In this week’s episode, Ken White is joined by second year student Katrina Seifert, a member of the Dean’s long-range advisory council.
In this week’s episode, Ken White is joined by second year student Katrina Seifert, a member of the Dean’s long-range advisory council.
Chris Myers Asch is one of the co-founders of the U.S. Public Service Academy, a proposed national university designed to train public servants. According to the institution’s website, the Academy will be “a flagship institution designed to build a “more perfect union†by developing leaders of character dedicated to service in the public sector.” That’s the subject on this installment of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot.
Oct 252007
With some studies showing that mental exercise, such as crossword puzzles and playing chess, can help individuals stave off the sort of cognitive decline that comes with normal aging. It may not seem so far-fetched. Timothy Salthouse, a Brown-Forman Professor of Psychology at UVA says not so fast…
Are you looking for something to stimulate your mind? Are you having those conversation blahs? Then join me, Jacob Canon, for The Oscar Show. Airing every Wednesday at 11:55 AM, this weekly program will focus on research and studies from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. Topics will vary from Physical Sciences to Psychology to Medical Research to Current Events including the Decision to Vote and Motherhood Timing. So join me, Jacob Canon, here anytime or for the latest show at 91.1 WTJU, Wednesdays at 11:55 AM for the Oscar Show. Stimulate your Mind… Your Friends… Your Life.
This edition was originally broadcast on October 17, 2007
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Oct 252007
After enjoying HUGE success with their EP and thousands and thousands of digital downloads, the guys from Lynden are just getting into their rhythm. Coury Palermo from the band talks with Dan about their latest release, “The Act of Becoming”. Find out what the buzz is about, download it today!
This week the guys race the sun along the Blue Ridge Parkway. With stops at Mabry Mill (the most photographed area of the parkway) and the Meadows of Dan (no relation to Dan Portnoy) our travelers come to the end of their journey, culminating with a giant star. But who do they meet along the way?
Marcia Joseph is chair of the Albemarle County Planning Commission, and the Democratic candidate for the Rivanna seat on the Board of Supervisors. She joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about her campaign to unseat Republican incumbent Ken Boyd. Boyd has been invited to appear on a future program.
For complete coverage of the 2007 Board of Supervisors race, and the Charlottesville City Council race, visit Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Election Watch page for candidate interviews, video and audio of candidate forums, and
Oct 242007
In her study “The Effects of Motherhood Timing on Career Path,” U.Va. economist Amalia Miller examines the effects of motherhood delay on the career earnings of women in their 20s and early 30s. Her study brings several interesting and exciting new points to the discussion.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.
Bob Gibson, political reporter for the Daily Progress, joins Coy Barefoot every Monday on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about Virginia politics. This week starts off with a discussion of Governor Kaine’s ban on open-air fires, and continues with a plug for Bob’s recent conversation with Delegate David Toscano on WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call. Bob and Coy also discuss the scarcity of contested General Assembly races in the Charlottesville area, pressing of Democrats to institute bi-partisan redistricting if they gain legislative power, the three-way race in the 24th Senate, and other stories leading up to the November 6 election. There’s also special notice of WUVA’s 60th birthday.
Jesse Ferguson is the Chief of Staff for Delegate Brian Moran (D) and Shaun Kenney is Communications Director for the Republican Party of Virginia. They join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about how Virginia Republicans are preparing for the election in two weeks. Will they retain their majorities in the Senate and House of Delegates? That and more on this podcast.
Oct 232007
One of the very first things posted on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network was a 27-minute long documentary compiled from my interviews at a public hearing on Virginia Dominion Power’s application to build two new nuclear reactors at Lake Anna. I recorded it in February 2005.
Tomorrow night, October 24, there’s another public hearing on the same issue, again at Louisa Middle School. I won’t be able to cover it, but I hope reposting this piece will at least inform a few folks about this week’s public hearing.
Oct 232007
University of Virginia Chemistry Professor Kevin Lehmann, who has created a spectroscope that utilizes continuous wave lasers to perform Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy or CRDS. Lehmann’s contribution to the field demonstrated that these lasers can be used instead of the costly, cumbersome pulsed lasers formerly used for CRDS. His advancement in the technology has been utilized in healthcare, manufacturing and his own field chemistry.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.
This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, House of Delegates Representative David Toscano joins host Bob Gibson to talk Virginia politics. From his own uncontested race, to that of Albemarle District Attourney and Sheriff, Toscano discusses the progress of each race in the area, and how voters are reacting to each candidate’s campaigning. He also goes over some of the issues these elections could be decided on, such as illegal immigration and regional growth.
Toscano dives into the national race near the end of the program, going over the Democratic presidential candidate. With Barack Obama coming to Charlottesville next week, and Hilary Clinton having already appeared, who does Virginia want? Find out, only on the Wake-Up Call.
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