KUCI: UCI Conversations

RUSH Week Fraternity & Sorority Exploration

Interviews with UCI's Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life as well as three student leaders of professional fraternities (which are dual gender).The message is all about getting involved to set up students for success.

Michele Goodwin & L Mychael Rambo, Conversation about Reverend Jesse Jackson & Charlottsville

Follow up to UCI Chancellor's Distinguished Speaker event, 'Charlottesville: A Defining Moment In America-A Conversation with Reverend Jesse Jackson'. Interview with event moderator 'Hurricane' Michele Jackson and event gospel singer/questioner L Mychael Rambo.

Elizabeth Loftus, psychology professor, internationally recognized memory expert and TED Talk presenter

UCI Professor Elizabeth Loftus shares how human memory is very susceptible to manipulation and is not always dependable for what really happened. Her research and expert opinion has taken her on an incredible journey. Her interview is a very interesting look at human psychology.

Phil Quirk, UCI SOM Alumni, former eye surgeon and now world sailor

Dr Phil Quirk talks about his passion for sailing, buying a sailboat worthy for the high seas, the South Pacific hopscotch and his career in medicine. He is very grateful for his career he honed at UCI and recommends it to students today. He's come a long way baby!!!

Neurobiology & Behavior Professor Craig Stark

Neurobiology & Behavior Professor Craig Stark is the Director of the Facility for Nueroimaging and Research Institute.

Mike Kaspar, former presidential campaign press secretary and long-time KUCI DJ

Mike Kaspar has been a KUCI DJ for many years. He currently hosts 'Film School' and 'Weekly Signals' every Friday morning on KUCI from 8-10am. In 1991, Mike was former Irvine Mayor Larry Agran's Press Secretary in Larry's run for the White House. It is an amazing story and very insightful into big league politics.

AJ Shaka, Chemistry Professor and nuclear energy expert

Professor Shaka has strong feelings about how important nuclear energy is to humanity and why it is is our only hope. He offers compelling arguments for thought. Very much out of line with popular thought and politics. He is extremely fearful the USA is falling behind in the affordable energy area and will not be able to support our population in the future.

Andrew Palermo, director, choreographer & creator of new work for the stage

Andrew has been acting and dancing since age five. After college to went to Broadway and landed a role within 2 weeks of arriving and never stopped. After many years on the Great White Way and other projects, he has brought his craft to UCT as an Associate Professor of Drama & Musical Theatre. His most recent production is director of the UCI version of 'American Idiot'.

UC GRAD SLAM FINALS 2018- UC system wide 3 minute presentation competition

Compilation show which covered the May 3, 2018 UC Grad Slam FINALS Competition held at LinkedIn headquarters in San Francisco. Interviews with UCI Grad Slam Finalist Alana Ogata, UC President Janet Napolitano, Dean of Graduate Studies Frances Leslie and many more... The competition was OUTSTANDING-Don't miss it!

Alana Ogata, chemistry PhD student and 2018 UCI Grad Slam Finalist

Alana Ogata is a UCI researcher working on an at home test for bladder cancer. It will be similar to a pregnancy test. She is also this year's UCI finalist in the Grad Slam competition. This interview talks all about it and what she does in her spare time...