University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

This CARTA symposium focuses on the contributions of scientists and scholars of anthropogeny who live and work in Africa. In this episode: Lyn Wadley, University of the Witwatersrand, The Origin and Development of Fire Technology in Africa; Sarah Wurz, University of the Witwatersrand, Klasies River as a 120,000-Year-Old Archive of Human Behavior in South Africa; Judith Sealy, University of Cape Town, Behavior and Settlement Patterns in Coastal Stone Age Communities – Evidence from Stable Isotopes.

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34981]

Dr. Julio Rojas-Martinez discusses the pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer’s disease now and what is in development. Current approaches pursue early intervention in the dementia phase. Novel emerging strategies will likely accompany anti-amyloid and anti-tau approaches in the future. Then Sarah Dulaney, RN, describe dementia education, support, and non-pharmacological treatment strategies.

Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34777]

This CARTA symposium focuses on the contributions of scientists and scholars of anthropogeny who live and work in Africa. Margaret Schoeninger, CARTA Co-Director, UC San Diego, and Berhane Asfaw, Rift Valley Research Service, open the conference.

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34978]

Garrett Roll, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Connie Frank Transplant Center UCSF, and Sindhu Chandran, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Connie Frank Transplant Center, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 35054]

This CARTA symposium focuses on the contributions of scientists and scholars of anthropogeny who live and work in Africa. Judith Sealy, University of Cape Town, explores the importance of coastal areas to human evolution.

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 34990]

Dr. Phillip Coffin talks about the history of opioid crisis and available medical treatments. Coffin is the director of substance use research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and assistant professor in the division of HIV/AIDS at the University of California, San Francisco Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34790]

This panel discussion features former elected officials, legal and political experts discussing the role of late UCLA professor Leo Estrada in redistricting in California. They say Estrada's work was integral ensuring people of color achieved equal representation in the legislature. Not only was his expertise and data collection essential in understanding the makeup of California communities, but it also proved invaluable in recruiting the best candidates to represent those communities.

Series: "American Politics" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 34994]

In April 1903, 49 Jews were killed, 600 raped or wounded, and more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed during three days of violence in Kishinev. Steven Zipperstein, Stanford University, discusses how the attacks seized the imagination of an international public, quickly becoming the prototype of what would become known as a "pogrom." Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 35056]

2018 Daytime Emmy Winner for best original song and 2015 Daytime Emmy Nominee, Eve Nelson brings her musical alchemy to each project, evidenced by her body of work tackling many genres of music. Working closely with artists has given her music scoring, producing and songwriting a refreshingly new perspective. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34904]

Anthropogenic climate and environmental change are among the most immediate threats to global sustainability, including the sustainability of human populations. Although these changes are happening at a rate never recorded before, climate and environmental changes per se are not unprecedented. Moreover, prior environmental changes have sometimes been accompanied by social and technological innovations that mitigated the impact of environmental change on human populations. We explore two such episodes in the history of California, and ask what lessons they may hold for adaptable societies in the Anthropocene. Series: "Sustainable California" [Science] [Show ID: 35098]