University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

Jazz has been hailed as "America's original art form," and the annual Jazz Camp at UC San Diego is a five-day immersive summer program designed for intermediate to advanced level jazz musicians, ages 14–adult. Students work directly with internationally renowned jazz artists, exploring styles ranging from classic bebop to contemporary open-form. The Camp culminates in a finale concert performed by eight student ensembles, each under the direction of a faculty member. This program showcases an ensemble mentored by saxophonist David Borgo. Series: "UC San Diego Jazz Camp" [Show ID: 33922]

The transition from a military career to the civilian workforce can be challenging. Shane Smith, a veterans advocate and manpower analyst for the United States Marine Corps joins Phil Blair to share his experiences and expertise. Learn how to translate job duties to resume bullet points, how to begin your job search, networking opportunities and more. Series: "The Career Channel" [Show ID: 33772]

Dan Kammen’s Berkeley research group has revealed the need for a dramatic shift to electricity and away from both fossil and biofuels. Meanwhile, 1.3 billion people – 15 percent of the world population – still lack electricity, and their growing demand for it would raise – not lower – global temperatures. The solution, Kammen says, must be local. He sees great promise in efforts to bring together new technologies with best practices to electrify those who don’t have power and to “green it” for everybody else. Series: "The UC Public Policy Channel" [Show ID: 33072]

In this century, the climate is changing faster than ever. Ecologist David Ackerly has been studying how fast plants and animals may need to migrate uphill or northward as the planet warms in order to remain in their preferred temperature regime. These velocities could be as high as five miles per year -- exceeding the ability of most species to disperse and establish new populations. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Show ID: 33074]

No single clean energy technology can rein in carbon dioxide emissions. Researchers at the Berkeley Lab aim to add artificial synthesis to our renewable energy portfolio. The technology uses sunlight to turn CO2 and water into chemical fuels. Over the past decade, research led by Peidong Yang has yielded new classes of semiconductor materials to efficiently capture sunlight for this process, and new types of catalysts to promote the chemical reactions Series: "Climate Change Playlist" [Show ID: 33080]

David Kohlbrenner is a PhD student at UC San Diego working with Sysnet

and CryptoSec advised by Hovav Shacham. His research focuses on how

hardware design impacts software security. David's work bridges gaps

in understanding between hardware and software to build systems that

are deserving of trust. As part of his research efforts, he has worked

extensively with web browsers to demonstrate new vulnerabilities and

integrate new defenses. Previously, David received a B.S. in Computer

Science from Carnegie Mellon University and co-founded the San

Diego-based startup Somerset Recon. In 2018, David graduated from UC

San Diego and is now a postdoc at UC Berkeley. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 33585]

University of Santa Cruz hydrogeologist Andrew Fisher leads a team of researchers looking for better ways to capture runoff and use it to not only increase groundwater quantity, but also quality. They are using the Pajaro Valley on the central California coast, a productive and valuable agriculture area, as their practical laboratory, working with farmers and water managers to recharge groundwater. Recharge net metering is a novel practice of crediting groundwater. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 33843]

UC Santa Cruz researchers are finding simple, cost effective ways to clean captured storm-water as it percolates back into the water table, by employing native soil microbes already in the ground.

Series: "UCTV Prime" [Show ID: 33844]

Peter Stock, MD, PhD; Professor of Surgery, Surgical Director of Kidney and Transplant Program, UCSF. Series: "UCSF Transplant Update" [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 33826]

Agriculture today is extraordinarily productive, although sadly many people are chronically hungry, malnourished or obese. And the way we farm also takes an increasing toll on the environment. Farming emits a third of all greenhouse gases and uses 70 percent of freshwater resources. It is a major contributor to deforestation and biodiversity loss, and has led to the loss of soil fertility in agricultural lands. How can we produce enough food for the future while protecting the planet? Berkeley conservation biologist Claire Kremen suggests practices that can maintain productivity while using less energy, water and pesticides. Series: "Cal Future Forum: Our Changing World" [Show ID: 33077]