A short profile of Javier Lepe, a CIRM-funded intern at the UC Irvine Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and how the program is advancing his career. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36475]

A short profile of Cherie Lepe, a CIRM-funded intern at the UC Irvine Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and how the program is advancing her career. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 36474]

Should your art send you to prison? Rap lyrics are increasingly turning up as evidence in courtrooms across the country. The fictional characters portrayed in violent gansta rap songs are often a far cry from the true personalities of the artists behind them, yet uninitiated audiences easily conflate artist with character and fiction with fact. On a broader scale, using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases also raises questions about artistic freedom, freedom of speech and the rights of...

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, PhD examines the political career of Xi Jinping from a historical and comparative perspective. Starting in the Qing dynasty and moving to the present, Wasserstrom outlines the events that have shaped China and Xi Jinping's political outlook and the implications of recent term limit changes. Wasserstrom also deconstructs the question: Is Xi Jinping a new Mao, a new emperor, or a new Putin? Series: "Zot Talks" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 33604]

By focusing on a current water issue, students in public schools learn the science behind the problem and then exercise the scientific method in determining a unique solution to the problem with their classmates.  The students develop team work and communication skills while figuring out innovative ways to problem solve- skills that are beneficial beyond the classroom.  Series: "Zot Talks" [Show ID: 32394]

Floods are the most destructive of natural disasters, on average affecting 100 million people globally. Drones can be used as very cost effective mapping devices, gathering fine resolution data on a site's terrain, landcover, and even its infrastructure. This information is necessary to build models capable of predicting flood hazard at scales of streets and individual homes. Learn how the UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation is working to create a fleet of drones to benefit developing...

3D printing can create large amounts of plastic waste. William Amos and Aldrin Lupisan of UC Irvine have created a system to recycle and reuse that waste for new material. By turning plastic waste into a locally based plastic supply chain they are innovating technology while reducing environmental impact. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 32395]

A panel of experts analyzed the Ebola situation in October 2014. In March 2014 an outbreak of disease in Guinea was confirmed to be caused by the Ebola virus. Guinea and two neighboring West African countries, Sierra Leone and Liberia, were in the throes of what has become, by far, the largest ever outbreak of Ebola since the killer virus was first identified in 1976. In October there were approximately 10,000 cases to date, including the first-ever transmission of the virus outside of...

President Barack Obama addresses the University of California, Irvine’s 2014 graduating class. The President challenges the graduates to get involved in one of our planet's most pressing issues: the growing threat of a rapidly changing climate. Series: "UC Climate Solutions Channel " [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28579]