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UC Santa Cruz (Audio)
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Programs from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Episodes
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From Sleepy Lagoon to Zoot Suit: The Irreverent Path of Alice McGrath
The Sleepy Lagoon case of 1942 became one of the most racially charged trials in U.S. history. Twenty-two Mexican American youths, mostly teenagers, were tried en masse for the death of José Díaz, though no witness placed them at the scene and the cause of death was never established. Denied fair...
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Bach Lives!
Considered the godfather of A.I. music, UC Santa Cruz professor and composer David Cope, who died in May, 2025, developed the computer program EMI, or Experiments in Musical Intelligence, in the 1980s. It was one of the earliest computer algorithms used to generate classical music. This…
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UCSC Names the Research Center for the Americas after Dolores Huerta
UC Santa Cruz has renamed the Research Center for the Americas in honor of social justice icon Dolores Huerta, whose legacy has influenced the center’s work and values. Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez in 1962, and has spent more than 60 years leading community…
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UC Santa Cruz Names College for John R. Lewis
In 2002, a UC Santa Cruz college with the theme of social justice and community opened with distinguished professors, politically engaged students, and a number for a name: College Ten. That changed for good, and for better, in 2023 when College Ten was named for John R. Lewis, the late American...
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Genomics for Everyone: UCSC Researchers Release First Human Pangenome
UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome—a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic material of 47 individuals from different ancestral backgrounds to allow for a deeper, more accurate understanding of...
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Software Tracking COVID Variants in Real Time is Key to Controlling Outbreak
UC Santa Cruz developed a computational tool known as UShER that enables real-time SARS-CoV-2 tracking and helps researchers identify new lineages of the virus. The easy-to-use tool and online server creates an evolutionary tree that helps scientists understand genomic mutations by creating new...
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Visualizing Abolition is Changing the Narrative Linking Prisons to Justice
The Visualizing Abolition Initiative seeks to change the narrative linking prisons to justice, contributing instead to the unfolding collective story and alternative imagining underway to create a future free of prisons. The initiative is a collaborative effort with artists, scholars, poets,...
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Connect with a Click: Effective Virtual Networking
When it comes to moving into a career you love, cultivating relationships is critical. In today’s world of work, it’s easier than ever to make new professional connections with a simple click of a button. Hear from experts as they share why the word “networking” makes most people cringe and how…
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The Art of Change: Michael Chemers
In this episode, Michael Chemers, Chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design, and Theater Arts professor at UC Santa Cruz, discusses his wide ranging plans for the newly formed Department of Performance, Play and Design and how it is incorporating DEI issues and concerns. Series: "The...
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The Art of Change: Rick Prelinger
Rick Prelinger, Professor of Film and Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz, is a world-renowned archivist, writer, filmmaker, and founder of the Pray-linger Archives and the Pray-linger Library in San Francisco. He’s also been a pioneer in making archives accessible to the public. In this episode,...
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The Art of Change: Don Williams
UC Santa Cruz drama lecturer Don Williams talks about how he founded, in 1991, UCSC's African American Theater Arts Troupe, or "AATAT" as it’s often called. The theater group has had a profound and lasting effect on countless numbers of African American students throughout the years. His students...
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The Art of Change: Sharon Daniel
Professor Sharon Daniel talks about a remarkable undergraduate class called Making an Exoneree that she currently teaches with Georgetown University. This unusual class consists of a group of highly motivated undergraduate students who reinvestigate likely wrongful conviction cases, produce short...
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The Art of Change: Isabel Dees
This episode features Isabel Dees, who was the associate vice chancellor for the Equity and Equal Protection Office at UC Santa Cruz. She recently was hired to serve as deputy Title IX director at UC Office of the President. Originally from the Los Angeles area, Dees has lived and worked in Santa...
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The Art of Change: Celine Parreñas Shimizu
In this inaugural episode of The Art of Change, filmmaker, film scholar and Dean of Arts at UC Santa Cruz, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, talks about her personal history as well as her vision for the Arts Division at UCSC. She is well known for her work on race, sexuality and representations, and is…
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The Art of Change: Karlton Hester
UC Santa Cruz Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, and Director of the Digital Arts and New Media program Karlton Hester talks about being appointed as UCSC’s first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts. Professor Hester began his career as a composer and…
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The Elixir of Love Turns Into a Virtual Labor of Love
One of UC Santa Cruz's most popular live events had to go virtual this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the student performers were up to the challenge. Watch how they took a fully staged production of The Elixir of Love and made it their own, individually performing remotely, complete with...
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Mechatronics!
You've got 31 days to build a robot that can navigate the field, get to the other side, turn around, locate its opponent and shoot Ping-Pong balls. Easy right? Welcome to UC Santa Cruz's Mechatronic's class. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 37472]
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How the Molecular Diagnostics Lab Processes COVID-19 Tests
Take a virtual lab tour and learn more about the significance of the UC Santa Cruz Molecular Diagnostic Lab (MDL) to our community and how testing works at UC Santa Cruz. The MDL has been open since May 2020, working to increase area SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity in order to contribute to a…
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Human Rights Investigations Lab Documents a Year of Crisis in Chile
Students at the UC Santa Cruz Human Rights Investigations Lab collaborated with UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center on open-source research focused on the ongoing human rights crisis in Chile, where massive anti-government demonstrations throughout the past year have been met with sometimes brutal...
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Male Pumas' Energy Spent Avoiding Humans Linked to Smaller Home Ranges
UC Santa Cruz researchers have shown that pumas will go to great lengths to avoid humans, and it’s taking a toll on them. They’re concerned about the long-term impacts on the ecosystem. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 37469]
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Dark Threads of the Cosmic Web Revealed
A computational approach inspired by the growth patterns of a slime mold has enabled a team of astronomers and computer scientists at UC Santa Cruz to trace the filaments of the cosmic web that connects galaxies throughout the universe. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 36784]
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Pan-Cancer Project Yields Comprehensive Map of Cancer Genomes
An international team including researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute has completed the most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes to date, significantly improving our fundamental understanding of cancer and suggesting new directions for its diagnosis and treatment. The...
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Timing is Key for Parents Who Want to Help Children Learn
Children's museums can be a challenging environment for parents who feel the urge to explain the science behind all the novel activities that dazzle youngsters. New research suggests that timing is key to supporting children's learning in these environments. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Humanities]...
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The Robots of Our Future Are Coming-But They May Not Be What We Think
UC Santa Cruz researchers are making robots socially assistive and helping people with accessibility needs. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 36763]
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Recharge Net Metering (ReNeM)
Recharge Net Metering (ReNeM) is a novel incentive program that encourages individual efforts to use excess surface water to improve groundwater supply and quality. ReNeM engages agencies, researchers, and regional stakeholders in collaboration towards common sustainability goals. A ReNeMe pilot...
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Diversifying Media: Teaching Young Journalists to Broadcast in Watsonville
Young people from Watsonville are learning the basics of broadcasting and publishing their own podcasts thanks to a unique partnership between UC Santa Cruz's Research Center for the Americas, KZSC, and Digital NEST. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 35255]
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Fort Ord Reserve: Connecting Community to Research and Conservation
Transformative field experiences at our 600-acre Fort Ord Natural Reserve are inspiring a new generation of natural scientists. The incredible outdoor classroom offers opportunities for students, scientists, and the community to learn about rare maritime chaparral habitats, threatened endemic...
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Campus Natural Reserve: Where Learning Comes Alive
The 400-acre UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve offers students the opportunity to walk outside their classrooms and study nature in nature. Better known as the “outdoor classroom and living laboratory,” the reserve focuses on engaging students in direct observation and study of the natural…
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Living Laboratories and Outdoor Classrooms at UC Santa Cruz
The UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserve System supports long-term research and teaching on protected lands on more than 10,000 acres of natural lands at five natural reserves: Año Nuevo, Campus, Fort Ord, Landels-Hill Big Creek, and Younger Lagoon. Together, they function as living laboratories and...
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Younger Lagoon Reserve: An Outdoor Classroom for Coastal Research
Younger Lagoon Reserve is one of the few relatively undisturbed wetlands remaining along the California Central Coast. Located on the UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus, the natural reserve’s 25-acre lagoon and 47-acre "terrace lands" protect eight unique habitats, including freshwater marsh,...
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Combatting the Succulent Black Market
Researcher Stephen McCabe is at the forefront of efforts to save Dudleya, a charismatic and rare plant from the hands of poachers—and possible extinction. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Agriculture] [Show ID: 35254]
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A New Perspective on Autism Could Change Interventions
The authors of a provocative new paper maintain that many of the behaviors common to autism—including low eye contact, repetitive movements, and the verbatim repetition of words and phrases—are misinterpreted as a lack of interest in social engagement. On the contrary, they say, many people with...
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Managing in an Ever-Changing Economy
Darrell Brown, Senior Vice President, US Bank, argues that in order to teach managers to be successful and prosperous where others fail, one must engage an entrepreneurial mindset in a world that embraces the status quo. Series: "Creativity and Innovation" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 21578]
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Saving the World with Simple Pictures: How to Put an Arts Education to Work
Creativity under constraint, sound judgment in uncertain environments, rigorous thinking amid complex ideas -- these are the skills taught by the arts. Dan Roam contends that these skills are needed more than ever in business and politics. Dan is the founder and president of Digital Roam Inc., a...
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A Life in the Theatres with Sheldon Epps
Sheldon Epps covers his experiences working in theaters all over the country, including his time and experiences as Artistic Director at his current theater home base, Pasadena Playhouse. Additionally, he talks about the experiences that brought him to work in the theater, working on Broadway and...
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The Body-Integrated Design Process
Product designer Scott Summit explores the changing tools used by designers, and how this impacts the resulting products, thought process and market. Summit holds 20 patents and numerous international design award. Series: "Creativity and Innovation" [Humanities] [Show ID: 21579]
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All in the Family: UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz biomolecular engineer Ed Green presents evidence that humans and Neandertals interbred thousands of years ago, as Guy Lasnier reports in the Winter 2011 edition of “State of Minds.” [Science] [Show ID: 21177]
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Dos Americas: The Reconstruction of New Orleans
UCTV presents the work of UC Santa Cruz graduates Arthur Saenz and David Zlutnick, co-producers of a riveting documentary on the struggles migrant laborers have faced since arriving in New Orleans to help the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Series: "UC Alumni Showcase" [Public Affairs]…
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Bringing Education into the 21st Century
Innovative educator and social justice advocate Joseph Berney explores his path to stop education from trying to get people to fit into society, and start to get people to change it. [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 14888]
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The 90s
Poet, editor, and scholar Juliana Spahr discusses her writing and research. Series: "The Center for Cultural Studies at UC Santa Cruz presents" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15001]
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The Awesome Lawfulness of Your Nightly Dreams
G. William Domhoff, research professor of psychology and sociology at UC Santa Cruz, is a leading expert on dreams. Fascinated by dreams for nearly 50 years, Domhoff highlights his work with DreamBank, a search engine and database of 16,000 dreams. [Humanities] [Show ID: 14871]
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Mind Wars: Brain Research and National Defense
Drugs to improve soldiers’ abilities? To confuse enemies? Devices controlled by or controlling people’s minds? Will neuroscience provide the weapons of the future? Jonathan Moreno, nationally distinguished bioethicist, discusses the connections between national security and brain research and...
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The Ethics of Human Experimentation for National Security Purposes
Jonathan Moreno, nationally distinguished bioethicist, presents an overview of the ethical issues raised by state sponsored human medical experimentation. [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 13672]
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Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial and Mine
Professor James Young, Commissioner of Germany’s National Memorial to Europe’s Murdered Jews, and juror for the WTC Site Memorial Competition, discusses the history of memorial projects. [Humanities] [Show ID: 14091]
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The Prison: A Sign of Democracy?
UC Santa Cruz professor Angela Davis explores the range of social problems associated with incarceration and the generalized criminalization of those communities that are most affected by poverty and racial discrimination. She urges her audience to think seriously about the future possibility of…
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Intimate Politics: A Roundtable
A distinguished panel of scholar-activists gather to reflect on Bettina Aptheker’s memoir - Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech, and Became a Feminist Rebel - the historical movement she recounts and the broader political issues raises by this intimate history of left...
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What is Our Legacy?
As a Superior Court Judge in the Southern California city of Compton, Kelvin D. Filer sees more than his share of cases involving murder, drugs, and gang violence. As a product of the same neighborhood, Filer is a powerful role model who has devoted himself to "reaching out and helping others as...
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Creation of the Special Relationship between Israel and the United States
David Tal of Tel Aviv University and UC Santa Cruz history professor David Kenez discuss the origins of the relationship between the US and Israel. [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13023]
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The Faginization of Shylock: Victorian Burlesque of The Merchant of Venice
Both Dickens’s Fagin and Shakespeare’s Shylock are portrayed as the stereotype grotesque and villainous Jew. Join Michael Shapiro from the University of Illinois to explore what these characters and their creators have in common. [Humanities] [Show ID: 12411]
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Nathaniel Mackey
Part antiphonal rant, part rhythmic whisper, Nathaniel Mackey reads from his new book of poetry and talks about his writing to an audience at UC Santa Cruz where he is a professor of literature. Mackey recently received the 2006 National Book Award for poetry. [Humanities] [Show ID: 12221]
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