KUCI: Ask A Leader

Cleaner Commuting the ZevNet Way AND UCI Disaster Medicine on Professional and Civilian Responses Post Boston Marathon Attack

Dr. Tim Brown, Technology Manager for Sustainable Transportation and Energy at the Advanced Power and Energy Program at UCI, talks about the all new plug-in hybrid vehicle sharing pilot program called Zevnet. The Scion iQ electric vehicle's many fine features and benefits are now being tested with leading-edge opportunity in our midst! More information is available at: www.zevnet.org or 877-378-9476 Returning to AAL, Drs. Kristi Koenig and Carl Schultz, Directors at the Center for Disaster Medical Sciences at UCI review the lessons learned from the emergency response to the Boston Marathon bombings. Both the professional and the civilian roles in this and other disasters are stressed. Additional resources are available at: http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams, another for red cross volunteers: http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer and for National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD), the site is: http://www.nvoad.org/

Secrets, Dyes, and Video Takes

Cradle to Career: Kenya AND The Art Maven Adjusts Your Screen

Jene Meece, founder and executive director for Cradle to Career: Kenya, returns to the program for updates on the Athi River residences and school for Kenyan orphans and children at risk of severe poverty. She showcases the May speaker series intended for raising awareness about many African issues: May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd, and May 30th. More information is available at: 949-533-9569 or www.c2ckenya.org Art Maven Phyllis Lutjeans entreats listeners to consider fine art on terms more personal than is usually considered. She invites listeners to join her salon, "The Art Crowd" which she has been conducting for over 20 years. More information about this opportunity is available by contacting her at: artcrowd@cox.net

State of the Art Autism AND Art for LGBTQ’s Sake AND Plein Air Canvas for a Cause

Fixing What Ails With California’s Registered Sex Offender Laws AND ”The Visit,” a show not to miss at UCI’s Little Theater

Attorney Janice Bellucci, President of the Board of Directors of California's Chapter of the national organization Reform Sex Offender Laws talks about the non-profit engaged in restoring the civil rights of sex offenders through education, legislation, and litigation. AB 702, a bill currently under consideration in the CA Legislature, is worthy of public support as it creates a tier system for removing lower level offenders from the register, which is done in 46 other states in the Union. More information is available on the web at www.californiarsol.org or (805)896-7854 The Claire Trevor Bren School of the Arts presents at UCI's Little Theater, "The Visit," written by Friedrich Durrenmatt and directed by UCI Professor Jane Page. Joining Jane in this interview is Drama Dept. Chair Gary Busby, as they talk about the preparation, and performance scheduled April 27, May 2,3,4 at 8 pm and April 28, May 4,5. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 949-824-2787 or online at www.arts.uci.edu/tickets

Emergency Preparation at UCI AND Coastal Zone 101: Beaches Move, Houses Don’t

Linda Bogue, Emergency Services Manager at UC Irvine's main campus talks about preparedness for disasters from dormitory fires to earthquakes to San Onofre meltdowns, while covering yesterday's attack at the Boston Marathon. Outlets for breaking developments at UCI include: http://sites.uci.edu/emergencymanagement http://facebook.com/UCIrvinePD http://twitter.com/UCIrvinePD http://nixle.com/University-of-California-Police-Department Also Zot mail and OIT are sources. Next, Orrin Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Earth Science at Duke University, talks about the pitfalls of challenging or forecasting the dynamics of beaches worldwide. His more than 250 publications are listed at CoastalCare.org His latest editorial in the NYTimes published on 11/14/12, is "We Need to Retreat From the Beach." He is currently working on a book entitled, "The Lost Beach."

Young Adult Cancer Patients Reclaim Normalcy AND Mining Tragedies Persist in Mexico

Returning to the show one year later are Becky Tejera and Natalie Burgess, to post listeners on the progress of their treatments for breast and colon cancer respectively. Natalie's success was to be shared in the broadcast, but 5 1/2 month old Isabella slept through the interview! Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, General Secretary of Mexico's National Union of Mine, Metal, and Steel Workers, speaks about the collusion between the government, business, and the media to discredit the Union as well as him. While living in exile in British Columbia these last 7 years, he's completed a book that documents the victimization of a unified miners union, including "industrial homicide." His book "The Collapse of Dignity, The Story of a Mining Tragedy and the Fight Against Greed and Corruption in Mexico," can be purchased online at his website: collapseofdignity.com Accolades go to his wife, Oralia Casso, who advances the cause and perseveres along with him while they remain in exile.

Panning for EuroGold AND Looking Under the ASB Hood at Uni High

Professor David Pan, UCI German scholar and director of the Humanities Core Courses, talks about this year's launching of the European Studies major. With the immersion in learning and living, this new program breathes deserved relevance back into the pursuit of German, Russian, French, and Italian languages and studies. More information is available at ELSDept@uci.edu or 949-824-6406. David hosted at UCI the recent conference, "Visions of Europe." At the end of 2014, he will present an international conference at UCI, "Europe and the World." The second half showcases engaged students at nearby University HIgh School: recently elected ASB President Hunter Craft, ASB Vice-President Carli Jipson; as well as officers of the club "Peace of Mind," Chiara Galassetti and Sarah Parniani. Hunter and Carli talk about the electoral process with special vetting, distinguishing it from many high schools near and far. Chiara and Sarah's work is culminating in a fundraiser hosted at the University Hills Community Center on 4/26 at 6 pm. Information is available by calling 949-509-1408.