Focus 580 Archives for Week of October 26, 2009
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580
Monday October 26, 2009, 10:06 AM
A Democracy of Ghosts
John Griswold, Lecturer, English Department, University of Illinois
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Categories: Literature
Monday October 26, 2009, 11:06 AM
Nuclear Waste Moves to Plan D
Clifford E. Singer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, University of Illinois
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Categories: Energy • Nuclear • Environment • Nuclear waste
Tuesday October 27, 2009, 10:06 AM
Five to Rule Them All: The UN Security Council and the Making of the Modern World
David L. Bosco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of International Service, American University
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Categories: United Nations
Tuesday October 27, 2009, 11:06 AM
Just What are the Cases Currently Before the United States Supreme Court and Why are there Fewer than There Used to Be?
Daniel W. Hamilton, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law and History, University of Illinois
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Categories: History • United States history • Judiciary • Federal • Law
Wednesday October 28, 2009, 10:06 AM
American Passage: The History of Ellis Island
Vincent J. Cannato, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, University of Massachusetts
This is a repeat broadcast from Monday, August 10, 2009, 10 am
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Wednesday October 28, 2009, 11:06 AM
"Acts of Faith: Interfaith Leadershilp in a Time of Global Crisis"
Eboo Patel, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Core
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Categories: Community • Ethics • Human Rights • Justice • Religion • Spirituality
Thursday October 29, 2009, 10:06 AM
"Making Connections: Augmentative Communication for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders"
Pat Mirenda, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia; Board Certified Behavior Analyst
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Categories: Behavior • Communication • Education
Thursday October 29, 2009, 11:06 AM
Copyright, Fair Use, and The Challenge for Universities
Kenneth D. Crews, Director, Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University
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Categories: Law
Friday October 30, 2009, 10:06 AM
The Health Care Legislation in the House and Senate
Javette C. Orgain, M.D., M.P.H., President, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians
Sara R. Collins, Ph.D., Vice President, Affordable Health Insurance, The Commonwealth Fund
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Categories: Consumer issues • Government • Health • Health Policy
Friday October 30, 2009, 11:06 AM
Beyond Alizheimer's: How to Avoid the Modern Epidemic of Dementia
Scott D. Mendelson, M.D., Ph.D., Consult Liaison Psychiatrist, Roseburg VA Medical Center
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Categories: Health
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