In today’s show, based on a recent article by Jane Ford, Senior News officer for the Office of Public Affairs, we introduce and speak with UVa Graduate, and the Commonwealth’s first ever Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree recipient, Amy Drake Boitnott.
On November 14, 2008, the UVa Nursing School granted the Commonwealth’s first ever Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree to Amy Drake Boitnott. John Kirchgessner, assistant professor of nursing and chairman of Boitnott’s review committee said, the DNP differs from a Ph.D. mainly in the focus of the research. A Ph.D.’s primary interest is in pure research. A DNP is a clinical scholar who uses evidence-based research to develop interventions that may improve clinical practice.
Boitnott, an instructor at the School of Nursing since 2004, and a practicing nurse since 1991, recently sat down to discuss her main clinical focus, childhood obesity…
In today’s show, adapted from an article written by Mary Wood, Director of Communications for the School of Law at the University of Virginia, we discuss UVa Graduate, Janet Napolitano, who was named as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a Cabinet-level post, by President-elect Barack Obama.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has been nominated as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Dean Paul G. Mahoney said, “Governor Napolitano has dedicated her career to public service, fulfilling an ideal that the University of Virginia Law School holds dear. The nation is fortunate that President-elect Obama has chosen to bring her wide-ranging talents to a vitally important position.”
On the November 23rd edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Professor David C. Smith of UVA’s McIntire School and Director of the McIntire Center for Financial Innovation. With CEOs of the “big three” US automakers asking for billions of dollars in federal aid, banks asking for help to free up credit spending, and talks of “negative inflation,” Professor Smith helps sort out the confusing news and what impact all of this may have on our economy.
In today’s show, adapted from an article written by freelance writer Karen Doss Bowman, we discuss the work of UVa Professor Paul Halliday, and his research of Habeas Corpus, the only specific right enshrined in the US Constitution.
Habeas corpus, the judicial means by which prisoners may demand that their jailer show a valid reason for their detention, is considered a bedrock of personal liberty in U.S. law–and is the only specific right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
In our previous show we previewed this year’s Virginia Film Festival, hosted by the University of Virginia. In today’s show, we will relive and reflect on the events of this year’s Virginia film festival.
This year’s Virginia Film Festival, hosted by the University of Virginia, kicked off Thursday Evening, Oct. 30, and featured some80 films and 100 guests exploring images of immigrants, outsiders and extraterrestrials.
As in years past, the Festival included Stars and events that will be remembered for years to come. Thursday’s Opening of Lake City was no exception. The featured guests included the film’s writer/directors Perry Moore and Hunter Hill, producers Mark Johnson and Weiman Seid, Sissy Spacek, Lake City’s male lead Troy Garity and his mother, Jane Fonda…
Anthropologist Richard Handler, an Associate Dean at the University of Virginia, joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss recent comments about “the real Virginia” made by representatives of the John McCain campaign.
In this first episode of “The Darden GreenPod,” host Erika Herz talks with Frank Mantero, Director of Corporate Citizenship Programs for GE. Frank is responsible for coordinating GE’s global citizenship efforts, including developing and managing the company’s Citizenship Report and monitoring the company’s engagement with the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Architect and Architectural Historian Ed Lay has been teaching at the University of Virginia since 1967, and he joined Coy Barefoot on the July 9, 2008 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville-Right Now!” Coy and Ed talk about how he got interested in his field, the evolution of architecture, and what makes a good architect.
What are the true costs of buying food from around the globe? How much food can we grow close to home? Is it enough to support us and can we afford it?
These and other questions inspired a UVA class to conduct assessments of Charlottesville’s glocal (global + local) food system.
The class, consisting of both graduate and undergraduate students, is titled “Healthy Communities, Healthy Food Systems (Part III): Global-Local Connections” and is taught by Timothy Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, and Tanya Denckla Cobb, Senior Associate, Institute for Environmental Negotiation. Sponsored by UVa’s Center for Global Health, and designed for planning students, the class has drawn students from numerous disciplines.
The UVA class assessments are the next step in a longer-term community project to foster better links between local farms and community schools and organizations, food stores, restaurants and residents. Nine class teams have analyzed food-related entities in Charlottesville: farms, families, grocery stores, restaurants and community organizations. Each group examined local and global inputs, searched for potential local sources and identified methods to improve connectivity within local or global food systems. At this presentation, they look forward to sharing their findings.
(write up and timeline provided by Regine Kennedy)
Timeline
0:00 Podcast Introduction
0:46 Project Introduction by Professor Tim Beatley and Tanya Denckla Cobb
Describing the local and global context of food systems and the scope of the course project presentations.
6:44 Project: Wild Oats Farm presented by Nick Feucht and Nicolette Leung
Understanding the challenges of managing land organically, observing conservation practices, while raising natural meat products for niche markets.
16:37 Project: Roundabout Farm presented by Jenny Jackson and Elaine Quick
Profiling a small, sustainably managed, independent farm’s primary inputs from a geographic and sourcing perspective.
21:10 Project: Feast! presented by Fania Gordon and Meg Johnstone
Creating a Best Practices Guide based on the successful example of a gourmet food store that supports the local system.
27:48 Project: Blue Moon Diner presented by Esther Diehl and Sara Teaster
Assessing the viability of using locally sourced foods at a local, moderately priced restaurant.
36:11 Project: Chipotle presented by Jonathan Coble, Alexandra Rosas and Clarice Newton Zusky
Analyzing local food options for a national food chain and its impact on our community food system.
43:24 Project: University of Virginia Dining Services presented by Linda Bartusiak and Laura Sparks
Looking at what we feed ourselves and how far we have come: Reviewing Newcomb Dining Hall food offerings.
49:56 Project: Jefferson Area Board for Aging presented by Megan Bucknum and Regine Kennedy
Understanding the challenges of providing locally grown food to a specialized population.
58:35 Project: Blue Ridge Area Food Bank presented by Ben Chrisinger and Lauren Short
Assessing the potential for including local food in a food bank’s distribution system.
1:08:10 Project: Harold Folley and the Folley Family presented by Jennifer Feigert and Thomas Roberts
Working to understand factors that influence food-purchasing decisions for a family living in Charlottesville’s public housing projects.
1:14:25 Q & A / Community discussion
2:00:35 End of program
In today’s show, adapted from an article published on the Oscar Web site written by Amber Davis, we look at UVA psychologist Amori Yee Mikami, her research of ADHD, and how intervening factors have made this disorder more complex and detrimental for young females.
In studies conducted on the effects of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in young children, researchers often turn to the most likely exhibitors of the impulsive and aggressive behaviors associated with the ailment — young males. What University of Virginia psychologist Amori Yee Mikami sought to uncover in researching ADHD, however, were the intervening factors that made this disorder more complex and detrimental for young females…
In last week’s show we examined the research of we examined the works of Tobias Lear, secretary to George Washington and envoy to North Africa for President Thomas Jefferson.
In today’s show, adapted from an article recently published on the Oscar Web site written by Melissa Maki, research communications coordinator for the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, we look at the research of Allison Pugh, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, and her study of how families deal with the increasing demands of a consumer culture…
In today’s show, adapted from an article recently published on the Oscar Web site written by Matt Kelly, a writer for UVa’s Media relations, we examine the works of Tobias Lear, secretary to George Washington and envoy to North Africa for President Thomas Jefferson.
In 2007, the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, received a firsthand glimpse of George Washington’s last days through the writings of Tobias Lear, secretary to President Washington and envoy to North Africa for President Thomas Jefferson.
On the November 23rd edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, host Rick Moore talks with Professor 
What are the true costs of buying food from around the globe? How much food can we grow close to home? Is it enough to support us and can we afford it?