Janet Napolitano

In episode 189 of 🎙️The Business Case For Women’s Sports, presented by Ally , Caroline sits down with Janet Napolitano – former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama and Founder of the UC Berkeley Center for Security and Governance. Secretary Napolitano is now leading one of the most important (and overdue) initiatives in women’s sports: closing the data gap in women’s health and performance. The Women’s Health and Performance Initiative (WHPI) at UC Berkeley is using secure, real-time data to better understand women’s bodies, improve performance, and reduce injury. For decades, the vast majority of sports science research has been built on men – leaving women athletes underserved at every level. In this episode, Secretary Napolitano breaks down: 📊 Why the lack of data on women’s bodies is one of the biggest gaps in sports science today 🧠 How WHPI is using real-time physiological and neurological data to build predictive models for injury prevention and performance 💡 How data-driven insights can inform smarter policy, better healthcare, and long-term outcomes for women More from GOALS Follow GOALS on Twitter: @goals_sports_ Follow GOALS on Instagram: @goals_sports_ Follow GOALS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goals-sports Shop: goals-sports.com/shop

In this jam-packed episode, Heidi and Joel speak with Nathan Gonzales, editor of Inside Elections, about Democrats' prospects in the Midterm Elections and the collapse of the Trump Coalition. Then, Iowa State Rep. Adam Zabner gives a quick update on turnout for the state's precinct caucuses and the frustration with the Trump Administration among the state's Independent and centrist Republican voters. Finally, Heidi and Joel speak with former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano about the failure of good law enforcement that the Department is exhibiting in Minneapolis and across the country. The Hot Dish is brought to you by the One Country Project. To learn more, visit OneCountryProject.org, or find us on Substack (Onecountryproject.substack.com), and on YouTube, Bluesky, and Facebook (@onecountryproject). (00:00) - Midterm Election Insights with Nathan Gonzales (02:20) - Current Political Landscape and Trends (07:49) - Republican Challenges and Voter Sentiment (11:57) - Polling Dynamics and Election Predictions (14:23) - Rural Voting Patterns and Shifts (18:03) - Key Issues Affecting Voter Behavior (19:49) - Final Predictions for House and Senate (23:09) - Adam Zabner on the Iowa Caucuses (28:08) - Former DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano on the state of Homeland Security

In our sixth interview episode, we talked with Janet Napolitano, who is heading up the launch of the Women’s Health and Performance Initiative. We talked about the role of sports in her life, got to learn about the initiative, how she is supporting women, her favorite female athletes, and key conversation takeaways. We hope you take away a lot from the conversation. Thanks for coming on the show, Janet.

Send us Fan Mail The drumbeat against higher education continues to grow louder. In this revealing conversation with Janet Napolitano—former Arizona Governor, Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama, and President of the University of California—we explore the existential threats facing America's great research universities. Janet pulls no punches when discussing the political headwinds threatening higher education. With potential cuts that could strip "billions of dollars" from research universities like UC, we're witnessing what she describes as "eating our seed corn"—jeopardizing the very innovation pipeline that has powered America's global leadership. Graduate students, who become tomorrow's researchers and innovators, are already feeling the impact as professors hesitate to hire them amid funding uncertainty. Equally concerning is the assault on First Amendment rights on campus. While Janet clearly disagrees with many of the protest positions on issues like Gaza, she warns that universities have historically been strongholds of free speech—and current efforts to punish institutions and students for protected expression marks a dangerous shift in American values. Perhaps most illuminating is Janet's description of public universities as "the secret sauce for how the United States has become the top performing economy in the world." This isn't just rhetoric—it's backed by decades of evidence showing how accessible higher education creates social mobility and economic prosperity. Yet this story isn't reaching enough Americans, as costs rise and communication failures allow stereotypes to flourish. For those feeling overwhelmed by today's political polarization, Janet offers practical wisdom: limit social media consumption, contact your representatives, and organize around issues you care about. "Democracy takes work," she reminds us. "You can't just be a passive recipient of democracy." In these challenging times for higher education and democratic institutions alike, her experienced voice provides both warning and hope.

The hosts talk to Janet Napolitano, who has spent her life in public service. With positions throughout government, she gives a high-level view of the country right now and what she sees as the path forward. All episodes begin and end with the 2017 single “Rise” by rock group Betty ( www.hellobetty.com ) All episodes are produced by Amy Yoder ( www.alyoder.com ) Additional support provided by Cary and Logan at Broussard Global.

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With less than a week until Election Day, Marisa and Scott take a (virtual) trip to the bordering battleground state of Arizona. First, Arizona Republic editor Wyatt Buchanan joins to talk about the changing politics of the Grand Canyon State and how transplanted Californians are playing a role. Then, former Arizona governor and University of California president Janet Napolitano shares how she won statewide office as a Democrat, how Arizona has become a swing state and her thoughts on Proposition 16, the California ballot measure to end the ban on affirmative action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Climate, cyber, then mass gun violence, sometimes motivated by terrorist ideology--and the ideology can most frequently be tied to far-right-wing extremism, sometimes tied to no ideology at all, sometimes tied to pathology. Those three things I think are the real risks that the Department [of Homeland Security] really should be focused on. In contrast, what is not a real risk is the conditions of the Southwest border."

"Teach for California, Research for the World." That's how UC President Janet Napolitano describes the mission of the University of California as she details the UC's innovative responses to today's most pressing global health issues in this keynote address to the 2014 UC Global Health Day at UC Davis. Series: "UC Global Health Institute" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Education] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 28301]