University of California Video Podcasts (Video)

In this excerpt from Music is Always Subject to Change, the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus transforms the traditional orchestra to feature small ensembles and to highlight their core of talented musicians. La Jolla Symphony Winds presents Mozart: Serenade for Winds in C-Minor; K388. Series: "La Jolla Symphony & Chorus" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37742]

Breathing techniques can help us relax and reduce stress and anxiety. Simply slowing our breathing rate can reduce arousal in our autonomic nervous system. Elissa Epel, Ph.D., psychiatry professor at UC San Francisco, demonstrates a simple three-part breathing technique that can help with stress and sleep. Try this four times in a row each day. It can be done upon waking, during a break, or before bed (or during insomnia!).

Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37747]

Using a global collaboration established to find antibodies to fight Ebola, scientists have joined together to discover treatments for COVID-19. Erica Ollmann Saphire, Phd, of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, shares how this collaboration, known as CoVIC, furthers science and public health while creating a template for rapid discovery. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37669]

Regular practice of mindfulness meditations has been widely researched and has been shown to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and stress and increase quality of life and overall well-being. Wallk through a simple breathing exercise with Dr. Christiane Wolf, Mindfulness and Insight Meditation Teacher at InsightLA.

Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37746]

Using a global collaboration established to find antibodies to fight Ebola, scientists have joined together to discover treatments for COVID-19. Erica Ollmann Saphire, Phd, of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology, shares how this collaboration, known as CoVIC, furthers science and public health while creating a template for rapid discovery. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37669]

Sharon Gerecht, PhD, explains how the microenvironment regulates vascular fate in assembly. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37579]

What are the obstacles that stand between us and engineering functional lungs? Laura Niklason, MD, PhD outline the promises and challenges of lung regeneration. She details current studies that may unveil a roadmap for building functional lung aveolus. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37580]

UCSF examines institutional racism following the death of George Floyd and explores what's needed to foster change. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37577]

Leading theater artists experiment with cutting-edge multimedia aesthetics to create "Pia's Wonderous Adventures in Tlaxlandia" - a new work deeply connected to the contemporary Chicanx experience. Inspired by the desire to honor the memory of his mother, playwright José Cruz González created the heroic character of a young girl named Pia who deals with challenging topics in a magical world that models empathy for young viewers and causes them to ask important real-life questions… all while our adventurers travel in a low-rider Taco Food Truck! Series: "Mi Universidad " [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37370]

Founded in 2006 by the UCSF Department of Orthopedic Surgery faculty and residents, the Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) is recognized as one of the leading academic and global outreach initiatives in the field of orthopaedic trauma. IGOT empowers through education, engaging a sustainable academic-to-academic partnership model with low and middle-income countries. Our in-country SMART courses have trained thousands of surgeons. This initiative has been amplified through our digital learning platform, including bi-monthly webinars and our groundbreaking IGOT Portal. To help support our mission or to learn more please click on igotglobal.org. Series: "The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37735]