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Crossing the Border
Lynn Schenk, the former Congresswoman from San Diego, steals the show here as she recalls what she and others had to do to outsmart a veteran Texas committee chairman to get a fast lane – called the SENTRI — approved for low-risk travelers crossing the border from Mexico into California in 1995. Panelists reflect on…
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La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest: Evolution in Music
An anonymous wag once dubbed chamber music “Short Attention Span Classical Music.” Clever, perhaps, but grossly simplistic. What the best chamber pieces lack in length compared to, say, a symphony or an opera is more than compensated by their complexity and depth. Chamber music originated as divertimenti for the aristocracy, but over its four hundred-year…
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Riding the Wave of Ingenuity
Surfing in the Olympics? Fernando Aguerre dreams big! A lifelong love of surfing propelled him from law school in Argentina to co-founding the iconic surf brand Reef in California and then leading the international campaign to make surfing an Olympic sport. He followed his heart, which as attorney John Gartman explains, is the key to…
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A Dash of Elegance and a Vision for the Future at Dinner in the Library
The mood was enchanting and so was Sarah Thomas! Each year, the UC San Diego Library transforms a floor of the main campus library into a spectacle of fine dining for one night as guests enjoy delicious meals, crisp linens, soft lighting and an inspiring speaker. This year was no exception as Sarah Thomas, vice…
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New Pathways for a Great Healthcare Career
Not since 1965 has there been a more significant overhaul of the American healthcare system. With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (sometimes known as Obamacare) comes a reshaping of the healthcare industry. As a result of these major changes, new opportunities emerge — opportunities to contribute in a meaningful field that is expanding…
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New Smart Puppy Episodes!
Holy hairball! Smart Puppy and Friends are back – this time enlisting friends from around the globe to have fun and introduce viewers to the basics of some fascinating facets of material science. Science? No, really it’s a goofy romp, and you might learn something you didn’t know you could learn from a talking Labrador…
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New Series Explores the Spread of HIV in Tijuana
Every once in awhile, we work on a project that touches our soul. Such is the case of HIV/SIDA, a four-part series that brought us in contact with people whose paths we otherwise would not have crossed. In the two years of field reporting, we saw many acts of kindness — the glamorous physician who…
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1 in Every 4 Deaths in the U.S. is Due to Heart Disease
Cardiovascular disease is the nation’s leading cause of death. People of all ages and backgrounds can get the condition. Fortunately, the last two decades have witnessed incredible advances in our understanding and treatment of heart disease. This new series will help you get current on developments in diagnoses, treatment and prevention with UC San Francisco…
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Pay Attention – New Documentary Features UCSD’s Stuart Collection
An eternal question: What is “public art?” The definition of public art continues to evolve, but at its most basic level public art can be defined as “work created by artists for places accessible to and used by the public.” In other words, there’s no velvet rope ‘twixt the art and the patron. It’s worth…
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Up Next: Perspectives on the Future of Everything
Some folks believe that peering into a crystal ball can predict the future. Others believe in the power of divination or fortune telling. While the methods differ, the question is usually the same. What does the future have in store? Marty Lasden and co-producer, lawyer/author Eric Berkowitz, try to distinguish the prophets from the crackpots…
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