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Shakhashiri is a frequent guest of the Larry Meiller Show
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December 11, 2001 Larry Meiller Show
On the December 11 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Jim Packard and to calls from listeners:
- The annual program ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CHEERY IN THE LAB OF SHAKHASHIRI was telecast on Wisconsin Public Television and elsewhere around the country on PBS. To order a videocassette copy please visit Videocasssetts.
- Nobel Prizes in chemistry for 2001 were just awarded in Stockholm to two US chemists and a Japanese chemist for their work on chirally catalyzed reactions. For more information about chiral molecules, chirality, and the specific work of Drs. William S. Knowles, Ryoji Noyori, and K. Barry Sharpless please visit the NOBEL e-Museum.
- Next week's lecture at the EU conference in Brussels on public awareness of science and technology. For more information please visit EU Conference on Public Awareness of Science and Technology in Europe and its Regions.
- The fascinating book just published by noted neurologist and author Oliver Sacks UNCLE TUNGSTEN:MEMORIES OF A CHEMICAL BOYHOOD. For more information please visit Oliver Sacks web page.
- In a column in the Wisconsin State Journal on November 17, Ron Seeley speculated on the nature of science and that most scientists will tell you that science is more about raising questions than providing answers.
November 1 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the November 1 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
September 25, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the September 25 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
August 23, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the August 23 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
- reflections on the beginning of another academic year: purposes of schools, responsibilities of students, parental involvement, adults returning to school, financial aid, etc.
- for information about UW Colleges please visit www.uwc.edu
- for information about UW-Madison financial aid and career advising please visit www.wisc.edu
- A caller wanted information about securing a microscope for personal use. Here are some Web links for information about this.
- Professor Katrina Forest who just received a one million dollar grant as a Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholar. For information about the Keck Foundation please visit their Web site.
- A caller asked about teacher certification is Wisconsin. For information about this, visit the Web site of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
July 5, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the July 5 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
May 24, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the May 24 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
- reflections on the end of another academic year and the job prospects for new graduates.
- lack of balanced support for science in President Bush's proposed budget for FY 2002
- President Bush is yet to fill top level positions in his administration including Science Advisor, commissioner of FDA, director of NIH, heads of science at EPA, Energy, and USDA
April 26, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the April 26 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
March 22, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the March 22 program, Professor Shakhashiri was at the annual Convention of the National Science Teachers Association in St. Louis and the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
- National Science Teachers Association and its activities - NSTA .
- Issues related to science teaching in urban schools with responses from Patricia Williams-France who is a second grade teacher from Milwaukee.
- The Einstein Project.
- Upcoming election of State Superintendent of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
- The new initiative: Science in the City
February 22, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the February 22 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
January 25, 2001, Larry Meiller Show
On the January 25 program, the discussion included the following topics in response to questions raised by host Larry Meiller and to calls from listeners:
- President Bush's new education agenda and initiatives.
- The 2001 budget for research and development and some concerns about the federal support for research and education under the new administsration. For more information about the Fiscal Year 2001 budget visit the web site: The AAAS R&D Budget
- Quality of textbooks for middle schools. For more information visit the web site: Project 2061
- Interpretation of phootos from Mars and information about planets: Visit: SETI Institute, NASA's Planetary Photojournal, or Nasa's Spacelink with the Solar System.
- Larry was presented with a videocassette of the 31st ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS CHEERY IN THE LAB OF SHAKHASHIRI, which was telecast by PBS last December. Videocassette copies may be obtained here.
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