UC Davis (Audio)
Programs from the University of California, Davis.
Episodes
February 10, 2025 • 59 mins
What is impact investing? Silicon Valley venture capitalist Nancy Pfund talks about her career in finance and what shaped her life. In this spirited conversation with Stephen Morris, the San Francisco Bureau Chief of The Financial Times, Pfund spoke about the influence of her parents—her father, a patent attorney, and her mother, a political activist. She said the exposure to the worlds of inventions and community outreach were inf...
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December 25, 2024 • 5 mins
In the Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis’ esteemed faculty and passionate undergraduate students are uncovering the secrets of the marine world.
Through our summer research programs, students get the unique opportunity to conduct independent research and make new discoveries alongside a community of environmental and marine scientists.
Follow students through a day of marine research and witness how evolution and ecology intert...
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October 28, 2024 • 3 mins
Step into the historic Chicago Cafe in Woodland, California, a culinary landmark that could potentially be the oldest Chinese restaurant in the U.S. Anchored by the Fong family for over a century, their resilience echoes through the decades of the Chinese Exclusion Act and societal adversity. The cafe offers more than traditional Chinese food. It's a living chapter of Chinese-American history and a beacon of cultural endurance. Ser...
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October 7, 2024 • 4 mins
UC Davis undergraduate student researchers are making exciting discoveries in the world of insects through the Insect Scholars program. From studying monarch butterflies to honey bees, these students gain hands-on experience in entomology, developing crucial lab and field skills. Learn about their journeys, the research they conduct and how they contribute to conservation efforts. Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Show ID: 40178]
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October 7, 2024 • 3 mins
Witness the resilience of Isleton, California, as they pioneer a groundbreaking, community-based flood insurance program aimed at fostering recovery and climate resilience. This initiative, led by UC Davis researchers, could revolutionize disaster preparedness, offering fast, flexible support post-flood and investing in long-term sustainability. Series: "UC Davis News" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 40177]
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October 4, 2024 • 2 mins
UC Davis researchers are developing innovative technology to help older adults maintain independence while staying connected with loved ones. The new I-Care platform combines task management tools with advanced sensor technology to address challenges like cognitive decline and social isolation while also reducing caregiver burnout. Watch as our experts improve the future of senior care. Series: "UC Davis News" [Health and Medicin...
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October 1, 2024 • 8 mins
UC Davis is commemorating the 30th anniversary of the campus' iconic Egghead sculptures in 2024. As part of the celebration, this documentary tells the tale of the UC Davis art department — from its founding artists to the present faculty and students who follow in the founders' footsteps. The first-generation artists built their community in the ceramics building known as TB 9, or Temporary Building 9, and ignited an art revolutio...
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September 30, 2024 • 5 mins
UC Davis researchers are exploring the effects of Klamath River dam removal on salmon populations and habitat restoration. Watch as we uncover the journey of salmon regaining access to 400 miles of historical spawning grounds. This study not only highlights the ecological benefits of river dam removal but also the cultural significance to Indigenous tribes.
Series: "UC Davis News" [Science] [Show ID: 40179]
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March 5, 2024 • 52 mins
The nation's largest public pension firm is the California Public Employee's Retirement System, known as CalPERS. Its CEO, Marcie Frost, speaks with the Financial Times' U.S. Managing Editor Peter Spiegel about managing the mission-driven retirement fund for California's public employees as part of the UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz 2023. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Executive Speakers and Special Events" [...
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October 8, 2023 • 3 mins
UC Davis Professor, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, and CLEAR Center members took to Mexico to attend the Congress Internationale de la Carne in León, Guanajuato, Mexico, where they met and discussed sustainability efforts with the Minister of Agriculture. In addition to meeting with beef cattle producers and others in the livestock industry to share research coming from the UC Davis CLEAR Center, we got to tour feedlots and discuss sustaina...
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September 20, 2023 • 3 mins
Explore UC Davis discoveries that have improved modern life in unexpected ways. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 39211]
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August 24, 2023 • 2 mins
Combating destructive effects of climate change, the Arboretum and Public Garden staff and Learning by Leading™ students plant test trees to cultivate a resilient and diverse urban tree canopy for the UC Davis community. Emily Griswold, Director of GATEways Horticulture and Teaching Gardens, outlines the tireless research and work of tending to mature trees and planting saplings.
Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 39214]
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August 24, 2023 • 2 mins
A team of UC Davis researchers is making advances in a field that could eventually allow brain surgeons to offer replacement parts to injured patients.
Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39213]
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August 23, 2023 • 3 mins
The Basement Gallery is a student-run organization located in the basement of the UC Davis art department and holds shows featuring student artwork. Learn more about the organization and some of the participating artists. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 39216]
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August 23, 2023 • 3 mins
UC Davis engineers and neuroscientists are exploring how robots and artificial intelligence can improve prosthetic devices and make them more intuitive for their users. They've also teamed up with a multidisciplinary team at UC Davis Health in Sacramento in an overall effort to improve prostheses for amputees and prevent prosthetic abandonment.
Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39208]
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August 23, 2023 • 2 mins
From the beautiful to the strange, the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology has one of the largest insect collections in North America. Take a tour through the collections and its highlights with director Lynn Kimsey in this behind-the-scenes video. The museum is free and open to UC Davis students, staff and faculty, as well as the public. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 39209]
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August 23, 2023 • 2 mins
Surgeons and prosthetists-orthotists at UC Davis Health are working with amputee patients to improve the functionality of their prosthetic devices through surgical techniques and new technology. They've also teamed up with a multidisciplinary team at UC Davis in an overall effort to make prostheses more intuitive and prevent prosthetic abandonment.
Series: "UCTV Prime" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39207]
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August 22, 2023 • 3 mins
Explore UC Davis discoveries that have improved modern life in unexpected ways. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 39210]
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August 22, 2023 • 2 mins
Wind turbine blades are a major source of environmental pollution and waste. Learn how UC Davis is creating an ecologically sound solution for their disposal. Students, faculty and researchers in the Advanced Composites Research, Engineering and Science (ACRES) lab in the UC Davis College of Engineering are building compostable wind turbine blades from bamboo and mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. While the researchers are ...
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August 22, 2023 • 1 min
Research on food security programs at UC Davis is showing the positive impact that access to healthy foods has on students' nutrition and mental health as well as identifying the need for more food access resources on college campuses. Marcela Radtke from the Nutritional Biology Graduate Group utilized tools like the veggie meter to measure students' fruit and vegetable intake and then looked at how that changed when they used camp...
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