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Building a Diverse Future for the Biological Sciences

Panel analyzes the double bind in the biological sciences, assessing the pipeline and the potential for building a more diverse faculty. Moderated by Ram Seshadri, Associate Director of the Materials Research Lab & Professor of Materials, Chemistry & Biochemistry, UC Santa Barbara. Panelists: Albert Bennett, Dean of School of Biological Sciences & Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine; Diane O’Dowd, Department Chair & Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology, ...

Jan 21, 2013•57 min

The Double Bind in Engineering and Computer Science - Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation

Panelists review research and data on the ways in which race and gender play into recruitment and retention of Engineering and Computer Science faculty and students. Panelists: Jeanne Ferrante, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Equity, Associate Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering & Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego; Gregory Washington, Dean of Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UC Irvine; Carroll Seron, Chair &am...

Jan 07, 2013•47 min

Setting the UC Context for Issues of the Double Bind

Yolanda Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Excellence and Equity and Professor of Anthropology at UC Riverside, analyzes UC faculty diversity in the context of key research studies on women of color in STEM. Series: "Building Capacity for Institutional Transformation in the Twenty-First Century: Women of Color in STEM and SBS Fields - UC ADVANCE " [Education] [Show ID: 24621]

Jan 07, 2013•27 min

Cell Phone Science Saving Lives - UCTV Prime Cuts

In developing countries, more than 3.4 million people die each year due to water-related diseases, while the U.S. and Europe routinely face E. coli and salmonella contamination in their food supplies. In response, UCLA engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan developed the first-of-its-kind microscopy tool that enables public health workers to test for harmful bacteria in the field using only a cell phone. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24210]

Nov 01, 2012•3 min

Clearing the Air of Thirdhand Smoke - UCTV Prime Cuts

Even after the second-hand smoke has cleared, cigarettes leave some of their toxic residue behind. Discover how UC researchers at California’s Thirdhand Smoke Consortium are investigating the problem. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 24212]

Oct 18, 2012•3 min

Leaping Lizards - UCTV Prime Cuts

If you're a chamber music fan and you find Wigmore, Alice Tully and Carnegie halls not nearly exclusive enough, consider UCLA's Clark Library. Since 1994, the beloved rare-book library in Los Angeles' West Adams district has featured the same talent as the best-known music halls in the world, in the kind of intimate setting for which chamber music was conceived. All Chamber Music at the Clark concerts are presented in a sumptuous, acoustically superlative 100-seat drawing room — just like L.A. P...

Sep 13, 2012•3 min

Dogs Get Cancer Care - UCTV Prime Cuts

UC Davis veterinarians and physicians are researching cancer in pets and people to develop better treatments for both. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 23542]

Mar 06, 2012•4 min

Science Today: Solar Suitcase

Dr. Laura Stachel started We Care Solar, after field research in Nigeria. She discovered a barrier to maternal care was a lack of reliable electricity so she put together a suitcase sized system which provides solar-powered LED lighting so that surgery is possible even when the electricity is cut. Series: "Science Today" [Show ID: 19863]

Jan 04, 2011•3 min
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