Onward California: Oil - A Three Letter Word

How can colleges and universities ensure faculty and students reflect the diversity of the U.S. as courts and legislatures dismantle affirmation action? In this program, Stella M. Flores, Ph.D., a professor of Higher Education and Public Policy at the University of Texas, Austin, discusses her research on the effects of state and federal policies on college access and completion outcomes for low-income and underrepresented populations, including immigrant and English learner students. Dr. Flores has also published widely on demographic changes in U.S. schools, affirmative action in higher education, and Minority Serving Institutions. In 2003 her coauthored work was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court Gratz v. Bollinger decision (dissenting opinion) and in various amicus briefs submitted to the Supreme Court on affirmative action. [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 38738]

Extremely sensitive to shifts in temperature, the ochre sea star is considered a “keystone species” for monitoring the effect of changing air and ocean temperatures on California’s marine life. Eric Sanford of the UC Davis Bodega Bay Marine Lab puts these beautiful creatures to the test, using their appetite for mussels as the yardstick. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24211]

Hear from the ten finalists in the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer Competition. Each presents a bold idea on prevention research that will help catalyze an entirely new direction in research — focused on prevention. The program is introduced by Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, the director of the California Breast Cancer Research Program. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34876]

Hannah Lui Park is in the Department of Epidemiology at UC Irvine. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Multi-generational epigenetics studies are needed to understand how we can prevent breast cancer not only in ourselves but also in future generations by modifying our lifestyle factors and environmental exposures. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34872]

Gertrude Buehring’s research has focused on breast cancer throughout her 46 years as a professor in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Since about 60% of US breast cancers are caused by bovine leukemia virus (BLV), eradicating BLV from cattle could dramatically reduce future breast cancer incidence. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34866]

Nancy Buermeyer, Senior Policy Strategist Breast Cancer Prevention Partners. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Biomonitoring residents living near California ports before and after implementation of pollution reduction policies will provide evidence of their effectiveness at reducing exposures to chemicals linked to breast cancer Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34867]

Laura Markuly works McConnell Air Force Base, owns Bodyology Sports Performance, LLC and is a breast cancer survivor. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Using Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as a low cost, broad range, new method to prevent breast cancer and cell mutations. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34870]

Barbara Adler Cohn is the research director of Child Health and Development Studies at the Public Health Institute. Her goal is prevention of breast cancer by eliminating environmental causes. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- CBCRP can put to use valuable but overlooked California resources to find and reduce environmental determinants of breast density to prevent breast cancer Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34869]

Vincent Bessonneau is a research scientist with expertise in environmental health and metabolomics. He presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Exposome-wide association studies that measure a rich set of molecular information in biospecimens can discover unknown causes of breast cancer. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34868]

Dr. Victoria Seewaldt is a professor and leader at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Young women are exposed to carcinogens during puberty; here we will create awareness, help young women avoid exposure, and create advocacy. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34863]