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Interview Archives: University of Illinois
Wednesday May 02, 2012, 10:06 AM
Innovation and the Role of the University
Debasish Dutta, Ph.D., Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College; the Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering; Professor of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois; Scholar-in-Residence at the National Academy of Engineering
Lawrence Schook, Ph.D., Vice President for Research; the Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, Department of Animal Sciences; Director of the Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Being successful in today’s economy means learning to think and work in new ways. That involves learning to solve problems, collaborate, take risks and to learn from failure. We’ll look at what universities are doing to help students become innovators.
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Categories: Business and Economy • Education • Innovation • University of Illinois
Tuesday January 24, 2012, 10:06 AM
Campus Disaster Preparedness
Todd Short, Director, Office of Campus Emergency Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Host: David Inge
Colleges and universities have long been important centers for research into disaster preparedness. But they have often been criticized for failing to take their own advice when it comes to their own campuses. We’ll look at what higher education is doing to prepare for crisis--everything from natural disaster to random acts of violence.
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Categories: Disasters • University of Illinois
Wednesday April 06, 2011, 11:06 AM
"The Invisible Forces of Haiti: How Can Books and Culture Help the Reconstruction Process"
Elizabeth Pierre-Louis, Ph.D., Library Program Coordinator, Foundation Connissance et Liberté (FOKAL), Port au Prince, Haiti
Host: David Inge
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Categories: University of Illinois • Caribbean • Haiti
Monday January 31, 2011, 10:06 AM
"The University of Illinois Model Serving Students with Disabilities"; and, "The Ghana Project"
Jean Driscoll, M.S., Associate Director of Development, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois
Brad Hedrick, Ph.D., Director, Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Health • Disabilities • University of Illinois
Friday August 27, 2010, 10:06 AM
Disaster Planning for Champaign County and the University of Illinois
Bill Keller, Director of Emergency Planning, Public Safety Association, Division of Public Safety, University of Illinois
Todd E. Short,
Host: Rick Atterberry
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Categories: Disasters • University of Illinois
Thursday June 17, 2010, 11:06 AM
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the National Petascale Computing Facility at the University of Illinois
Thom Dunning, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Advanced Computing Applications and Technologies and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications; Distinguished Chair for Research Excellence in Chemistry and Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Technology • University of Illinois
Tuesday September 29, 2009, 11:06 AM
Students for Environmental Concerns 40th Anniversary
Eric Green, Graduate Research Assistant, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, ACES, University of Illinois
Anthony Larson, Senior, Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illnois
Elena Solomon, Sophomore, College of Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Joe Teng, Former President of Students for Environmental Concerns (by phone)
Host: Steve Shoemaker
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Categories: Environment • University of Illinois
Thursday September 24, 2009, 10:06 AM
Talk with the Station Manager
Kate Dobrovolny, WILL-AM-FM-TV Station Manager
David Thiel, TV Program Director, Illinois Public Media
Host: Jay Pearce
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Categories: Media and journalism • University of Illinois
Tuesday July 28, 2009, 10:06 AM
Breaking the Story: Politics at the University of Illinois Admissions
Jodi S. Cohen, Higher Education Reporter, The Chicago Tribune
Stacy St. Clair, Reporter, The Chicago Tribune
Host: David Inge
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Categories: University of Illinois
Monday July 27, 2009, 10:06 AM
Discussion of the University of Illinois Admissions Controversy until 10:30 AM followed by live coverage of the State of Illinois Admissions Review Commission Public Testimony of James J. Stuckel, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and B. Joseph White
John Prussing, Sc.D., Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois; Chair of the Faculty Senate General University Policy Committee; Member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee; President of the local chapter of the American Association of University Professors
Kent Redfield, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois, Springfield; Interim Director of the Institute for Legislative Studies; Director of the Sunshine Project
Host: David Inge
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