UC Office of the President (Video)

Extremely sensitive to shifts in temperature, the ochre sea star is considered a “keystone species” for monitoring the effect of changing air and ocean temperatures on California’s marine life. Eric Sanford of the UC Davis Bodega Bay Marine Lab puts these beautiful creatures to the test, using their appetite for mussels as the yardstick. Series: "UCTV Prime cuts" [Science] [Show ID: 24211]

Hannah Lui Park is in the Department of Epidemiology at UC Irvine. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Multi-generational epigenetics studies are needed to understand how we can prevent breast cancer not only in ourselves but also in future generations by modifying our lifestyle factors and environmental exposures. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34872]

Hear from the ten finalists in the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer Competition. Each presents a bold idea on prevention research that will help catalyze an entirely new direction in research — focused on prevention. The program is introduced by Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, the director of the California Breast Cancer Research Program. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34876]

Dr. Victoria Seewaldt is a professor and leader at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Young women are exposed to carcinogens during puberty; here we will create awareness, help young women avoid exposure, and create advocacy. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34863]

Gertrude Buehring’s research has focused on breast cancer throughout her 46 years as a professor in the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Since about 60% of US breast cancers are caused by bovine leukemia virus (BLV), eradicating BLV from cattle could dramatically reduce future breast cancer incidence. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34866]

Nancy Buermeyer, Senior Policy Strategist Breast Cancer Prevention Partners. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Biomonitoring residents living near California ports before and after implementation of pollution reduction policies will provide evidence of their effectiveness at reducing exposures to chemicals linked to breast cancer Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34867]

Vincent Bessonneau is a research scientist with expertise in environmental health and metabolomics. He presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Exposome-wide association studies that measure a rich set of molecular information in biospecimens can discover unknown causes of breast cancer. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34868]

Barbara Adler Cohn is the research director of Child Health and Development Studies at the Public Health Institute. Her goal is prevention of breast cancer by eliminating environmental causes. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- CBCRP can put to use valuable but overlooked California resources to find and reduce environmental determinants of breast density to prevent breast cancer Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34869]

Laura Markuly works McConnell Air Force Base, owns Bodyology Sports Performance, LLC and is a breast cancer survivor. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Using Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) as a low cost, broad range, new method to prevent breast cancer and cell mutations. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34870]

Andrea Hindman is a postdoctoral fellow at Silent Spring Institute and Northeastern University. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Make knowledge linking breast cancer risk and chemical exposures accessible and measurable, using the rodent mammary gland, to prioritize prevention in safety testing. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34871]

Dr. Susan Love has dedicated her professional life to the eradication of breast cancer. Here she describes the amazing human breast and why we need to understand it in order to prevent breast cancer. She talks about the anatomy of the human breast and the milk ducts. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34873]

Michele Atlan has been a breast cancer survivor since 2013 and serves as the vice-president of the Breast Cancer Care & Research Fund (BCCRF) in Los Angeles. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Imagine being able to repurpose an inexpensive and abundant natural ingredient to prevent breast cancer, while also enhancing skin health. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34864]

Thea Tlsty, PhD, is a molecular pathologist and Professor of Pathology at UCSF. She presents her bold idea at the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer -- Just as blood pressure is used to monitor risks of cardiovascular disease, monitoring key facilitators of cancer, chronic inflammation, can be used to monitor risk of breast cancer. Series: "Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 34865]

After welcoming remarks from Provost Michael Brown and Academic Senate Chair Robert C. May, Session A begins with an address from UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal on the topic of “The Master Plan: Access, Equity, and the Social Contract.” The session continues with a panel discussion led by Sylvia Hurtado, UCLA Professor of Education; Bill Jacob, UCSB Professor of Mathematics; and C. Judson King, Professor Emeritus of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Former Director of the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education, and former UC Provost. The panel moderator is Michael Cowan, UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of American Studies and Literature, and 2000-2001 Academic Senate Chair. Series: "University of California and Higher Education: Its Mission, History, and Goals " [Education] [Show ID: 34811]

After welcoming remarks from UC President Janet Napolitano, Session B begins with an address from John Douglass, Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Higher Education, UC Berkeley, on “The Evolution of Shared Governance and the Historic and Present Role of the Academic Senate.” The session continues with a panel discussion led by Aimée Dorr, UCLA Professor Emerita of Education; Daniel Simmons, UC Davis Professor Emeritus of Law and 1994–1995/2010–2011 Academic Senate Chair; and Shane White, UCLA Professor of Dentistry and 2017-18 Academic Senate Chair. The panel is moderated by Mary Gilly, UC Irvine Professor of Marketing, and 2014–2015 Academic Senate Chair. Series: "University of California and Higher Education: Its Mission, History, and Goals " [Education] [Show ID: 34812]

Session D features an address from Anneeth Kaur Hundle, UC Merced Assistant Professor of Anthropology, and Ma Vang, UC Merced Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies, on the topic of "Growing UC: Past Successes and Future Challenges." The session continues with a panel discussion led by Yolanda Moses, UC Riverside Professor of Anthropology; Michael Meranze, UCLA Professor of History; and Henry Powell, UC San Diego Professor of Neuropathology and Academic Senate Chair 2009–2010. The panel is moderated by Lawrence Pitts, UC San Francisco Professor Emeritus of Neurosurgery; 2009–2012 UC Provost; and 2003–2004 Academic Senate Chair. Series: "University of California and Higher Education: Its Mission, History, and Goals " [Education] [Show ID: 34813]

Moderator: Dr. Sam Hawgood, Chancellor, UCSF. Panelists: Dr. Atul Butte, Dr. Michael Hogarth, Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, Dr. Michael Pfeffer Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32068]

Moderator: Dr. John Stobo, Executive Vice President, UC Health. Panelists: Dr. Howard Federoff, Mark Laret, Johnese Spisso. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32069]

Moderator: Dr. Peter Pronovost, Sr. Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality, Director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Panelists: Sheila Antrum, Dr. Robert Cherry, Dr. Laura Esserman, Dr. Julie A. Freischlag Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32067]

David Lansky, President and CEO Pacific Business Group on Health Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32066]

Karyn DiGiorgio, Executive Director, Center for Health Quality and Innovation Moderator: Dr. Robert Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Medicine, UCSF Health. Panelists: Dr. Wendy Anderson, Dr. Maxime Cannesson, Dr. Gregory A. Maynard, Dr. Michael Stamos Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32065]

Dr. Peter Pronovost, Sr. Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality, Director of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32064]

Dr. John Stobo, Executive Vice President, UC Health Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 32070]

Dr. John Stobo, Executive Vice President, UC Health. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 32062]

You may have heard UC is changing its personal statement. Now instead of answering two long questions, you’ll need to answer four short ones. And the best part is you get to pick which questions you want to answer. These are called the personal insight questions. For more information, please contact AskUC@ucop.edu or visit http://ucal.us/personalquestions Series: "Applying to UC" [Education] [Show ID: 31367]

California Ecology and Conservation brings together 27 students from across the UC system for seven weeks of intensive learning at NRS reserves. Guided by experienced field instructors, undergraduates transform into scientists by conducting independent research studies. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Show ID: 30875]

This session examines interactive theater programs as a tool for improving workplace climate. The presentation reviews the development of such programs, types of topics addressed, interactive styles employed, and assessments of their impact. Jeffrey Steiger, Artistic Director, Center for the Application and Scholarship of Theater, George Washington University; Moderator: Emily Roxworthy, Associate Professor, Theatre, UC San Diego, and Chair, University Committee on Affirmative Action and Diversity Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28801]

Many quantitative and qualitative tools are available to assess workplace climate. Panel members discuss tools that are tailored to academic workplaces, consider the strengths and weaknesses of each, and recommend strategies for disseminating and utilizing the assessment results. In addition, the results of an analysis of race/ethnicity and gender differences among STEM faculty in the experience of workplace climate using a cross-institution sample of COACHE data are presented. Panelists: Kiernan Mathews, Director, and Todd Benson, Associate Director, Surveys and Analysis; Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Ala Qubbaj, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Pan American; Renée Navarro, Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Outreach, and Professor, Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, UC San Francisco; Moderator: Amparo Villablanca, UC Davis School of Medicine. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28799]

Meg Urry, Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Director, Yale Center of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Yale University. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28798]

Site visits, sponsored by professional associations in STEM, are a potentially powerful tool departments might use to investigate the work climate, to identify the factors contributing to “climate issues,” and to institutionalize practical approaches that improve the climate for minorities and women. Panelists will review the site visit process and its potential for generating inclusive and innovative work environments for STEM faculty. Meg Urry Yale University; Omer Blaes, Professor, Physics, UC Santa Barbara; Angelica Stacy, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Equity and Welfare, and Professor, Chemistry, UC Berkeley; Moderator: Louise Kellogg, Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Director, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, UC Davis. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28802]

Kim Shauman, Professor, Sociology, and Associate Director, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28803]

Moderators Susan Carlson and Maureen Stanton wrap up the roundtable and share their thoughts on moving forward in workplace climate assessment and improvement. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28833]

Ed Hernandez, O.D., California State Senator District 24, Chair, Senate Committee on Health. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28153]

Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President Linda Katehi, Chancellor, UC Davis and Chair, UC ADVANCE PAID Steering Committee. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28797]

Susan Rivera, Professor, Psychology, and Director, Inclusive Campus Climate Initiative, UC Davis ADVANCE Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 28800]

Nathaniel Gleason, MD Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 28752]

Richard J. Shemin, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, UC Los Angeles; Jeffrey C. Milliken, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, UC Irvine; Michael M. Madani, MD, FACS, Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, Director of Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, UC San Diego; Scot H. Merrick, MD, Chief, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, UC San Francisco; J. Nilas Young, MD, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Professor of Surgery, UC Davis. Moderated by Karyn DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, Interim Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation UC Office of the President. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28151]

Carl Dvorak, President, Epic Systems Corporation. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28149]

Terry Leach, RN, Esq., Past Executive Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation, Manager of Health Policy, UC Office of the President. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28148]

Sam Hawgood, MBBS, Interim Chancellor, Dean of the School of Medicine, UC San Francisco. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28154]

Five multi-site projects funded through a joint venture between the UC Office of Risk Services and UC Health. Wendy Anderson, MD, UC San Francisco - Palliative Care Workforce Expansion: Nurse-Initiated Multidisciplinary Patient and Family-Centered Communication in the ICU; Daniel Davis, MD, UC San Diego - ART (Advanced Resuscitation Training); Catherine Lau, MD, UC San Francisco - UC Care Check: A Standardized Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Improve Neurosurgical Patient Safety and Quality; Michael J. Stamos, MD, UC Irvine - High Risk Colon and Rectal Surgery Intervention Program; Francesca J. Torriani, MD, UC San Diego - Developing Standardized Bundles to Decrease Surgical Site Infections in Ortho, Spine Cases and Colo-Rectal Cases. Moderated by Karyn DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, Interim Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28152]

Presentations from the 2014 CHQI awardees who have been funded to disseminate their successful innovations to the other UC academic medical centers. Panel: Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC San Francisco - Orthopaedic Bundled Payment; Nathaniel Gleason, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, UC San Francisco - eReferrals and eConsults; William Perry, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego - Patient-Centered Recovery Program and ED Community Placement Program: Reducing Emergency Department Recidivism and Length of Stay among Patients with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders; Elisa Tong, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Internal Medicine, UC Davis - UC Tobacco Cessation Network. Moderated by Terry Leach, RN, Esq., Past Executive Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation, Manager of Health Policy UC Office of the President. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28150]

John Stobo, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Sciences and Services UC Office of the President; Terry Leach, RN, Esq., Emeritus Executive Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation, Manager of Health Policy; Karyn DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, Interim Director, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation UC Office of the President. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28155]

John Stobo, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Sciences and Services UC Office of the President delivers welcoming remarks to the 2014 Colloquium. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28147]

Vaishal Tolia, M.D., M.P.H., is an assistant clinical professor of emergency medicine at UC San Diego. His research interests include patient safety, observation medicine, chest pain protocols and curriculum development. His 2013 CHQI fellowship project will support an emergency department telemedicine initiative. Series: "Quality Improvement and Health Care Reform" [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 25104]

Current and former CAP chairs, discuss the use of the “contributions to diversity” criterion in UC academic review and advancement. Moderated by Kit Pogliano, Chair, UCSD Academic Senate, and Professor, Biological Sciences, UC San Diego, this panel features Linda Bisson, Professor, Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis, Paul Garcia, Professor, Clinical Neurology, UC San Francisco and Christina Ravelo, Professor, Physical and Biological Sciences, UC Santa Cruz. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25946]

Moderated by Emily Roxworthy, Professor of Theater, UC San Diego, a panel presents the preliminary results of a longitudinal study of differences in advancement, pay, and persistence among STEM faculty, along with current data regarding UC faculty advancement. Mary Blair-Loy, Director of Graduate Studies, Director, Center for Research on Gender in the Professions, and Associate Professor, Sociology, UC San Diego presents. “Diversity, Leadership, and Teacher-Mentoring: Linking Personal Values to Disciplinary Norms Among STEM Faculty.” Marc Goulden, UC Office of the President ADVANCE PAID Evaluator, and Director, Data Initiatives, Faculty Equity and Welfare, UC Berkeley; and Matt Xavier, Data Coordinator, Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President present, “Using Data to Better Understand the UC Faculty Review Process.” Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25944]

Jean Ferrante, Associate Vice Chancellor, Faculty Equity, UC San Diego, leads the conference in learning about the current framework for faculty evaluation with short examples of contributions to diversity statements. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25943]

Current administrators and educators tell their personal stories of diversity and their career paths and discuss opportunities to make changes in departmental or university-wide practices. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25941]

Linda S. Green, Vice Chancellor, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, UC San Diego welcomes Pradeep K. Khosla, Chancellor, UC San Diego to discuss the need for diversity in education as it pertains to the future of scientific advancement and leading economic development in the United States as well as on a global scale. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25940]

On October 25th, 2013 individuals from across the UC system gathered to address issues of diversity related to faculty hiring and academic review in the STEM disciplines. Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, UC Office of the President opened the day with a roadmap for the day and a context for the program goals. Linda Katehi, Chancellor, UC Davis, addresses the role of diversity and its economic impacts. Jean Ferrante, Associate Vice Chancellor, Faculty Equity, UC San Diego, welcomes the audience and discusses the format of the day’s events. Series: "UC ADVANCE PAID" [Education] [Show ID: 25939]