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Dr. Maureen Hanson of Cornell about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-June 28th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Dr. Maureen Hanson of the Cornell University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics about her laboratory’s recent study about biomarkers in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or CFS/ME.  Their research paper can be found at: https://microbiomejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40168-016-0171-4.  More information about CFS/ME can be found at: http://solvecfs.org/ This interview originally aired on…

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Lisa Holmes, Director of the Tompkins. Co. office of the Aging-June 23rd, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Lisa Holmes, Director of the Tompkins County Office of the Aging, about an upcoming workshop on Tuesday, June 28th, about collecting oral histories.  She describes a collection of stories that have already been gathered from local aging LGBT adults. This interview originally aired on the June 23rd, 2016 edition of WRFI…

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Spending 99 hours swimming, biking, and cycling

By WRFI News Staff

WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Shane Eversfield about his 5-day-long, 500 mile, triathlon to raise money to support patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease. This interview aired on June 20, 2016

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Silent Film Era Fashions on Display at Cornell

By WRFI News Staff

Cornell Professor Denise Green talks with WRFI’s Lori Sonken about the fashions worn by movie stars living and working in Ithaca in the early 1900’s. This interview aired on June 17, 2016.

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