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Coming up on Connections: Tuesday, April 25th

First hour: March for Science

Second hour: Foster care in 2017

The March for Science happened this past weekend in Washington, and around the world. Scientists from all manner of fields declared their desire to do their work without politicization. Of course, critics said the entire idea was political. But the Trump administration has been openly hostile to several basic, scientific ideas. So where does that leave science in the United States? Our guests:

  • David Williams, professor of optics and biomedical engineering, and dean for research in arts, sciences and engineering at the University of Rochester
  • Matthew Hoffman, associate professor in the School of Mathematical Sciences at RIT
  • Jason Szymanski, assistant professor of chemistry and geosciences at Monroe Community College
  • Adam Rich, associate professor of biology at the College at Brockport
  • Stephanie Gallant, chair of the organizing committee for the Rochester March for Science

In our second hour: From Foster Child to Foster Parent: that's the subject of a discussion for the Hillside speaker series. Hillside brought in Rob Scheer, a former foster teen. Scheer and his husband have adopted four children out of foster care, and they formed the nonprofit Comfort Cases to provide overnight bags, pajamas, hygiene items, and comfort items to children and teens transitioning into foster care. We'll hear Rob's story and discuss the state of foster care.

  • Rob Scheer, national foster care advocate and founder of Comfort Cases
  • Caroline Haviland, foster parent
  • Carol Hunt, program manager with Hillside’s Therapeutic Foster Care team
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.