Chris Graham
On Monday, December 8th, 2008, Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press, joined Charlottesville Right Now.
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George Gilliam and Cristina Lopez-Gottardi
On Monday, November 10th, 2008, George Gilliam and Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao, from the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss events going on at the Miller Center.
Ed Murphy on Charlottesville Right Now
Ed Murphy, an astronomer from the University of Virginia, joined Coy Barefoot to discuss the meteor that landed in Africa last night, the Hubble Telescope, and the economy’s effect on NASA.
Lynn Sanders and Vesla Weaver on Charlottesville Right Now
Lynn Sanders, an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and Vela Weaver, an Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, joined Coy Barefoot to discuss politics.
VQR Summer Issue preview with editor Ted Genoways
Ted Genoways, the editor of the award-winning Virginia Quarterly Review, joins Coy Barefoot to talk about the Summer 2008 issue. According to Genoways, “all of the pieces deal with outsiders and outcasts, and we’ve called it ‘No Way Home.’” In this interview, Genoways highlights the contributions of Natasha Tretheway, Tom Sleigh, and Dimiter Kenarov.
U.Va Architect and Architectural Historian Ed Lay
Architect and Architectural Historian Ed Lay has been teaching at the University of Virginia since 1967, and he joined Coy Barefoot on the July 9, 2008 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” Coy and Ed talk about how he got interested in his field, the evolution of architecture, and what makes a good architect.
Astronaut and U.Va Associate Dean Kathy Thornton
Kathy Thornton is Associate Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. Thornton took four trips aboard the space shuttle, and has been in Charlottesville since 1996. She was a guest on the July 7 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” with Coy Barefoot. Topics include how she became an astronaut, how to encourage kids to study math and science, and what her first flight was like in 1989.
Weldon Cooper expert examines demographics of American veterans
Amanda Walters is a social statistician at the Weldon Cooper Center’s Demographic and Workforce Section at the University of Virginia, an an alumnna of UVa. She joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about her article in the Center’s new publication Stat Chat which examines the demographics of American veterans.
Weldon-Cooper expert explains why Virginia’s Hispanic population has tripled since 1990
Qian Cai is the director of the Demographics and Workforce unit at the Weldon-Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. She joined Coy Barefoot on the February 6 edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to discuss the Center’s recent study of Virginia’s Hispanic population.
“Virginia’s Hispanic population tripled from 150,000 in 1990 to more than 460,000 in 2006,” Cai said.
Karin Agness discusses the Network for Enlightened Women
Second-year U.Va law student Karin Agness is the founder of the Network for Englightened Women, an organization that claims to be “the nation’s premier club for conservative university women.” Agness talks about the alternative perspective provided by NEW, and offers her perspective on the Hillary Clinton campaign.