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A Musical Month
From perspectives on what makes music musical to the pure pleasure of performance, we’re covering a range of music-inspired programs this month.
We continue the To Be Musical series about the mysteries of music and its effect on lives with appearances by pianist Aleck Karis (March 5) and professor/musician Steven Cassedy (March 19).
Tune in to our coverage of San Diego Opera’s Murder in the Cathedral to get the history of Pizzetti’s opera and a look behind-the-scenes of the production.
Enjoy pianist and educator Cecil Lytle’s peformance of two of Beethoven’s late signature piano works in Lytle Presents Beethoven.
Chancellor Khosla: Research Universities and Economic Growth
In The Role of a Research University on Economic Development, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla argues that investing in research universities leads to greater economic growth in the surrounding regions and the nation. He points to the successes of UC San Diego in attracting $1 billion a year in research funding and spawning hundreds of new companies in telecommunications and biotechnology.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.
Health & Medicine
And the Children Shall Lead: Addressing Disparities
LeNoir – NMA Pediatric Lecture
Living for Longevity: The Nutrition Connection – Research on Aging
Travel Medicine – Health Matters
Science
New Insights into the Early History of the Earth and Moon
Public Affairs
“Citizenville” with Gavin Newsom – Revelle Forum
Silent Spring + 50: Lessons from San Diego’s Bees and Bays
Federalism at the Border: Immigration Policy and the States with Gabriel Chin
Arts & Music
Craft and Tools in Late Beethoven with Aleck Karis — To Be Musical
How the West Rejected “Nice” Music A Century Ago with Steven Cassedy — To Be Musical
Check out the latest additions to our online video archive
The Social Impact of Reading and Writing with Seth Lerer – Founders’ Symposium 2012
Epic passion, massive sets, bravura arias, large choral numbers and the famous “Bacchanale” dance.
If you or someone you know is a recent college graduate or a graduate in career transition, then stop by UCTV’s newly launched CareerChannel, powered by the employment experts at UC San Diego Extension. As an unbiased provider of information, tools and experts, the channel aims to help job-seekers identify newly emerging areas of career opportunity and to develop paths and plans for necessary reskilling through research, reporting and public dialogue presented through video, radio and print. Check it out today and stay tuned for new programs about the ever-evolving career marketplace!
Don’t miss this fascinating series from UC San Diego’s Eleanor Roosevelt College examining exactly what it is that makes music,musical. Professors of music, literature and psychology decode the mysteries of music and its effect on our brains, our emotions and our lives. The series kicks off this month with renowned percussionist
Beginning his career as an engineer at a refrigeration plant in India, Veerabhadran Ramanathan went on to make one of the most important climate change discoveries when he identified chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as even larger contributors to global warming than the previously identified culprit, carbon dioxide. This four-part series from UCTV’s YouTube original channel, UCTV Prime, follows the Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist’s remarkable path that changed the face of climate change research and has introduced possibilities for human-scale solutions.
Humanities