Teacher Resources (Audio)
Aimed at teachers, these programs enrich the classroom experience, help teachers stay up to date on research developments, and prepare students (and their parents) for college. Visit uctv.tv/teachers
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
Applying to College and COVID-19
How do you apply for college during a pandemic? What happens now that the ACT and SAT are canceled? Is it safe to go to college next year? Should I just take a gap year? There are so many unanswered …
00:14:18 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
How to Create a Space for Learning at Home
Without a classroom, where should students learn? Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi share tips for creating an effective space in your home with materials you have on hand. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts t…
00:14:40 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Return to Apollo: Geologic Evolution of a Young Moon
New state-of-the-art chronologic measurements of rocks brought to Earth by Apollo astronauts reveal that many of the historical age determinations are erroneous. The new measurements presented by cos…
00:59:10 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
Health in Space: Developing New Tools for the Trip to Mars
Limited medical equipment on space craft makes medical care in space a real challenge. Ordinary problems must be dealt with, as well as problems related to the unique environment of space. As NASA pl…
00:37:41 |
Sun 05 Apr 2020
Planetary Defense: Avoiding a Cosmic Catastrophe
Our planet has been continually bombarded by asteroids since its formation, 4.5 billion years ago. While the frequency of large impacts has decreased, many potential Near-Earth Object threats remain …
00:49:40 |
Sat 04 Apr 2020
Squid Pro Quo - A Journey Into Undersea Exploration
Exploring the undersea world has always presented challenges in terms of cost and accessibility. However, recent advances in ocean observing technology are allowing researchers to explore heretofore …
00:56:15 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
CARTA presents The Origins of Today’s Humans - Jean-Jacques Hublin Joshua AkeyIain Mathieson
Where did we humans come from? When did we become the dominant species on the planet? Experts take you on an exploration of the last half-decade of new evidence from ancient DNA, fossils, archaeology…
00:53:35 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
An Evening with Alice Walker - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
An internationally celebrated American novelist, short story writer, poet, and activist, Walker's work has been translated into more than two dozen languages, and her books have sold more than fiftee…
01:22:24 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
On Beyond: Our Social Brain and Autism Informal Computer Education Tracking Water
Katerina Semendeferi explores if the potential for conditions like autism is a part of the human mind's extraordinary capacities for intellect and social cognition. A class that trains college studen…
00:29:01 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Interests of Society or Rights of Individuals? Promises and Challenges of Social Media and Big Data - Exploring Ethics
Social media and big data can have important practical applications in public health, disaster management, transportation, and urban planning. Data scientists are using machine learning algorithms, c…
00:59:40 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
An Evening with Pico Iyer - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
Pico Iyer was named "arguably the world’s greatest living travel writer," by Outside, and is the author of over a dozen books and countless essays. The New Yorker called Iyer an "intellectual and spi…
00:58:55 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
On Beyond: Undergraduate Computer Research Program Mediterranean Climate Natural Reserves
A program to provide real-world research opportunities to computer science students, discover what makes the California climate so unique, explore two University of California Natural Reserves and mo…
00:29:09 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
On Beyond: Exploring Brain Development with Stem Cells Hi-Tech Farming Building Quadcopters Lawrence Berkeley Lab Geysers
Using brain organoids to understand neural development, learning computer science and engineering by building remotely controlled quadcopters, understanding geysers, high-tech approaches to sustainab…
00:27:57 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
An Evening with Sonia Nazario - Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2020
Sonia Nazario is an award-winning journalist whose stories have tackled some of this country's most intractable problems -- hunger, drug addiction, immigration -- and have won some of the most presti…
00:58:10 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Brahms' Academic Festival Overture - La Jolla Symphony and Chorus
Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture," which the composer offhandedly characterized as "a potpourri of student songs," features an unusual treatment of standard sonata form. What emerges is one of th…
00:11:30 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Shark Geek: A Window into Shark Ecology in the Southern California Bight
Sharks have long fascinated the public. While popular media has often promoted images of large, aggressive predators, most sharks are not dangerous to people and moreover are a vital part of many hea…
00:55:34 |
Sun 01 Mar 2020
Social Justice and the Fight Against Climate Change -- Goldman Stories: Dan Kammen
In the fight against climate change, those with the least resources have been left behind. In the case of solar power, the vast majority of investment in the United States has gone to majority-white …
00:06:10 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Artificially Intelligent Models of Cancer for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment - Exploring Ethics
A major ambition of artificial intelligence lies in translating patient data to successful therapies. Machine learning models face particular challenges in biomedicine, however, including handling of…
00:57:00 |
Sat 22 Feb 2020
The Liar with Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Ayelet Gundar-Goshen is a writer and Clinical Psychologist from Tel Aviv University. In her talk, she delves into the world of her newest novel, The Liar. Written with propulsive energy, dark humor, …
00:56:31 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
How Do We Know Humans are Impacting the Health of Our Planet? - Exploring Ethics
The ocean plays a major role in regulating Earth’s temperature through exchange of chemicals and microbes with the atmosphere. When waves break, ocean-derived biological species including viruses and…
00:57:34 |
Mon 27 Jan 2020
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