Education Issues (Audio)

Join a group of middle schools students as they try and figure out what kind of jobs will best suit them. Qualcomm has developed tools to help students identify their strengths, interests and values so they can start thinking about their future in the world of work. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 30084]

Margaret Leinen, a paleo-oceanographer and climatologist who is now the director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, shares tales of leading the University of California’s delegation to the Paris Climate Conference, the career path that began in the Midwest and moved out to sea, and her excitement about the imminent arrival of the Research Vessel Sally Ride, named for the late astronaut who was the first American woman in space. Leinen speaks with Karen Flammer, the director of education for Sally Ride Science@UC San Diego aboard the R/V Melville in the San Diego Bay. Series: "Women in Science" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30330]

Join Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab engineer Saura Naderi as she teaches you step-by-step how to make an LED light up and blink. Saura will demonstrate the basics of programming an Arduino board as well as introduce coding and engineering vocabulary and skills. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29895]

Tina Nova, President and CEO of Molecular Stethoscope, Inc, wows an auditorium full of high school girls with stories of leaving her small town as a teenager for a life in science, entrepreneurship, and betting big on the future. Spoiler Alert: She succeeded! Nova was the keynote presentation for “Women in Biotech,” sponsored by the STEAM Leadership Series. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30464]

Heartily dismissing negative stereotypes of scientists, biotech entrepreneur Tina Nova and Salk Institute professor Janelle Ayres rocked an auditorium full of high school girls with stories of how hard work and confidence led to their joyful lives and satisfying careers in science. Following these two keynotes, Ayres joined Salk senior scientist Carol Marchetto and Natalie Calatayud and Kaitlin Croyle of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research as they each shared their own paths to success. This event was part of the STEAM Leadership Series, presented by Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "Women in Science" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 30190]

Patrick Sanan, who studied mathematics at UC San Diego, explains how he combined geometry and physics to devise the mathematics that made possible the visualization of the virtual tiger Richard in the Oscar award-winning motion picture, “Life of Pi.” Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Science] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 25933]

Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre urges high school students to follow their hearts as he recounts how his love for surfing and his desire to live near his brother in California led him to leave Argentina and build a hugely successful career as a surf brand entrepreneur. Then, he recalls, with plenty of money but little time for a personal lives, the brothers sold the business, allowing Fernando to pursue his passion for spreading surfing around the world as president of the International Surfing Association. This presentation is the third of The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring speakers in conversation with students about embracing creativity in learning. Lead sponsors for The STEAM Leadership Series include Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club, the San Diego Unified School District and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 29846]

Nationally acclaimed intellectual property lawyer John Gartman, past-president of the Invention Foundation, reveals the secrets that cause creativity, innovation, and success to students at Mission Bay High School in San Diego. Gartman’s presentation is the fourth in The STEAM Leadership Series, featuring speakers in conversation with students about embracing creativity in learning. Lead sponsors for The STEAM Leadership Series include Intellectual Capital, Kids Eco Club, the San Diego Unified School District and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 30108]

Established in 1982, the Stuart Collection at UC San Diego is a unique assembly of commissioned works by leading contemporary artists, including Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, and William Wegman. Each project is tailored for a specific site on the 1200-acre campus, and the diversity of forms, materials, and scale reflect and enhance the topographical and architectural distinctiveness of UC San Diego. Many of the artists who have designed works for the Collection are seldom represented in public sculpture collections and a significant number of the artists were better known for work in other media before creating their first permanent outdoor sculpture for the Stuart Collection. Series: "Stuart Collection" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 27754]

KidsEcoClub co-founder Max Guinn presents Michael Veale, a mammal keeper at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and an anti-poaching ranger in South Africa. Veale describes his work protecting rhinos, elephants and other animals being hunted illegally at Kruger National Park and announces a new surveillance program made possible by drones from 3D Robotics. This clip is an excerpt from “Drones on the USS Midway,” featuring leaders from 3D Robotics, General Atomics, Northrop Grumman and more engaging with students interested in STEAM careers involving science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29829]