Monthly Highlights: September 2011

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Making over Medellín

Sergio Fajardo, the former mayor of Medellín, Colombia, presents the remarkable transformation he achieved by investing heavily in schools, libraries and public spaces in his city’s poorest neighborhoods. llustrating his talk with before and after images, Fajardo attributes his success to transparency, lack of corruption, and efficient construction.

Fajardo was part of Political Equator III, a two-day conversation on border neighborhoods as sites of production, organized by Teddy Cruz of UC San Diego.

Political Equator III: Reconnecting Urban Policy and the Community’s Imagination with Sergio Fajardo

Focus on Health

This month UCSD-TV brings you the latest in health care research, including an interview about heart health with the head of UCSD’s Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, an update on prostate cancer research from UCSD’s Dr. J. Kellogg Parsons, and a look at the use of integrative medicine in diabetes treatment.

Health Matters: Heart Health

Research on Aging: What’s New in Prostate Cancer Treatment

Taking Control of Your Diabetes: Role of Integrative Medicine in Diabetes Management

The Road to Recovery

Getting help for an addiction or mental disorder is the first step to living a healthy and rewarding life, and the benefits ripple out across entire communities. This four-part series, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, explores the many facets of behavioral health and offers resources for individuals in recovery, families, loved ones, and friends.

Road to Recovery


PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

Health & Medicine

Health Matters: Menopause

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Science

Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas

Microbial Life in Polar Ice as a Record of Microbial Evolution in the Ocean

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Public Affairs

Osher UCSD: Lords of the Landscape: Israeli Settlements as Obstacles to Middle East Peace with Gary Fields

Moshe Halbertal and Raghida Dergham: Achieving a Two-State Solution

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Humanities Humanities

UCSD By Design: Charles Jencks (Extended Edition)

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Arts & Music Arts & Music

UC San Diego Jazz Camp: Finale Concert 2011

Symphony of Clouds: Musical Adventures of the Boy Mozart

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Check out the latest additions to our online video archive

Research on Aging: The Aging Brain

Sea Turtles of Indonesian New Guinea

Kamza and Bar Kamza

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