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New GRIT Talks from UCSB
Get an up-close look at ground-breaking research and innovative technology from UCSB. Geared towards the community, these talks present the best minds from UCSB covering a wide-range of topics in science, medicine, technology and more. Check out these recent programs: The Challenges That Society Brings to Engineering Designs Understand the unique challenges that surface when […]
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Superbugs and Antibiotics
We’ve all heard about superbugs, bacterial infections that don’t respond to antibiotic treatment and wondered what’s going on. When someone falls ill with one of these infections doctors determine which antibiotic to use based on a standard test. But UC Santa Barbara biologist Michael Moore says we may be relying on the wrong test when […]
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The Water Wars Have Begun
The Water Wars are coming – and according to Executive Producer Lynne Kirby, they’re already here. Concerned about what her daughter would drink in the years ahead, Kirby became passionate about water conservation issues. She knew water was going to be a big issue in the decades to come – that water would be the […]
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Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing
UCSB’s Technology Management Program presents fascinating, and sometimes surprising, candid conversations with industry leaders who have distinguished themselves in their fields. John Greathouse, start up expert and UCSB Professor of Practice, hosts. Watch the latest: Bing Chen, Former Head of YouTube’s Creative Team on the Future of Online Video Content Pamala Temple, Co-Founder and CEO, […]
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Trans Media Makers
Transgender issues have been represented on film for some time and have an enormous impact on society because it is through media that most Americans learn about transgender people. This series from the Carsey-Wolf Center at UCSB looks at contemporary media work in television, feature documentaries, and fiction films that explore the dreams, challenges, successes […]
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Entrepreneur Insights
What do you get when you pair a street-smart start-up expert and UCSB Professor of Practice with industry leaders who have distinguished themselves in their fields? You get a front row seat to fascinating, and sometimes surprising, candid conversations. The newest programs in this long-running series from the Technology Management Program at UC Santa Barbara […]
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True GRIT: Research Worth Sharing from UC Santa Barbara
Meet some of the best minds from UC Santa Barbara as they share their ground-breaking research and innovations in technology in a new series of GRIT Talks (GRIT: Groundbreaking Research/Innovative Technology). Look through walls with WiFi vision. Learn about new treatments for macular degeneration. See why even your shampoo is fascinating. Find out about ocean […]
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The Jewish Experience Explored at UC Santa Barbara
The Middle East has been in our headlines a great deal lately with the recent elections in Israel and the on-going talks about Iran. Go beyond the news with three new programs that feature writers who are exploring the Jewish experience from biblical times through to today. From ancient history explore the perplexing and enigmatic […]
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Find out what it takes to succeed from the Technology Management Program at UCSB
Want to hear directly from successful people? Sit in with the students in the Technology Management Program at UCSB. Imagine that you are a student at UC Santa Barbara and you are looking beyond your education to your career. You may excel in your course work but you know that being part of the innovation […]
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Oscar Fever Continues
Still gripped by Oscar fever? Then go behind-the-scenes of this year’s Oscar winners at the UCSB Pollock Theater. Presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center, Script to Screen examines the process of translating a film’s script to the big screen from the perspective of the writers, directors, producers, and actors. Don’t miss these insightful interviews with the […]