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From Tool to Teammate: How AI Is Changing Business
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses use data, make decisions, and organize work. In this program, UC San Diego Rady School of Management’s Thomas Beyer traces that shift through several stages of business analytics, from the early push to digitize and collect as much data as possible to today’s growing interest in more proactive AI…
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From Apple to Canva: Guy Kawasaki’s Advice for a Remarkable Life
Guy Kawasaki has spent decades in Silicon Valley, from the Macintosh division at Apple in the early 1980s to his current role as chief evangelist of Canva. Drawing on that long view of tech, entrepreneurship, and reinvention, he opens this UC Your Future talk by telling the audience exactly what he wants to do: explain…
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Extended Studies: Lifelong Learning That Expands Opportunity
In today’s rapidly evolving economy, education no longer ends with a degree. Careers change, technologies shift, and new skills emerge at an unprecedented pace. For learners at every stage of life, continuing education plays a vital role in staying adaptable, resilient, and connected. In a recent conversation on the Career Channel, Kelly Nielsen, Director of…
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Tom Steyer on the Future of Energy
When climate investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer sat down with Scott Lewis of Voice of San Diego for the 2025 Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture, one of the first things he talked about was a graph. Every morning, he checks the Keeling Curve, which he likens to “the Earth’s temperature,” comparing yesterday’s number with the…
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The Moral Economy of Extraction: Rethinking the Energy Transition
We often talk about the energy transition as a move away from fossil fuels—but what if we’ve simply traded one kind of extraction for another? In a recent lecture at UC San Diego, Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, laid out a compelling case that the global energy shift is…
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Career Education is Changing the Game for Students in San Diego
Choosing the right school for your child can be overwhelming, but A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools is here to help. This research-based guide gives families clear information about local school options. A new focus for this year is the power of Career Technical Education (CTE). CTE is helping students prepare for real-world jobs…
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Finding a Place to Call Home in California
Despite an investment of over $20 billion in recent years to combat homelessness, California still faces a critical challenge with alarmingly high numbers of people living on the streets and in their vehicles. Jessica Castillo-Tapia, a graduating senior at UC Santa Barbara, understands the harsh realities of housing insecurity from her own life experiences. Raised…
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Navigating the Brewing Industry
Are you fascinated by the art and science of brewing? Have you ever considered turning your passion for beer into a rewarding career? Let’s delve into the dynamic world of brewing, exploring key insights and pathways in Careers in the Brewing Industry. Brewing Industry Landscape: A Flourishing Frontier The brewing industry has experienced a remarkable…
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Ending Poverty in America Requires Grassroots Activism
What causes poverty and how do we fix it? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond has dedicated years to answering these critical questions. “I think we actively benefit from poverty,” Desmond said in a recent Helen Edison Lecture Series discussion at UC San Diego Park and Market. “Not because we want to…often it’s…
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Restoring the American Dream: Insights from Big Data
The promise of the American Dream, once almost a certainty for the vast majority of children in the United States, has significantly diminished. Raj Chetty, a renowned professor at Harvard University and director of Opportunity Insights, delves into this issue with his talk, “The Science of Economic Opportunity: New Insights from Big Data.” Utilizing extensive…