Friday, July 02, 2010
Experts blame existing environmental imbalances in Africa on past efforts of isolated habitat preservation. An alternative is community-based conservation, which requires the assistance of a region's indigenous population. Jeannie Magill is the originator and co-producer of "Milking the Rhino," a documentary that advocates maintaining biodiversity through community-based conservation. Magill talks about this topic on the next episode of "Conversations from Penn State," which will air on the Big Ten Network at 3 a.m. and noon on Monday, July 5. (more)
Thursday, November 05, 2009
An executive vice president of CBS Sports will participate in a free public session coordinated by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, in Carnegie Cinema (113 Carnegie Building) on Penn State's University Park campus. (more)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
United States President Barack Obama's executive order to close Guantanamo Bay poses some major challenges for the U.S. Some of the prisoners are known to be dangerous and can never be released, others face a trial of some kind, and still others are no longer considered a threat. There are many questions about what should ultimately be done with all of them. The closing of Guantanamo signifies a new era in U.S. detention policy. This timely topic will be discussed on the next "Conversations from Penn State." The show will air on WPSU-TV at 9 p.m. Thursday, June 11. (more)
