Abdulaziz Sachedina is a professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, and an expert on Iran.G,V He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to give a briefing on the Middle East, and to discuss the nature of Islam.
Political analyst Chuck Todd appears at the Miller Center
NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd serves as an on-air political analyst for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today, Meet the Press, and other programs. He is responsible for all aspects of NBC News’ political coverage and is the editor of First Read, NBC’s daily online guide to political news and trends. Before joining NBC News, Todd was editor-in-chief of National Journal’s “The Hotline.”
Miller Center to begin new season of lectures and debates
George Gilliam is with the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, which is just about to begin its fall season of lectures and debates. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to give the details. Gilliam also discusses why he thinks the study of the Reconstruction South can inform today’s scholarship of the reconstruction of Iraq.
An update on U.Va’s Emily Couric Cancer Center
Josh Scott is the Associate Director of Development and Dr. Geoff Weiss is the Deputy Director of the Emily Couric Cancer Center. That’s the University of Virginia’s forthcoming free-standing care facility, scheduled to break ground next spring with an anticipated opening date of 2010. The pair joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!”
CRN: Rick Britton on the U.Va Rotunda
Author and historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot every week to talk about local history. This week’s discussion begins with a discussion of the term “Hispanic” and then on to a history of the Rotunda.
CRN: Filmmaker Rom Alejandro on adjusting to Southern California
U.Va graduate Rom Alejandro took off for Hollywood soon after Final Exercises to pursue a career in the film industry. He’s keeping us up to date by phoning in to WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Rom talks about the transition processs he’s going through as he realizes just how hard it is to get ahead in the business.
CRN: U.Va Law Professor Brandon Garrett
In April, Jerry Miller became the 200th American released from prison after DNA evidence cleared his name. His case, like the 199 others before him, represented a catastrophic failure in the criminal justice system. When an airplane crashes, investigators pour over the evidence to find out what went wrong and to learn from the experience. The justice system has not done anything similar, but a new study from U.Va Law Professor Brandon Garrett attempts to do so. He examined the two hundred cases in which 200 innocent people served an average of 12 years before being exonerated. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss his work.
CRN: Ed Murphy and the sounds of space
There’s no sound in space. At least, not in the way that most people think about sound. But today’s astronomers monitor many radio waves and emissions from space that can be converted into what we recognize as sounds. U.Va Astronomer Ed Murphy brings a collection of fascinating recordings to WINA and explains what can be heard from the far reaches of space. Examples include Voyager crossing out of the solar system, charged particles in Saturn’s magnetic field, plusars, and even the sound of the Big Bang. This is one podcast you do not want to miss!
CRN: Ten Genoways profiles Summer 2007 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review
Ted Genoways is the editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, which has just published its summer issue for 2007. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what readers can expect. The issue features the Iraqi war photography of Ashley Gilbertson, who has been shooting since before the war there began.
CRN: New UVA Provost Tim Garson
Dr. Arthur “Tim” Garson Jr. is an internationally recognized pediatric cardiologist who was recently appointed to serve as Provost of the University of Virginia. He served as Dean of the U.Va Medical School from 2002 until earlier this summer. Garson joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about the new job, and about his new book Health Care Half Truths: Too Many Myths, Not Enough Reality.
CRN: U.Va’s economic impact described in new study
Bill Shobe is the Director of Business and Economics at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, and John Knapp is a senior economist in that division. Both men join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss a new study that outlines the University of Virginia’s economic impact.
CRN: L.A. Bound Filmmaker Rom Alejandro
Recent U.Va graduate Rom Alejandro joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss recent developments in film at Mr. Jefferson’s University. Alejandro is moving to Los Angeles to seek a career in the film industry, after helping nurture a movie-making community in Charlottesville. He’ll be documenting his progress as a regular guest on Coy’s show.
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