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Stories in the Ice
Much like the rings of a tree can tell us about its particular history, air bubbles trapped within large bodies of ice reveal secrets about our past climate and atmospheric composition. Scientists can extract a wealth of information by drilling thousands of meters down into earth’s massive continental ice sheets and extracting ice cores. By…
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Porrajmos: The Romani and the Holocaust with Ian Hancock
The Romani, not to be confused with the Romanian nation or people, are a diasporic ethnicity more widely known as “gypsies.” Throughout the world they are variously known as Rom, Roma, Romane, Cigáni and Gitano, just to name a few. In this presentation about the Romani and the Holocaust, Ian Hancock, professor of English and…
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20 Years of NAFTA and Beyond – Mexico Moving Forward 2014
NAFTA’s impact on the last two decades and its effect on the future are featured prominently in this year’s UCSD-TV series, Mexico Moving Forward. Listen to business leaders, scholars, and social entrepreneurs provide diverse perspectives on the current economic challenges in Mexico, what can and is being done to address them, and how these lessons…
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Global Health Day 2014
“Teach for California, Research for the World!” UC President Janet Napolitano neatly summarized what was on display all day at the 2014 UC Global Health Day at UC Davis. With enlightening talks on how breakthroughs happen, new strategies for disease control, and inspiring student-produced videos, you’ll share in the excitement and enthusiasm for what the…
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Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker Movement
It began with 70 strikers. On March 17, 1966 after a stand-off with the Delano police, Cesar Chavez led La Peregrinacíon (The Pilgrimage), a march of Delano grape strikers and volunteers onto the highway en route to Sacramento. Their goal was to meet with the governor of California to protest the hazardous working conditions of…
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Nearly all of us buy into what UC Riverside psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky calls the myths of happiness — beliefs that certain adult achievements (marriage, kids, jobs, wealth) will make us forever happy and that certain adult failures or adversities (health problems, divorce, having little money) will make us forever unhappy. In this presentation for…
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Health Reform at the Crossroads
Democrats and Republicans have been working to create laws that reform the American health care system for decades. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, is the first successful major overhaul of health care since Medicare in 1965. The Act affirms “the core principle that everybody should have some basic security…
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The Career Channel Introduces Two New Career Development Shows
Whether you’d prefer to work in a lab or outside of one, the Career Channel has you covered. Watch these new programs which explore two very different careers in science. Careers in Biotech Patent Law Intellectual property (IP) rights are essential to the survival of life science companies. Careers in Biotech Patent Law features three…
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Telomeres: Tiny Keys to the Fountain of Youth?
Our time is limited. The clock is ticking. If we’re fortunate enough to escape disease, accidents, or war intact, then at some point our bodies eventually turn against us. What causes our bodies to age? Why don’t we simply live on (until that proverbial anvil lands atop our unsuspecting heads)? Turns out, telomeres are one…
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