University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

In 2004, voters in California passed a new initiative on the ballot named Proposition 63 or the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Rusty Selix, co-author of Prop. 63, shares the story behind the initiative and why keeping a focus on mental health policy has been critical for the people of California. [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30573]

Loss of teeth has many associated problems. Arun Sharma, BDS, explores the implications of lost teeth and different implant strategies that might help. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30145]

Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Constructing Cultures of Martyrdom, with Mia Bloom, Georgia State University, and Introducing Government Actions in Terror Environments (GATE) Dataset with Laura Dugan, University of Maryland. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30473]

Everyone occasionally feels sad or unhappy but depression is different. What are the signs and how can you get help? David Feifel, MD, PhD joins our host David Granet, MD to discuss not only the symptoms of depression but new cutting edge treatments such as the use of ketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30156]

Dr. Hannah Valentine is a cardiologist whose research has focused on improving the management of heart-transplant patients. She is a senior investigator in the Laboratory of Transplantation Genomics at the National Institutes of Health. Series: "LeNoir - NMA Pediatric Lecture Series" [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 30160]

Drilling without a drill? Peter Rechmann, DMD, talks about the world of laser dentistry, what it can do and how it works. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30144]

Interest in the human microbiome has moved quickly from frontier science to public awareness. Larry Smarr, Director of CalIT2 at UC San Diego, describes the ways he uses technology to gather body data to track his internal biomarkers and how microbiome research is blossoming at UC San Diego. Series: "Degrees of Health and Well-Being" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 30179]

Blue LED and Prospects for the Lighting Industry with Shuji Nakamura. Energy Savings and Future Directions in Solid State Lighting with Steve DenBaars. Semiconductor Lasers: Vertical, Tunable, Enabling Photonic ICs with Larry Coldren. Lightwave Technologies Are Key To: Good Health, Good Communications & Good Entertainment with Waguih Ishak. Quantum Sensing and Imaging with Photoluminescent Single Spins with Ania Jayich. Tunable Biophotonics with Dan Morse. Series: "Scientific Horizons" [Science] [Show ID: 30223]

For over 50 years, the tireless efforts and boundless goodwill of tens of thousands of people have been poured into conflict resolution programs that are aimed at decreasing intergroup hostilities and putting people on a path to peace. However, mounting evidence shows that often these efforts are prone to either fall flat or even backfire. Why do many of these efforts sometimes fail, and how can we do better? Using the lens of cognitive neuroscience, Emile Bruneau, PhD, discusses how and why our brains set our common sense interventions up to fail, how intuitively appealing goals such as empathy and trust can be deeply problematic, and how the tools of experimental psychology and functional neuroimaging (fMRI) can be employed to understand intergroup hostility and promote peace. Series: "Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30273]

Ambassador Dennis Ross has been a direct participant in shaping US policy toward the Middle East, and Israel specifically, for nearly thirty years. He takes us through every administration from Truman to Obama, throwing into dramatic relief each president’s attitudes toward Israel and the region, the often tumultuous debates between key advisers, and the events that drove the policies and at times led to a shift in approach. Series: "Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Endowed Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30275]