UC Retiree Learning Series

Partnering with Bay Area Retirement Communities to increase lifelong learning

Partnering with Bay Area retirement communities Belmont Village Albany and St. Paul's Towers and San Francisco Towers, Front Porch Senior Living Communities, the series expands learning opportunities to retirees while providing an opportunity for retirees to learn about Bay Area retirement communities. Through the generous support provided by our host communities, there is no cost for participants.

Upcoming Events:


First Results from the James Webb Space Telescope

Thursday, June 15, 2023
11am - 12pm
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Hosted by St. Paul's Towers and San Francisco Towers, Front Porch Senior Living Communities.

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We are excited to host Dr. Alex Filippenko with our partners St. Paul's Towers and San Francisco Towers, Front Porch Senior Living Communities.

There is a new supersensitive eye in the cosmic sky. Parked nearly one million miles from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is 100 times more sensitive than the Hubble Space Telescope. JWST observes at the red to the mid-infrared parts of the spectrum, offering new insights into a vast array of objects and processes -- including solar system formation, star birth and death, galaxy evolution, and, perhaps, the origins of life. Dr. Filippenko is a member of several teams of astronomers who are and will be observing using JWST. Showing some of the best new images, he gives us the inside scoop on what astronomers expect the telescope to do and what they have already learned from the first months of the telescope's operation.


Dr. Filippenko was voted the University of California, Berkeley's "best professor" nine times! An elected member of the
National Academy of Sciences, he is one of the world’s most highly cited astrophysicists. He has produced five astronomy video courses with The Great Courses, co-authored an award-winning astronomy textbook, and appeared in about 120 TV documentaries.


View Past Events Below

You can watch past UCRLS lectures at the Retirement Center YouTube channel by clicking here. The most recent lectures are posted below.

UCRLS with St. Paul's Towers and SF Towers: The Lost Ethical Language of New Deal Public Works, April 2023

UCRLS with Front Porch: The Lost Ethical Language of New Deal Public Works

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE NEW DEAL LEGACY IN THE BAY AREA, FEB 2023

Hiding in Plain Sight: The New Deal Legacy in the Bay Area

Health After 60, October 2022

UCRLS Hosted by Grand Lake Gardens: Health After 60

Cleopatra of Egypt: Her Image, Her Lovers, Her Ambitions, Her End, April 2022

Cleopatra of Egypt: Her Image, Her Lovers, Her Ambitions, Her End

Mary Power: Lessons Learned from the River Food Webs in Mendocino County

Hosted by Covia, a Front Porch Community on Thursday, October 14th, 2021 - 11:00 am PT
Speaker: Mary Power, Professor of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley; Faculty Reserve Manager, Angelo Coast Range Reserve
To access this video, click here enter enter the password UCRL-Oct2021.

Understanding Diabetes, Nov 10, 2021

Understanding Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes, The Risk Factors [Webinar]

Helping Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk and Respond to Natural Disasters More Quickly and More Safely, April 2023

Helping Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk and Respond to Natural Disasters

Nordic Winter Holiday Traditions, Dec 2022

Nordic Winter Holiday Traditions

People living with dementia and their familial caregivers: A shared journey, April 2022

People living with dementia and their familial caregivers: A shared journey

Understanding Gentrification. Hosted by Covia, A Front Porch Community, November 2021

Understanding Gentrification. Hosted by Covia, A Front Porch Community

The Day of the Dead as Mexican National Symbol, Oct 6, 2021

UC Retiree Learning Series: The Day of the Dead as Mexican National Symbol