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A preview of the Susan B. Anthony birthday luncheon.
The annual Susan B. Anthony birthday luncheon is coming up, and their guest speaker, Lynn Sherr, joins us. Sherr is a journalist and author, both of a book about Sally Ride, and a biography about Susan B. Anthony. We are also joined by Deborah Hughes, president and CEO of the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House.
Why are some parents choosing not to vaccinate their kids?
We're following the news of the Measles outbreak at Disneyland. The number of cases has grown to 81. Doctors are concerned about parents who are choosing not to vaccinate their children in particular. Our panel will address vaccination, this case, and whether we're more likely to see similar stories as a result of the anti-vaccine movement. Our panel includes:
Dr. Michael Pichichero, Director of Rochester General Hospital's Research Institute
Dr. Geoffrey Weinberg, pediatric infectious disease specialist at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital
Dr. Paul Graman, Clinical director of the infectious diseases division at UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital
Access to broadband, older entrepreneurs, and a forum on poverty this week.
Both Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Barack Obama talked about connectivity and access to broadband in their addresses this week. We’ll talk with Doug Brake who gets paid to think about this stuff for the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.
Then, we’ll catch up with Kara Miller from our sister program Innovation Hub who’s been looking into the latest innovations in seafood production and also, about the value of OLDER entrepreneurs.
Finally, Michelle Faust will join us briefly to preview the local screening/forum on poverty that she’s hosting at the Little Theatre on Monday.
How will the state's hidden debt impact the budget, and what role does middle market businesses play in the economy?
The think tank Truth in Accounting calculates that New York state has quite a bit of 'hidden debt' (roughly $78 billion) which puts an interesting spin on the notion of budgetary windfalls the Governor is looking to spend. Sheila A. Weinberg is founder & CEO, she will talk us through how to make sense of those big numbers thrown around in Albany (no not Sheldon Silver’s, the ones in the state budget delivered on Wednesday).
Then we’ll talk with the dynamic Tom Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market. These types of companies occupy an important space in the national economy. They're not small businesses, but not mega corporations either. We’ll ask Tom about venture fund investment and the role of Middle Market companies which were featured in both the State of the State and State of the Union this week.
A discussion of developing a more plant-based diet regimen.
We're post-holidays, and everyone is joining gyms... and some people are doing "juice cleansing."
A discussion of what the science says about that, and we'll talk about how to build a permanent eating regimen that is more plant-based. Panel in studio:
Dr. Vicky Hsiao, UR Medicine endocrinologist
Rachel Reeves, UR Medicine dieticians
Damaris Pinedo, owner of Just Juice 4 Life
Dr. Ted Barnett, co-coordinator of the Rochester Area Vegan Society
Integrated activities and the benefits they offer.
We start our week-long "Dialogue on Disability" with a look at integrated activities and the benefits they offer, especially for “typically developing” children. We’ll also look at early intervention programs with our guests:
What is C. diff and are fecal transplants helpful?
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions. While C. diff can be debilitating, people are embarrassed to talk about it. But we're NOT! Dr. Jonathan Goldstein, a gastroenterologist with the University of Rochester Medical Center is our guest to talk about how fecal transplants and C. diff are related and who is most at risk.
Art has healing qualities, and it’s been used with military veterans as they transition to civilian life. Locally, 10 veterans have been working as researchers to find out how art is helping them after their military career. Their work is being displayed at the OUR HOUSE Gallery Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and a few of them joined us to talk about their work.
