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Podcasts related to the University of Virginia.

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UVA Today Radio Show | August 25, 2010

Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on iTunesU.

Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:

• U.Va. Awarded $2.5 Million to Study and Prevent Elderly Drivers’ Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries (Donna Hearn)
• Worldwide, Women’s Income Brings Host of Benefits, U.Va.’s Blumberg Finds (Rae Blumberg)
• ‘From a Distance’: U.Va. Program Helps Sign Language Interpreters Hone Classroom Communication Skills (Kathleen O’Varanese and Laurie Shaffer)

•Air Date: 8/25/2010

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Ed Murphy Updates Coy on the Latest in Space News

8.11.10- Ed Murphy, Astronomer and Professor at the University of Virginia, updates Coy on the latest in space news. Today’s topics include the ability to see Venus, Mars, and Saturn in the western night sky for the next couple of days and the ability to see the Perseid Meteor Shower for the next two nights. Ed Murphy also filled Coy in on the recent happenings on the Space Station.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Coy Talks Education With Daniel Willingham

8.3.10: Dan Willingham, a professor at the University of Virginia and author of Why Don’t Students Like School, talks to Coy about education. Today’s topics include the Virginia Standards of Learning, merit pay raises, early education, and charter schools. At the close, Dan offers his advice to parents of students who will be returning to school in a couple of weeks.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Brian Wheeler Updates Coy on Growth and Development in Charlottesville

8.3.10- Brian Wheeler, of Charlottesville Tomorrow, gives Coy a weekly update of growth and development. Today’s topics include Charlottesville effort to become three demensional on Google Earth, the water supply plan, RWSA, water conservation,and Albemarle Place.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Stephen Railton Talks Faulkner With Coy

7.30.10- University of Virginia Professor, Stephen Railton, joins Coy live in studio to discuss William Faulkner. Faulkner used to teach at the University of Virginia, and for the first time ever audio clips of his lectures are available online. Visit http://faulkner.lib.virginia.edu> for more information.

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UVA Today Radio Show | July 28, 2010

Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on iTunesU.

Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:

• Faulkner Speaks: U.Va. Launches Audio Archive of Author’s Time at University (Steve Railton and Michael Plunkett)
• University of Virginia Biotech Start-Up MicroLab Diagnostics Acquired by ZyGEM (James Landers)
• Summer Reading, Part IV: A Time for Pleasure (Theresa Carroll)

•Air Date: 7/28/2010

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UVA Today Radio Show | July 14, 2010

Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly five minute segment on WTJU radio. Look for new editions of the show every Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. on WTJU. Afterward, all of the segments will be posted on iTunesU.

Read more about the stories featured in this week’s program:

• Math and Mentoring Mingled in ‘M3’ Program for Boys (Robert Berry)
• Large Binocular Telescope Achieves Optics Breakthrough (Robert O’Connell)
• Summer Reading, Part III: The Many Faces of Leaders and Followers (Debbie Ryan)

•Air Date: 7/14/2010

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