SENTRI, the 20-year-old program that allows quick entry back into the US for low-risk travelers, has made crossing the border so much simpler for thousands of pre-approved residents. This increased access has helped boost California’s economy and is critical for its future, argues Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, but as former US Rep. Lynn Schenk and others explain, getting SENTRI through Congress was no easy feat. Hear how she and other key leaders from the San Diego region achieved what many said could not be done in this panel event sponsored by the Institute of the Americas. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29923]

Panel of experts discusses food justice, access, and equity. They explore what people can and will do to make a healthier food environment. [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 29326]

Bob Klein, the author and lead advocate of California’s Prop 71, describes the unique scientific, government and philanthropic collaboration that led to the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and the Centers of Excellence for stem cell research across the state. Comments follow from San Diego philanthropists Malin Burnham, Irwin Jacobs and Denny Sanford and from Larry Goldstein, the director of the UC San Diego Stem Cell Program and the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center. This panel was presented by the Cavendish Global Impact Forum. Series: "Cavendish Global Impact Forum 2015" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 29680]

Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29776]

Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29183]

Former California Supreme Court Justice and UC Davis School of Law Professor Emeritus Cruz Reynoso recalls his days working alongside Cesar Chavez in the Community Service Organization and speaks to the influence of Latinos today on immigration, voting rights, police conduct and other contentious public issues. Justice Reynoso is presented by the Helen Edison Lecture Series at UC San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 29210]

Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29182]

Stories from around California produced by graduate students at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Series: "California News Service (CNS)" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29181]

Michael Gottfried from the Gevirtz School of Education at UC Santa Barbara discusses pre-K education, specifically which pre-kindergarten options are best preparing English language learners to start school. Gottfried is the winner of the first annual Bacon Public Lectureship and White Paper Competition sponsored by the UC Center Sacramento. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 28866]

UC Berkeley professors Philip Stark and Tom Carlson are launching a new interdisciplinary project that’s bringing them to three East Bay food "deserts" to forage for wild edibles — dandelions, blackberries, oxalis, plantago, nasturtiums, mallow and more — and to document their availability. Series: "UC Berkeley News" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 29312]