University of California Audio Podcasts (Audio)

John Aubrey Douglass discusses his book that explores pathways for universities to re-shape their missions and academic cultures, shifting from global rankings to national relevancy. Douglass is Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and Higher Education at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at UC Berkeley. Series: "Center for Studies in Higher Education" [Education] [Show ID: 30680]

Hedge fund manager Stanley Druckenmiller and Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone, explore how to motivate young citizens to engage in politics so that they can create and support the same economic opportunities as those enjoyed by previous generations. Presented by the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "The UC Public Policy Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 30682]

Based on his experience as President Barack Obama's Science Advisor through both terms, John Holdren discusses how priorities and policies for science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) have been developed under Obama; how specific challenges and opportunities relating to ST&I for economic prosperity, environmental sustainability, and national security have been approached; and the role that partnerships across the public, private, academic, and civil-society sectors and across nations have played and must continue to play. Holdren is the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 30494]

Explore the dust between the stars - and why it is so important, see how researchers explore molecules on the nanoscale to improve materials, discover why natural extremes are critical to Mediterranean ecosystems, the fate of California Oak trees, and sustaining the heritage of agriculture in California, all on this edition of On Beyond. Series: "On Beyond" [Science] [Show ID: 30667]

The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is changing the landscape well beyond localized effects of water restrictions and browning lawns. Geophysicist Adrian Borsa describes how the loss of water across the west is causing the entire region to rise like an uncoiling spring. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 30495]

If some medical care is good, more must be better. Right? Unfortunately, this is often not the case. Dr. Christopher Moriates says that as much as one third of healthcare may not make patients healthier. Series: "UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine presents Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 30668]

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" [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 30330]

Academy Award nominated screenwriter Josh Singer talks about Spotlight, the film about reporters delving into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Show ID: 30591]

Ralph Cicerone, President of the National Academy of Sciences,reviews up-to-date data on temperatures of air and water, rates of ice losses and of sea-level rise and illustrate the driving forces of greenhouse gases in an energy-balance model of Earth. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 30556]

Two presentations from the Constructions of Terrorism Conference at UCSB in December 2015: Can Terrorism be Defined? with Lisa Stampnitzky, University of Sheffield, and Misoverestimating Terrorism with John Mueller, Ohio State University. Series: "Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30467]