Story Hour in the Library

8232Good writing should be heard.

Watch some of your favorite writers as they read selected excerpts from their works. This prose reading series is hosted by UC Berkeley English department faculty Vikram Chandra and Melanie Abrams and features distinguished prose writers from the Bay Area and beyond.

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28831Jess Row
Jess Row, the author of “Your Face in Mine” and two short story collections, “The Train to Lo Wu” and “Nobody Ever Gets Lost” reads from his work at UC Berkeley. He has received a Whiting Writers Award, the PEN/O. Henry Award, and two Pushcart Prizes. In 2007 he was named a “Best Young American Novelist” by Granta. He teaches at the College of New Jersey and is an ordained Zen Teacher.

28890Joyce Maynard
Joyce Maynard has been a writer of both fiction and nonfiction since the age of 18. Her memoir “At Home in the World” has been translated into fifteen languages. Her eight novels include the newly released “After Her,” as well as “To Die For” and the New York Times bestseller, “Labor Day.” In addition to writing, Maynard performs frequently as a storyteller with The Moth in New York City, and is the founder of the Lake Atitlan (Guatemala) Writers’ Workshop.

29110And coming soon – Tom Barbash
Tom Barbash is the author of the new book of stories “Stay Up With Me.” Previous books include award-winning novel “The Last Good Chance” and “On Top of the World: Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, and 9/11,” which was a New York Times bestseller. His stories and articles have been published and performed on National Public Radio.

Story Hour in the Library celebrates the writers in the UC Berkeley campus community with an annual student reading. The event features short excerpts of work by winners of the year’s biggest prose prizes, Story Hour in the Library interns, and faculty nominees.

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Irwin Jacobs: Research Universities, Industry and Innovation

8232Irwin Jacobs – hotel magnate?

Had he listened to a high school counselor who said there was no future in science and that he should pursue the hotel business at Cornell, Irwin Jacobs’ career could have taken a whole other track. Fortunately for the world of technology, Jacobs was drawn back to engineering.

In this presentation of the Herb York Memorial Lecture Series, Jacobs recounts stories about life before and after Qualcomm — from his relocation to San Diego from MIT, to the tumultuous student life here at UC San Diego in the ’60’s, to the shift from academic life to the business realm and the development of Linkabit and Qualcomm.

The Co-Founder of Qualcomm provides insight into the role UC San Diego played in enabling him and his colleagues to build one of the largest information technology companies in the world. Dr. Jacobs is the featured speaker in this presentation by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California.

Watch Research Universities, Industry and Innovation with Irwin Jacobs — Herb York Memorial Lecture 2014.

Saturday Science at The Scripps Research Institute

8232Saturday Science at Scripps Research brings the excitement of research and the passion of The Scripps Research Institutes’ scientists and researchers to middle and high school students in Southern California. Every lecture highlights the cutting-edge research occurring at The Scripps Research Institute and provides a window into the life of a scientist.

In the first program, Sandra Encalada describes her work that interfaces the fields of cell biology, genetics and biochemistry in understanding the role of cellular motor-based transport in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

Watch Saturday Science at The Scripps Research Institute.

The Kids are All Right – Adolescent Health Care

8232With middle-of-the night-feedings, toddler tantrums, and elementary school behind you it’s time to face the teen years when our children really grow into the people they will become.

Adolescence, the years from puberty to adulthood, is a time of change and intense growth – physically, emotionally and intellectually. UCSF’s Mini Medical School for the Public takes you on a journey through the teen topics of eating behavior (including obesity), smoking and substance use, adolescent development, sexual activity, depression and bullying, chronic disease, and includes an update on health care policy concerning adolescents. Come and learn from the world’s foremost physicians and researchers in their various fields of expertise concerning the younger population!

28886Adolescent Depression and Anxiety with Josephine Lau, MD
Why are mental health disorders more prevalent during adolescence? Dr. Josephine Lau, UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, looks at symptoms, prevalence and treatment of adolescent depression and anxiety.

28887How to Talk to Teens: A Developmental Approach with Carolyn Bradner Jasik, MD
Dr. Carolyn Bradner Jasik describes trends in adolescent risk‐taking behavior and the impact on health. She reviews typical adolescent development and highlights research on the developing brain, and the important role of risk taking in brain remodeling.

28888Maximizing Health Care for Underserved and Marginalized Youth with Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD
Dr. Marissa Raymond-Flesch, UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, focuses her research on access to care for adolescents and young adults with a particular interest in improving reproductive health access for minority and border communities.

28906Eating Disorders Part 1: How to Prevent, Identify, and Intervene Early with Sara Buckelew, MD, MPH
Research shows that early detection and prompt intervention may prevent as many as two‐thirds of patients from developing a more serious eating disorder. Dr. Sara Buckelew discusses how to identify an eating disorder, early intervention and prevention.

And coming soon:

Eating Disorders Part 2: Recent Advances in Treatment with Daniel Le Grange, PhD
UCSF’s Daniel Le Grange looks at the prevalence and mortality of eating disorders. He discusses inpatient and outpatient treatment and the role of the family.

Contraceptive Choices for Teens and Young Adults: Treatment of Menstrual Issues In Addition to Birth Control with Loris Hwang, MD
Dr. Loris Hwang, UCSF Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, looks at what to consider in choosing a contraceptive method for a teen or young adult. She explains what medical conditions are treated using hormonal contraception and which methods are most effective.

Watch all of the programs in The Kids Are All Right: Adolescent Health Care.

New Programs from the UC Public Policy Channel

8232Does gender equity matter? UC Berkeley grad student Suzanne Merkelson thinks so, especially when considering the 1 in 5 ratio of women to men representing us in Congress. She’s the first from the Goldman School to step before the UCTV cameras and deliver a commentary for the UC Public Policy Channel. We’re proud to provide this platform for her and plan to bring other student voices to this channel in the months ahead.

Watch 104 Women in Congress? That’s Not Enough! Commentary by Suzanne Merkelson.

And coming soon, racial profiling, as seen by UC Berkeley’s Jack Glaser and Paul Figueroa, Assistant Chief of the Oakland Police Department. Watch for “In the Living Room with Henry E. Brady” Monday, Feb 2nd.

Find more programs on The UC Public Policy Channel.

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