Education
Hilary Lambert, Executive Director of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network-November 14th, 2017 [audio]
Hilary Lambert, Executive Director and Steward of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network, provides an update on the health of the lake. She gives an overview of the recent fall meeting of the network, discusses the algal blooms that occurred on the lake in the late summer, and talks about outbreaks of the invasive plant, hydrilla. …
Read MoreHenrik Dullea Discusses State Constitutional Convention Vote [Audio]
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/henrik-dullea-discusses-state-constitutional-convention-proposition/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1] Henrik Dullea, a former aide to Mario Cuomo and former VP of University Relations at Cornell, talks about the upcoming proposition for the formation of a New York State Constitutional Convention. Dullea talks about the three step voting process, the arguments for and against, and offers other analyses of this…
Read MoreCathy Lee Crane discusses the new film, “The Manhattan Front”[audio]
Cathy Lee Crane, Ithaca College Associate Professor of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies at Ithaca College, talks about the new, feature length film called “The Manhattan Front”. It will premiere at Cinemapolis movie theatre in Ithaca on Tuesday, October 17, at 7 pm; it is free to the public. This interview initially aired on the…
Read MoreAndrea Pitzer, author, about her upcoming lecture at Cornell [audio}
Author Andrea Pitzer discusses her new non-fiction book, One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps. She talks about how she came to write this book, how concentration camps were first established by countries that sought to control insurgent populations and how such camps still exist today. She will be giving a lecture called,…
Read MoreThe Civic Ensemble Theatre Production of “The Class Divide”[audio]
Esther Racoosin speaks with Sarah K. Chalmers, the Director of the Civic Ensemble play, “The Class Divide”. Several actors from the play are also interviewed. This production is a community-based play, developed by students and adults who wanted to explore the subject of the public educational school system. This interview originally aired on the September…
Read MoreInterview w/ Rob Scott, Executive Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program [AUDIO]
Rob Scott, the Executive Director of the Cornell Prison Education Program discusses the program’s goals, how it functions, and the effect a new state grant will have on the program in the coming years. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/interview-w-rob-scott-executive-director-of-the-cornell-prison-education-program/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1]
Read MoreBioBlitz at the Cayuga Nature Center and Smith Woods–September 15th 2017[audio]
Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News reports on the SIPS BioBlitz. During the event, which took place from Friday, September 8 to Saturday, September 9, volunteer scientists identified and counted all the living organisms that could be found in 24 hours on the property of the Cayuga Nature Center and Smith Woods. [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/wrficommunityradionews/sips-bioblitz-documenting-the-biological-diversity-of-the-cayuga-lake-basin/…
Read MoreProposed Use of Genetically-Engineered Diamondback Moths- August 16th, 2017 [audio]
WRFI Community Radio News investigates Cornell University’s plans to release Genetically-Engineered diamondback moths into agricultural fields for the first time in New York State. The moths are a major agricultural pest of brassica plants. We speak to a moth expert, hear from the lead investigator on the experiments as well as representatives of environmental groups.…
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