KUCI: UCI Conversations

Irv Cuevas, KABC-TV News Team journalist

Irv Cuevas worked behind and in front of the camera as part of the KABC-TV News team. Here he shares his life growing up in Mississippi, going to college, serving in the Navy and his wild ride in journalism. Along the way he shares about life, ambition and career. Enjoy!

Dr David Monkarsh, autism expert with 40+ years of experience

Dr David Monkarsh leads us on an exploration of the UCI Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. His breathe of experience of over 40+ years combined with his passion made for a excellent leader. Much progress has been made with this mysterious condition and earlier identification is helping a great deal.

Alex Roulin, Peacemaker, Biology Professor & International Barn Owl Expert

From the University of Lausanne, Switzerland Professor Alex Roulin recently attended UCI's Environmental Peacebuilding Conference. He is a barn owl expert and is spreading peace in the Middle East by enrolling enemies to save this endangered species. Alex educates farmers in the Middle East how important it is to help barn owls to thrive so the barn owl can help the farmer eliminate rodents which eat their crops. Professor Roulin has a contagious personality for good and is just plain fun to be with!

Grad Student Costume Designer Cassie DeFile

Grad School Costume Designer Cassie DeFile talks about working on the UCI production of Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY, her journey and her "process".

Professor and Head Costume Designer Holly Durbin

Professor and Clare Trevor School of the Arts Head Costume Designer Holly Durbin talks about her 3+ decades of costume experience. She has worked extensively in opera and Shakespeare. She has worked as far away as Seville, Spain, London's West End, and Broadway. Her insights will surprise and delight...

International China Expert & History Professor Jeff Wasserstrom

This wide ranging interview looks at China from Mao to now, how Hong Kong is different and similar to the Tienanmen Square protests, and China students studying in the USA. This is Jeff’s second visit to ‘UCI Conversations’.

Ancient Mariner on the Water / Art & Technology Professor Simon Penny

Art & Technology Professor Simon Penny has married two seemingly polar opposites, digital information and emotion. Here he talks about Micronesian boat building, navigation and his 4+ years odyssey re-creating an ancient mariner on the water…

Social Scientist Professor/U.N. Humanitarian Richard Matthew

U.N. Humanitarian and UCI Blum Center for Poverty Alleviation Director Richard Matthew discusses his work and the extraordinary 1st annual International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding coming to UCI with 250 participants from around the world. Richard's work has frequently taken him to war zone front lines.

Literary Journalism Director & Pulitzer Prize winner Barry Siegel

Interview with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Barry Siegel. Discussing his long career at the Los Angeles Times, deadlines his new book, Dreamers and Schemers...AND, of course, the Literary Journalism program at UCI.

Interview with UCI Physics Professor Jonathan Feng

Professor Feng talks about the UCI Speaker Series 'What Matters to Me and Why' and how much we still do not know about the universe. He encourages everyone to, "think, wonder and be awed by the world around us"...