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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Herman Schwartz joins Coy Barefoot

12.2.10 Professor Herman Schwartz from the University of Virginia’s Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics joins Coy discuss a variety of current events. Among the issues addressed in the conversation are the extension of the middle class tax cuts, the fundamentals of unemployment insurance, and a whole lot more. Coy calls this guest “one of the smartest men to ever enter the studio,” and today he lived up to the title. Be sure to check out Schwartz’s most recent book Subprime Nation: American Power, Global Finance and the Housing Bubble.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Richard Crozier joins Coy Barefoot

12.2.10 Professor of Painting and Drawing in the University of Virginia Studio Art Program Richard Crozier joins Coy to discuss his retirement. UVA will celebrate the event with a special gallery at First Friday’s tomorrow night. The conversation covers Crozier’s career in the fine arts, from realizing the sciences were not for him to getting into teaching at the collegiate level. Also included are the professor’s favorites: peices of art, places to paint, and much more.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Ed Murphy joins Coy Barefoot

12.2.10 Professor of Astronomy at the University of Virginia Ed Murphy joins Coy to discuss NASA’s discovery today of new space life. The bacteria in question is able to survive on arsenic, a substance poisonous to humans. While the breakthrough does not confirm the presence of extraterrestrial life, it does prove the existance of life forms which can thrive in ways atypical to life on Earth. Hear the subject broken down by a local expert here.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Dan Bluestone joins Coy Barefoot

12.1.10 Associate Professor and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the UVA School of Architecture Dan Bluestone joins Coy to discuss the latest on the Meadowcreek Parkway. The Professor’s most recent book is Buildings, Landscapes, and Memory : Case Studies in Historic Preservation In today’s conversation, Bluestone expresses his views on how the highway will effect Historic McIntire Park and the city of Charlottesville as a whole, and he also responds when listeners weigh in with their thoughts. Also included are comments on the history of the McIntire Park Golf Course.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor of Molecular Genetics Dr. Anindya Dutta joins Coy Barefoot

11.30.10 Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the University of Virginia Dr. Anindya Dutta joins Coy Barefoot to discuss recent research into Epigenetics. Professor Dutta discusses the startling and fascinating very new discoveries being made in genetics research. The University of Virginia was recently ranked within the top five genetics research institutions in the world.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: English Professor Stephen Railton joins Coy Barefoot

11.30.10 Professor of English at the University of Virginia Stephen Railton joins Coy to discuss Mark Twain. A nationally recognized expert on America’s first true celebrity, Railton provides insight into his early life, his writings, his ability to characterize American life, and exactly why the country was so fascinated by this figure. Today’s conversation honors the 175th anniversary of Twain’s birth, as well as the centennial of his passing.

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Charlottesville–Right Now: Professor Dan Bluestone from the UVA School of Architecture joins Coy Barefoot

11.17.10 Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Virginia School of Architecture Dan Bluestone joins Coy to discuss the completion plans for the Meadowcreek Parkway. The conversation addresses how the original plans stack up the progress to date. One side of the project has taken care of their portion, while the other has yet to get rolling. In addition, Professor Bluestone has an idea that he says can save the city and county millions of dollars- find out what it is here.