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This Week on UCTV

• Arts and Music

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     In Conversation: Philip Glass and Tim Page

     A conversation between composer Philip Glass and Pulitzer Prize winning music critic Tim Page.

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     Orchestra Nova: Asian Silk Road

     Orchestra Nova San Diego (formerly the San Diego Chamber Orchestra) presents a diverse program of musical works which span the length of the legendary Silk Road, including renowned soloists performing on the Turkish oud, the Japanese koto, and the Chinese pipa.

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     La Jolla Music Society: SummerFest 2009: Stewart Copeland, Composer

     Four original compositions by percussionist Stewart Copeland, best known as drummer for superstar rock band The Police. Works performed include the world premiere of "Retail Therapy: La Jolla," commissioned for SummerFest 2009 by the La Jolla Music Society.

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• Business

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     William Ury: From the Boardroom to the Border: Negotiating for Sustainable Agreements

     William Ury, the co-author of the best-selling "Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In," shares the strategies he has developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project for creating sustainable agreements in diplomacy and business. Ury is presented by the Institute for Peace & Justice at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.

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• Education Issues

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     Getting to 50/50 -- Successful Work/Family Relationships

     Authors Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober present their plan for successful work/life balance in families with two working parents. In their book "Getting to 50/50," these women explain how equal participation in family and home life responsibilities can be an achievable goal that works well for all.

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  2. 
     The Uses of the University Revisited

     Hanna Holborn Gray is one of the most distinguished and accomplished leaders of American Higher Education. She explores Clark Kerr's classic work on the "multiversity" and the two different ideas of the university put forward by Kerr and Robert Maynard Hutchins.

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     A Sense of Wonder with Leon Lederman

     Leon Lederman was co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988. He recalls his life after being discharged from the U.S. Army after WWII. From a returning troop ship docking at the Battery in New York, he hastened uptown to register as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University. His story sketches major events from there to the Nobel Prize celebration for the discovery of the muon neutrino, proving that there are at least two families of neutrinos.

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• Gardening and Agriculture

  Programs in Gardening and Agriculture are not airing this week on UCTV.

  However, many programs are available online. Check out the latest online videos and podcasts.

• Health and Medicine

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     Health Matters: Stroke Basics

     Stroke is the third leading killer and the most common cause of adult disability in the United States. When a stroke happens, minutes matter. Knowing the signs of a stroke and acting quickly are essential. Join David Granet, MD, and his guest, Patrick Delaney, MD, noted stroke expert and author of The Legend Healer, as they discuss stroke basics.

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  2. 
     The Art and Science of Mind-Body Medicine

     The wide array of mind-body therapies has been reported to positively influence physical health. Dr. Kevin Barrows is founder and director of mindfulness programs at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, where he helps patients to cope with the stress of everyday life and the stress of illness. He explores the art and science of mind-body medicine.

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     Breast Cancer in Younger Women: Genetic Risk Assessment and Prevention

     Young women can and do get breast cancer. Understanding your genetic risk may help. Robin Lee discusses how to assess the genetic risks and Dr. Mary Beattie explores strategies for breast cancer prevention for women at high genetic risk.

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• Humanities

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     Story Hour in the Library: ZZ Packer

     Named one of Granta's Best of Young American Novelists, ZZ Packer has received a Commonwealth Club Fiction Award, Wallace Stegner and Guggenheim Fellowships, and a Whiting Award. Her acclaimed 2003 collection Drinking Coffee Elsewhere features eight stories whose subjects range from Girl Scouts to expatriates in Japan. Originally from Chicago, Packer is currently writing a novel set in the post-Civil War period.

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  2. 
     Revelle Forum: Peter Maass

     An award-winning journalist and New York Times Magazine writer, Peter Maass speaks about his forthcoming book, "Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil", a stunning and revealing examination of oil's indelible impact on the countries that produce it and the people who possess it.

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     Conversations with History: The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire with Edward N. Luttwak

     Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Edward N. Luttwak for aconversation on his new book, "The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire." Luttwak discusses the logic of the strategy; the distinctive features of Byzantine strategy with its balance of diplomacy, intelligence, and military power; the institutional and ideological foundations that account for the eight hundred year survival of Byzantium, and the implications of this record for other great powers with diminished resources confronting many adversaries. The conversation concludes with a comparison of Rome, Byzantium, and the United States.

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• Public Affairs

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     How Congress Works: Lessons From the Health Care Debate

     Former California Congressman Victor H. Fazio reflects on the state of Congress, citing lessons drawn from his own long career. He uses the current health care debate as a lens through which to examine the institution.

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     Climate Change and Environmental Governance: A Pastiche of Policy

     Thomas Lyon, Director of Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, describes climate change as the ultimate collective-action problem. In the absence of a satisfactory global regulatory structure, hundreds of local and regional climate initiatives have sprung up, some voluntary and some mandatory. Professor Lyon examines this chaotic process and assesses what it implies for environmental governance.

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  3. 
     William Ury: From the Boardroom to the Border: Negotiating for Sustainable Agreements

     William Ury, the co-author of the best-selling "Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In," shares the strategies he has developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project for creating sustainable agreements in diplomacy and business. Ury is presented by the Institute for Peace & Justice at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.

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     Jack Citrin: California in the People’s Court

     UC Berkeley's Jack Citrin of the Institute of Governmental Studies examines how Californians' views of their state government have changed over time and what that indicates about the state's dysfunctional political system.

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     Jack Citrin: California in the People’s Court

     UC Berkeley's Jack Citrin of the Institute of Governmental Studies examines how Californians' views of their state government have changed over time and what that indicates about the state's dysfunctional political system.

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• Science

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     Sharks

     Sharks have inhabited the oceans for more than 400 million years. Join shark expert Jeffrey Graham as he describes the adaptations that have allowed these magnificent creatures to thrive over the millennia. Learn how shark biologists study shark physiology, life history, and behavior for insight into what allows these animals to rank among the world's most efficient predators.

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  2. 
     Avoiding Armageddon: Diverting Asteroids with Nuclear Explosives

     Every couple of years, the earth is hit by a body with energy near that of the Hiroshima bomb. Deposited high in the atmosphere these events causes little or no damage. On longer timescales, impacts occur with the potential to destroy regions, or whole civilizations. Learn about the impact threat, followed by a systematic development of the requirements to divert such an object.

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     Aging and Rejuvenation: Chemistry and Biochemistry at Work

     Aging is warfare between chemistry and biology says Steven G. Clarke, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and an authority on the biochemistry of the aging process. Clarke focuses on the fascinating dichotomy between two crucial disciplines, chemistry and biology, and how protein modification can regulate biological function.

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