EpisodeEarly Detection for Pancreatic Cancer
In the 1970s, only three percent of patients with pancreatic cancer survived for five years. Today, it still has one of the highest fatality rates in the United States. Todd Bauer and Kimberly …
EpisodeReplay: Internet Marketing Through Social Media
The recent explosion of on-line social media has prompted businesses to change how they get their marketing messages to the public. Yuping Liu-Thompkins (Old Dominion University) says that, while there …
EpisodeReplay: Entrepreneurs: Born, not Made
Are you an entrepreneur? Plenty of books claim that you can be one if you set your mind to it. But James Koch (Old Dominion University) believes such claims are …
EpisodeReplay: By Definition: The Racial Integrity Act of 1924
Passed at the height of the eugenics movement, the Racial Integrity Act proclaimed the existence of only two racial categories in Virginia—”colored” and white. The law stripped Native Americans, and …
EpisodeReplay: Massive Resistance in Virginia
In the summer of 2008, a statue honoring leaders of Virginia’s Civil Rights movement was dedicated on the grounds of Capitol Square in Richmond. One of the cast panels features …
EpisodeAww Shucks… Oysters in Virginia
In Virginia, oysters have influenced our history, our industry, our culture and, of course, our eating habits. When Captain John Smith sailed into the Chesapeake Bay, he said oysters were …
EpisodeMassive Resistance in Virginia
This summer, a statue honoring leaders of Virginia’s civil rights movement was dedicated on Capitol Square grounds in Richmond. One of the panels features Oliver W. Hill, an attorney who …
EpisodeReplay: Virginia Wines
In traveling across Virginia, you’d be hard pressed not to encounter a regional vineyard somewhere along the way. Entire sections at wine stores offer Virginia wines, many of which have …
EpisodeMedical Promises
In laboratories throughout the Old Dominion, researchers are working to solve some of the most vexing medical problems. We draw them from their labs to the microphone for an explanation …
EpisodeRevolutionary War: Changes in American Military Strategy
Later this month, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is expected to submit to Congress his review of the status of the U.S. military. Politicians and pundits are eagerly waiting to …
EpisodePolitics in the Old Dominion
We look at the significance of the Nov. 2nd vote—an election that some predict will result in Republican domination of Virginia politics. Why is politics in the Old Dominion described …
EpisodeReplay: By Definition: The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
Passed at the height of the Eugenics Movement, the Virginia Racial Integrity Act proclaimed the existence of only two racial categories in Virginia – “colored” and “white.” This law effectively …
