The latest edition of University of California Television's (UCTV) signature magazine program "State of Minds," anchored for the first time from the UCLA campus, premieres October 18 at 9pm (Pacific) and features segments from UCLA, UC Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and UC Riverside.

Host Linda Schacht reports from UCLA with features on UCLA's Terence Tao, the "Mozart of Math" who was recently awarded the coveted Fields Medal; the champion collegiate cycling team at UC Davis; a new air cargo explosives detection program from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that is now being tested at the San Francisco International Airport; and "Mayapatapi," an Andean musical ensemble at UC Riverside.

More information, including behind the scenes photos from the UCLA shoot, complete broadcast schedule, and video-on-demand archive of all previous "State of Minds" programs can be found at http://www.uctv.tv/stateofminds.

UCTV is a 24-hour, non-commercial satellite channel that broadcasts the best in educational and enrichment programming from the campuses, national laboratories, and affiliated institutions of the University of California. UCTV delivers science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, and the arts to a general audience, as well as specialized programming for health care professionals and teachers. UCTV is available to over 16 million homes nationwide via:
*Direct Broadcast Satellite: Dish Network Channel 9412
* Worldwide on the Internet at www.uctv.tv: Live webcast, "video-on-demand" archives, audio and video podcasts. Also available on Google Video (http://video.google.com/uctv)
* Cable TV: In California and across the country (www.uctv.tv/cable)