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The Easter Sunday Sierra el Mayor Earthquake in Mexico gave UC Santa Barbara seismologists an opportunity to gather earthquake data close to home. Dr. Sandra Seale, project specialist at UCSB’s Institute of Crustal Studies was on Intents & Purposes this morning to talk with Tim and me about the mechanics of these major ground shakers and what we can expect from our seismic future. Listen to the podcast.
Dr. Erkki Ruoslahti, distinguished professor and founding member of the UC Santa Barbara-Sanford|Burnham Center, was in the studio this morning to share with us the details of his group’s very exciting breakthrough in cancer treatment. His team may have unlocked an important door in the treatment of cancerous tumors with the discovery of an amino acid compound called iRGD. iRGD helps existing cancer-fighting chemotherapy drugs penetrate deep into malignant tumors, while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue untouched and patients potentially without side-effects. Listen to the podcast.
We had a really cool show this morning on KCSB. We were joined in Studio A by Capoeiristas Rafael Hernandez and Vika Hernandez of the UC Santa Barbara campus group Rhythms of Brazil which practices the centuries old Afro-Brazilian tradition of Capoeira. It combines elements of martial arts, music, and dance. Check out the podcast.
Public education in the U.S. is going through a crisis: Here in California the controversial High School Exit exam has been accused of disadvantaging females and minorities. Dr. Beth Yeager, director of the Center for Literacy & Inquiry in Networking Communities at UC Santa Barbara and Stephanie Couch director of the K-20 California Educational Technology Collaborative were in the studio with us on March 8, 2010 to record this interview which aired this morning. We discussed the Stepping Into Your Future program which aims to bridge this achievement gap. Listen to the podcast.
UC Santa Barbara Professor and president of the American Academy of Religion Dr. Ann Taves joined Tim and me yesterday in the studio to discuss her new book Religious Experience Reconsidered: A Building-Block Approach to the Study of Religion and Other Special Things which explores the intersections between science and religion. Hear the podcast.
The dean of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, Dr. Jane Close Conoley, visited with us this morning to talk about the Harding University Partnership between the University and Santa Barbara School Districts.The deal is designed to bring needed support to the struggling neighborhood school by implementing the International Baccalaureate model. Visit the podcast page for more info including audio of the interview.
As the Santa Barbara School Board ponders the fate of the Cesar Chavez Charter School Dr. Jin Sook Lee was on the radio today with Tim and me to discuss the the school’s unique dual-language immersion program. Dr. Lee is a professor of Cultural Perspectives and Comparative Education at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on understanding how cultural, societal and psychological variables affect the way people learn languages. Check out this week’s podcast page.
This fall my colleague Timothy Grigsby and I started a new public affairs and eclectic music public radio show called Intents & Purposes on KCSB/KJUC Santa Barbara. Our latest episode features studio guests from City at Peace Santa Barbara, a non-profit organization helping teenagers to create safe, peaceful and productive lives through performing arts. Their group is hosting a climate awareness gathering tomorrow along with others around the world called Project 350. Also we featured music tracks from Systems Officer, David Bazan among others and a special international block.
UC Santa Barbara’s Center for Learning and Inquiry in Networking Communities (LINC) and the California Virtual Campus were the recipients of the 2009 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award, a competition that recognizes innovative uses of educational technologies in higher education for their project: Stepping Into Your Future. LINC Director Beth Yeager and I produced this video to highlight the project which has improved student retention and pass rates for K-12 students preparing for California’s English and Math high school exit exams.
Providence Business News published an interview with me today in their weekly technology update. We discuss issues ranging from network neutrality to sustainable energy. [read article]
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