UC Berkeley |
Oral histories feature Brubeck, others
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck is among notables discussing music with UC Berkeley's Regional Oral History Project.
UCLA |
12 Years - a special read
"Twelve Years a Slave" has won the Best Picture Academy Award. UCLA has a prized first edition of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir. Check out a gallery of this and other first editions that have come to the silver screen.
UCTV |
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Angela Davis discusses the latest film about her life with producer Sidra Smith and moderator Dr. Gaye Theresa Thompson.
NPR |
How language seems to shape one's view of the world
Research suggests that speaking another language fluently changes what you pay attention to and how you remember events.
Los Angeles Times |
Susan Straight on the lessons of the mixed-race novel
Novelist, UC Riverside professor brings personal perspective to writing on racial identity.
Phys.org |
Valley Girl speech shifts to males
It's, like, 'uptalk' everywhere else, and more and more young SoCal men talk like that too.
UCLA |
Save Laurel and Hardy's films
UCLA is kicking off a major preservation effort to restore its surviving negatives of Laurel and Hardy. You can help, too.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Be a home vintner
Thanks to the folks at UC's Agriculture and Natural Resources, you can make table wine at home.
Time |
Amy Wilentz and the Lure of Haiti
Time spoke with the UC Irvine journalism professor on the occasion of the three-year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti.
UC SF Public Affairs |
Students vaccinate against hepatitis B
The San Francisco Hepatitis B Collaborative offers free screenings for Hepatitis B (Hep B) and low cost vaccinations for community members every other Saturday at the Chinatown Public Health Clinic.