Rolling out UCI’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is the founding dean Dr. Jan Hirsch, who talks about building this institution, and the opportunities it offers researchers and students, before during and after the pandemic.

In the second segment (minute 32:39), UCI political science professor Tony Smith offers useful insight into the Joe Biden vice-presidential nominee naming sweepstakes as the parlor talk continues to heat up in advance of the announcement anticipated on 8/10/20. The extended portion of this segment is available in a separate 15 minute podcast posted on this website on this same day.

Music credits: Greg Foat, “Symphonie Pacifique”; Off to the Races, “Carousel”; and Lakecia Benjamin, “Pursuance”. http://www.kuci.org/podcastfiles/984/HirschSmithPod8-4-20mp3.mp3