State of Minds: June 2009

UC Riverside plays host to this edition of UCTV’s systemwide magazine program. Segments include a look at UCR’s seminal research on air quality, stem cell treatments at UC Davis, Peace Corps volunteers from UC Berkeley and from UC Santa Cruz, new insights into human evolution from the bones of Neanderthals. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 20692]

Discover how the UC Davis School of Medicine is enticing newly minted MDs to practice in rural communities; research into the “Science of Happiness” at UC Berkeley, the Special Collections projects at the UCLA Library and California science teachers who spent the summer running experiments at UC-affiliated national labs. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Show ID: 19887]

The magic of Folklorico dance inspires a former UC Santa Cruz student to become a UCSC professor of anthropology and producer of documentary films; UC Davis becomes the first university to use top green design standards for a new winery, brewery and food processing facility; UC San Diego structural engineer assesses quake damage in Chile; and UC Riverside researchers pursue the right mix for growing drought-tolerant grass -- these stories and more in the Spring, 2010 edition of UCTV’s premier magazine program. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 18507]

This edition of UCTV’s premier magazine program begins with a look at how UC Davis is helping California’s plant and flower growers compete in the global market. Then, a welcome back to the UC students of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II. And, from UC Berkeley, a cross-disciplinary approach to saving the California Delta. Finally, a tour of The Loft, the new performance lounge that’s bringing nightlife to the campus of UC San Diego. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Agriculture] [Education] [Show ID: 17972]

In this edition, UCTV’s premier magazine program features UC Berkeley students focused on alleviating poverty as part of UCB’s Global Poverty and Practice program, the fastest-growing minor on campus. From the UC Davis Medical Center, a look at how doctors at the Pain Management Clinic are teaching patients to cope with chronic pain without becoming addicted to drugs. Then, another angle on climate change – what UC scientists are discovering about its impact on human health. And finally, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, searching for exotic medicines in the tropics of Panama. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 17089]

This edition of UCTV’s premier magazine program presents Nobel Laureate David Gross and the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara, Glenna Dowling of UC San Francisco’s School of Nursing and her clever adaption of the Wii video game for Parkinson’s patients, research at UC Davis on the impact of the California drought and excerpts from the UC Merced 2009 commencement ceremony featuring Michelle Obama, the First Lady of the United States. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 16280]

UCTV’s premier magazine program returns with features on KUCI, the student radio station at UC Irvine; UC Berkeley’s Richard Muller on what future presidents need to know about physics; neuroscience research at UC Davis and a forest of “solar trees” at UC San Diego. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 15593]

UCTV’s magazine program returns with a look at UC Berkeley’s welcome mat for students returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, a profile of artist Wayne Thiebaud at UC Davis, a review of the CalTeach program for UC math and science students, an interview with “Spying Blind” author Amy Zegart of UCLA and an introduction to Mark Yudof, the new president of the University of California. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Arts and Music] [Education] [Show ID: 15230]

UC Santa Barbara plays host to this edition with segments featuring UCSB’s student newspaper “The Daily Nexus,” the “greening” of UC Davis and UC Berkeley, dog genetics from UC San Francisco and a new traffic safety program that allows cars and roads to communicate from UC’s Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 13403]

UCTV’s signature magazine program returns to UC Merced to see how the students are faring at the system’s newest campus. Also in this installment, a UC Davis senior leads a local high school team in a robotics competition; a UC Irvine professor researches John Lennon’s FBI files, a UC Riverside professor discusses hip hop intellectuals and UC’s Agricultural and Natural Resources division studies how to prevent E Coli contamination. Series: "State of Minds" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 12687]