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How Genetics Is Changing Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Alzheimer’s disease research is changing how scientists understand the long path from early brain changes to memory loss. In this program, John Hardy, Ph.D., University College London Institute of Neurology, explains how genetics helps reveal where neurodegenerative disease begins, not only where it ends. Hardy traces how studies of inherited Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid, presenilin, tau,…
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Kyoto Prize: Three Laureates, Three Ways of Expanding Human Knowledge
The Kyoto Prize Symposium features three laureates whose work spans ethics, life sciences, and information technology. Across very different fields, the laureates highlight research that reshapes how we understand human behavior, biological development, and intelligent systems. As Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder of the Kyoto Prize, puts it: “A human being has no higher calling than…
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What Responsible Healthcare AI Requires
Artificial intelligence is changing how healthcare research and clinical care are delivered, but the most important questions are not only technical. They are also ethical, legal, and social. As AI tools move from research settings into healthcare environments, clinicians, researchers, and administrators need better ways to evaluate how these systems affect access, fairness, transparency, trustworthiness,…
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Mi Camino: A Look at the Paths of Latinx/Chicanx Scholars
College-going looks different for everyone. For young Latinx/Chicanx scholars, there has long been a need to see people and hear stories that resonate with their lived experiences. Through the stories found in Mi Universidad, these students can connect with the paths of those who came before them like never before. Mi Universidad, a platform within…
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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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How Aging Helps Set the Stage for Cancer
Aging helps set the stage for cancer and other major diseases long before symptoms appear. In this program, UC San Diego’s Robert A.J. Signer, Ph.D., explains that aging is not just a passive backdrop to disease. It is an active biological process that reshapes the conditions that allow illness to emerge. That idea matters because…
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What Judy Woodruff Hears Beyond Washington
Journalist Judy Woodruff has spent decades covering American politics. Known for her calm, balanced reporting, Woodruff has covered every U.S. presidential election since 1976, served as anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour through the end of 2022. It’s clear that what still drives Woodruff is her curiosity about people. After stepping away from…
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Understanding Aging and Brain Health
What if your age wasn’t just a number—but a signal? In this fascinating look at longevity science, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Ph.D., invites us to rethink what it really means to grow older. While we often focus on chronological age—the number of years we’ve lived—Shadyab highlights something far more revealing: biological age. This measure reflects how…
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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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Three Ages, Three Ways of Thinking
What can children teach us about artificial intelligence, and what can AI teach us about human development? When people talk about AI, it’s easy to slip into the idea that “intelligence” is one thing you either have a lot of or a little of. Alison Gopnik (UC Berkeley) argues that there isn’t one single, all-purpose…
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