Launched in January 2000, University of California Television (UCTV) is a non-commercial channel featuring 24/7 programming from throughout the University of California, the nation’s premier research university made up of ten campuses, three national labs and affiliated institutions.
UCTV embraces the core missions of the University of California – teaching, research, and public service -- through quality, in-depth television that brings to life the tremendous range of knowledge, culture and dialogue generated on UC’s diverse campuses. Through its powerful reach on satellite, cable and the web, UCTV transports this knowledge far beyond the campus borders and into the homes and lives of millions of viewers around the globe.
UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects of interest to a general audience, including science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, education issues, and even gardening and agriculture. Programs range from documentaries, faculty lectures, cutting-edge research symposiums, artistic performances and more.
In addition, UCTV’s Teacher’s P.E.T. reaches out to K-12 educators with its website teeming with standards-aligned programming, and its Med Ed Hour is dedicated to providing up-to-date research and vital information to health care professionals.
In 1978 Walid Shoebat was sent with a bomb on a mission to kill. Hear the truth behind the propaganda from a man who has lived it. Walid speaks on his experiences in terrorist training, how terrorism spreads, and how the West should deal with it.
An Evening of Middle Eastern Music and Dance featuring the UCSB Middle East Ensemble and the Ensemble's Dance Troupe under the direction of Professor Scott Marcus. The Ensemble is composed of nearly 50 musicians and dancers.
Karen Honkala and Liz Zastrow present an overview of effective visual structure supports for students of all age levels in the classroom, community and on the job and practical strategies for using them.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben offers a vision of what a response to the challenges of global warming might be. He argues that America needs a powerful political effort to move beyond growth as the paramount economic ideal.
Mark Danner of UC Berkeley discusses the character and the effectiveness of the United States' undeclared State of Emergency and asks when should it come to an end?
