mechanistic insight into predictions. Trey Ideker, PhD argues for “visible” approaches that guide model structure with experimental biology. Series: "Exploring Ethics" [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 35459]
Coming of Age at the End of the World: An Existential Toolkit for the Climate Generation
February 21, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 684 MB VideoHow should we teach depressing material about climate change and social injustice to college students the very generation saddled with "fixing" all our problems in the current political and historical moment? Sarah Jaquette Ray, Humboldt State University, focuses on her ethnographic research and describes strategies for connecting students' emotional responses to the material in order to combat apathy and despair and to generate empowerment to effect positive change. She ends her talk by as...
The Liar with Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
February 20, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 669 MB VideoAyelet Gundar-Goshen is a writer and Clinical Psychologist from Tel Aviv University. In her talk, she delves into the world of her newest novel, The Liar. Written with propulsive energy, dark humor, and deep insight, The Liar reveals the far-reaching consequences of even our smallest choices, and explores the hidden corners of human nature to reveal the liar, and the truth-teller, in all of us. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35471]
Craig Harris - Former Peace Corps Worker Turned Entrepreneur
February 19, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 766 MB VideoCraig Harris, former Peace Corps worker, turned his passion for non-profits into a multi-hundred million dollar data company. Craig has nearly 20-years of successful entrepreneurial leadership experiences. Prior to launching HG Insights, Craig served as the Founder and CEO of NOZA, which he led through a successful acquisition by Blackbaud in 2010. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 35562]
Script to Screen: On the Red Carpet 2020
February 18, 2020 21:00 - 23 minutes - 281 MB VideoMatt Ryan, host of Script to Screen, was invited to interview Oscar Nominated and WGA nominated talent at the WGA Awards and Beyond Words event. The interviews include talent from Parasite, Booksmart, Knives Out, Watchemn, Bombshell and many others. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35684]
America’s Jewish Women
February 18, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 684 MB VideoWhat does it mean to be a Jewish woman in America? Pamela Nadell, American University, talks about her book that looks at the history of Jewish women from colonial times to today. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35472]
Current Status of Pancreas Versus Islet Transplantation
February 16, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 898 MB VideoDr. Peter Stock is Professor of Surgery at UCSF and heads up the solid organ pancreas transplant program as well as pancreatic islet cell program. He explores the pros and cons of pancreas transplant and discusses transplant islets, an alternative to whole organ transplants. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35236]
Diagnosis and Management of Liver Cancer Including Transplant
February 14, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutes - 678 MB VideoLiver cancer is the 5th most common cancer worldwide, and the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. Dr. Neil Mehta explores the risk factors, diagnosis and staging, and treatment decisions including surgery. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35235]
Emma Rose Cohen - Former Mermaid and Co-founder of FinalStraw
February 13, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 703 MB VideoIn 2015, Emma Rose Cohen and several friends launched Save The Mermaids, a nonprofit focused on educating young (and old) people about the dangers of ocean pollution and how each of us can do our part to combat it. Thus, it’s not surprising that Emma’s passion to clean up our oceans resulted in her Co-founding FinalStraw - the world’s first collapsible, reusable straw, which sports the tagline, #SuckResponsibly. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID:...
Script to Screen: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
February 13, 2020 21:00 - 45 minutes - 544 MB VideoMr. Rogers' wizard-like powers with children and the moment Tom Hanks first appeared on set as Fred arise in this conversation between screenwriter/producer/actor Noah Harpster and Pollock Theater director Matt Ryan about A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. In this video, Harpster recounts his deep personal connection to the story and describes the joy of acting in scenes with Tom Hanks. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35572]
The Psychology of Climate Change with Robert Frank
February 11, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 962 MB VideoAfter more than three decades, the public is finally beginning to grasp what a serious threat global warming poses. What's missing from the climate conversation now is a plausible narrative about how we might parry this threat. Drawing on ideas from his recently published book, Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, Robert Frank explains why our ability to tap the prodigious power of behavioral contagion may make the path forward less daunting than many think. Series: "UC Public ...
Kevin Zhang - Massively Disruptive Deep-tech Startups
February 06, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 670 MB VideoKevin Zhang looks for interdisciplinary entrepreneurs solving big problems in healthcare and the life sciences. He's also a passionate gamer and invests in interactive media platforms, tools and content. Prior to joining Upfront in 2012, Kevin was at The Boston Consulting Group, where he advised on strategy, M&A and operations for technology, healthcare, and industrial goods clients in the US and Asia. Previously, Kevin worked at Verscend Technologies, a healthcare software startup in Boston,...
Fatty Liver: The Silent Epidemic
February 06, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 964 MB VideoNonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs when fat is deposited in the liver, without other causes of fatty liver identified. Dr. Danielle Brandman explores who is at risk, diagnosis, staging, complications and management. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35234]
Dr. David Shulkin - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today
February 05, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 687 MB VideoThe Honorable David Shulkin served as the 9th Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2017 to 2018. An experienced healthcare executive, Shulkin had been CEO of several hospitals and had served as the VA’s undersecretary. So he was entirely prepared for stepping into the role of leader of the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system (and was confirmed by the Senate 100-0). Yet, soon after he began, he realized that he was not fully prepared for the realities of the role in the Trump administr...
A Cell Atlas of the Developing Human Testis - Southern California Stem Cell Seminar
February 03, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 673 MB VideoBradley R. Cairns, PhD, discusses his lab's work creating a transcriptional cell atlas of the developing human testis during puberty, revealing dramatic developmental changes in both germ and somatic niche cell lineages. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 35452]
Living Donor Liver Transplant: How it is Done and Why it Makes Sense
February 01, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 548 MB VideoNationally, there are approximately 18,000 patients on the liver transplant list. Annually, about 6,000 patients receive a liver transplant. Because of the organ shortage, many patients waiting for liver transplants die on the list or become too sick to undergo transplant. Dr. John Roberts offers these solutions: expanded criteria donors, split livers and living donors. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35233]
The Digital Revolution: Ethical Implications for Research on Healthy Aging
January 30, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 654 MB VideoDigital tools including mobile apps, wearable sensors, and social network platforms offer unprecedented opportunities in health research and healthcare. However, this rapidly emerging sector is outpacing existing regulatory structures and challenging norms for ethical practice. Camille Nebeker, EdD, MS, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine & Public Health at the UC San Diego School of Medicine describes how technologies, including wearable sensors an...
UCSD Pascal: Celebrating the Life and Work of Kenneth Bowles
January 29, 2020 21:00 - 58 minutes - 700 MB VideoMembers of the group of student computer scientists who created the widely used and influential UCSD Pascal programming language in the 70's gathered to discuss their exploits under the tutelage of the late Kenneth Bowles, UC San Diego professor of computer science. Series: "Computer Science Channel" [Show ID: 35183]
John Adams' Harmonium - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
January 28, 2020 21:00 - 39 minutes - 662 MB VideoThe 1981 premiere of John Adams' "Harmonium" signaled the arrival of a major new talent. A "choral symphony" based on poems by John Donne and Emily Dickinson, this piece marked Adams' pursuit of a new path as a composer, one that employed some of the techniques of minimalism in service of a new harmonic language. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Show ID: 35504]
How Do We Know Humans are Impacting the Health of Our Planet? - Exploring Ethics
January 27, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 626 MB VideoThe ocean plays a major role in regulating Earth’s temperature through exchange of chemicals and microbes with the atmosphere. When waves break, ocean-derived biological species including viruses and bacteria are transferred into the atmosphere. These species can ultimately form clouds, altering precipitation and climate. Highlights will be presented of novel experiments being conducted in a unique ocean-atmosphere simulator developed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Aeroso...
The New Science of Practical Wisdom
January 24, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 525 MB VideoHow wisdom is defined and measured in the laboratory, the biology of wisdom, its dynamic relationship with culture, wisdom and aging, wisdom and health, and how we might build wiser societies. THis animation is based on "The New Science of Practical Wisdom" published by Johns Hopkins University Press in the journal Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Show ID: 35488]
Celeste Oram's a loose affiliation of alleluias - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
January 23, 2020 21:00 - 21 minutes - 360 MB VideoThomas Nee Commission recipient Celeste Oram presents a new concerto for orchestra, violin soloist Keir GoGwilt, and three offstage voices. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Show ID: 35502]
Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto in D Minor - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
January 22, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutes - 524 MB VideoVirtuoso violinist Keir GoGwilt is the featured soloist in Robert Schumann's vibrant "Violin Concerto in D Minor." Once rescued from an early undeserved obscurity, this piece quickly became one of the most popular in the violin repertoire. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Show ID: 35503]
Searching for Autism in our Social Brain
January 21, 2020 21:00 - 10 minutes - 173 MB VideoBiological anthropologist Katerina Semendeferi describes how the human brain's extraordinary powers of social cognition may predispose only humans to conditions like autism and how she aids the search for the neurophysiology underlying these conditions. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 34330]
Procurando por Autismo em Nosso Cérebro Social
January 20, 2020 21:00 - 10 minutes - 173 MB VideoA antropóloga biológica Katerina Semendeferi descreve como os extraordinários poderes de cognição social do cérebro humano podem predispor apenas os seres humanos a condições como o autismo e como ela ajuda na busca da neurofisiologia subjacente a essas condições. Series: "O Canal de Células-Tronco" [Humanities] [Science] [Spanish Language] [Show ID: 34331]
Buscando el Autismo en Nuestro Cerebro Social
January 20, 2020 21:00 - 10 minutes - 173 MB VideoLa antropóloga biológica Katerina Semendeferi describe cómo los extraordinarios poderes de la cognición social del cerebro humano pueden predisponer solo a los seres humanos a condiciones como el autismo y cómo ayuda en la búsqueda de la neurofisiología subyacente a estas condiciones. Series: "El Canal de Células Madre" [Humanities] [Science] [Spanish Language] [Show ID: 34332]
Living Donor Kidney Transplant: The Basics and Beyond
January 18, 2020 21:00 - 55 minutes - 648 MB VideoThe wait time for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor is many years. Dr. Brian Lee, Medical Director of the Living Kidney Donor Program at UCSF, discusses the risks and benefits of live donor kidney transplant, both for the donor and the recipient. He also talks about the importance of a crossmatch test and the National Kidney Registry and the Advanced Donor Program. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Show ID: 35232]
Dr. Catherine Lucey - A Life in Medicine: People Shaping Healthcare Today
January 16, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 625 MB VideoCatherine Lucey, MD is Vice Dean for Education and Executive Vice Dean for the UCSF School of Medicine. In her education role, she directs the undergraduate, graduate and continuing medical education programs of the School of Medicine. In her role as Executive Vice Dean, she serves on the executive management team for the Schools Differences Matters Initiative and oversees other strategic initiatives for the medical school and the campus. At UCSF, she led a major revamp of the medical school ...
Deep Soul: Twentieth-Century African American Freedom Struggles and the Making of the Modern World with Waldo Martin
January 15, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.02 GB VideoTwentieth-Century African American Freedom Struggles transformed both US and World History. These seminal liberation struggles include the important yet relatively unknown series of early twentieth-century southern African American streetcar boycotts as well as the iconic Civil Rights-Black Power Insurgency (1935-75). First, Waldo Martin examines why and how these foundational freedom struggles proved essential to the making of the modern African American Freedom Movement. Second, he examines...
Oram Schumann Adams - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
January 14, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 1.47 GB VideoAdventurous programming is a signature trait of La Jolla Symphony and this concert is no exception, featuring a newly commissioned work along with two popular favorites. Nee Commission recipient Celeste Oram's, "a loose affiliation of alleluias" is an ambitious concerto for violin and three voices. Robert Schumann's "Violin Concerto" features virtuoso violinist Keir GoGwilt in one of that composer's most adventurous and popular pieces. Finally there's John Adams' "Harmonium," the large-scale...
Melding Minds with Machines: Development of Implantable Interfaces to Restore Motor Function
January 08, 2020 21:00 - 57 minutes - 660 MB VideoMillions of Americans have difficulties with their physical functioning. Dr. Karunesh Ganguly explores the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI). The concept of bio-interactive neural interfaces sates to the early 20th century with successes like cochlear implants, deep brain stimulation and responsive stimulation. He is now working on neural interfaces for communication and movement by working to translate neural engineering based approaches into treatments for those with impaired function. Series:...
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind: Imaging the Brain from Molecules to Circuits and Beyond - Harald Hess
January 06, 2020 21:00 - 19 minutes - 225 MB VideoHarald Hess discusses using the fly brain is helping to understand the circuitry of the brain. Series: "Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind" [Science] [Show ID: 33287]
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: One Byte at a Time
January 06, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 493 MB VideoThe blood-brain-barrier (BBB) is a special structure in the body that helps to protect the brain from unwanted toxins and germs. Unfortunately, this barrier can also make it extremely difficult for therapeutics to reach their intended target within brain. Lawrence Livermore Lab scientists describe how combining experimental techniques with computational methods, making use of some of the fastest supercomputers in the world, can speed up the process of optimizing therapeutics to cross the BBB....