University of California Video Podcasts (Video)

With campuses closed due to COVID-19, the usual process of college admissions has been disrupted. Lisa Prsekop, director of admissions at UC Santa Barbara shares the creative ways universities are connecting with admitted students such as virtual tours and outreach. She also gives insight into the application review process and how the new rules about standardized test requirements impact students. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Education] [Show ID: 36049]

Aerosols can move around the globe - affecting our climate and our weather but how do they affect human health? Kim Prather, PhD explores how her work transfers the complexity of the ocean's atmosphere into the lab to better understand the COVID-19 pandemic. Series: "Climate Crisis" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36060]

The US spends more per capita on healthcare than other countries. Over treatments accounts for much of the waste. Dr. Thomas Newman gives several examples of the system over testing, over diagnosing and over treating and argues that sometimes doing less is doing better. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35932]

Children's emotions can be so strong - especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi share ways to help kids develop tools to deal with stress, emotions, and anxiety. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 35991]

From setting ground rules to preschoolers on Zoom calls, educators Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi answer viewers questions about parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Education] [Show ID: 35975]

The duration of the wildfire season is longer and catastrophic wildfires are increasing in frequency due to climate change. There is clear evidence of an association between wildfire smoke and respiratory health.

Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35924]

In this presentation from the course The Evolution of Infectious Diseases, professor of biology and infectious disease researcher Justin Meyer provides a detailed overview of the previous, current and future evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Series: "The Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 36095]

The US has lagged behind other countries in testing for COVID-19. Dr. Chaz Langelier, UCSF Infectious Disease experts, talks about why we were late to start testing and the importance of widespread testing for a disease that spreads through asymptotic or pre-symptomatic individuals. He also talks about lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI), the leading cause of death due to infection. Currently, the cause of most LRTI remains unknown due to limitations of current tests. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35931]

Meditation practices have been adapted to treat mental and physical health conditions. It is not a cure-all, and different people respond in different ways. Helen Weng, UCSF Psychiatry, explores how we understand these processes and measure them from internal practice to external change. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 35929]

Infectious diseases have profound influences on the evolution of their host populations. In the case of humans, the host species has also shaped pathogen dynamics and virulence via a multitude of factors from changes in social organization, group size, and exploitation of varied habitats and their animals and plant resources to agriculture, technology, rapid long-distance travel, medicine and global economic integration - which all continue to shape epidemics and the human host populations. This symposium will explore how infectious agents and humans have shaped each other over the eons. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 35850]