On Topic from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Author: SPEA
- Number of episodes: 12
- Web site: http://www.spea.indiana.edu/
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The School of Public and Environmental Affairs explores current issues of topical interest through research by the faculty of SPEA.
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On Topic from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs
| Name | Time | Artist/Performer | Release Date | Description | Author | Language | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SPEA visiting lecturer Al Lyons on Arts Week Everywhere | 00:05:16 | Jeremy Shere | 4/2/2012 | For the past 28 years, every spring IU Bloomington has celebrated Arts Week Everywhere--a month-long festival featuring live performances of dance, theater, music, film, design, and other elements of the vibrant arts scene on and around campus. This year, says arts administration expert and SPEA visiting lecturer Al Lyons, the event’s planners wanted to get back to basics and encourage more student involvement. | SPEA | English |  |
| 2. | Brad Heim on Income Inequality | 00:06:05 | Jeremy Shere | 2/21/2012 | In today’s challenging economic times, people are more than ever aware that the top one percent of American earners control around 40 percent of the country’s wealth. The causes of income inequality, too, Heim says, are often misunderstood and wrongly blamed on nefarious financial doings. | SPEA | English | |
| 3. | Kirsten Grønbjerg on Non-Profits | 00:04:56 | Jeremy Shere | 11/8/2011 | SPEA researcher Kirsten Grønbjerg has spent the past several years studying non-profits in Indiana, and found that they may be even more important than we assume. | SPEA | English | |
| 4. | Anh Tran on Corruption in the Developing World | 00:06:08 | Jeremy Shere | 8/22/2011 | Since the mid-1970s, Vietnam has rapidly modernized, becoming the world’s second fastest growing economy after China. But, as in many developing countries, Vietnam’s growth has been accompanied by widespread corruption. | SPEA | English | |
| 5. | Burney Fischer on Urban Forests | 00:03:00 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | When we think of a forest, we usually imagine a wide expanse of closely grouped trees forming a dense canopy. But what about small clumps of trees in a city park, or individual trees scattered along city streets and suburban lawns? Do they constitute a forest? | SPEA | English | |
| 6. | Poverty and Unemployment with Kirstin Seefeldt | 00:04:07 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | According to a recent Census report, nearly 50 million Americans were living in poverty in 2009--a whopping 16% of the population. Not surprising according to SPEA Professor Seefeldt. | SPEA | English | |
| 7. | Sanya Carley on The Future of Electric Cars | 00:03:26 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | Electric cars, including the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf -- are coming. And many environmentalists and renewable energy advocates hope they’ll help turn the tide against climate change and lessen our dependence on foreign oil. | SPEA | English | |
| 8. | Matthew Baggetta on Leadership and Civic Organizations | 00:03:43 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | After interviewing thousands of Sierra Club members and local leaders, Baggetta and his colleagues parsed the data and saw something ... unexpected. Having plenty of money and members didn't hurt. But it was really category number three -- leadership -- that made all the difference. | SPEA | English | |
| 9. | Ron Hites on Flame Retardants in the Environment | 00:04:20 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | “Flame retardents are structurally quite similar to PCBs, so there’s been a lot of toxicological reasoning by analogy,” Hites says. “PCBs have a long list of problems, and flame retardants are likely to have them too.” | SPEA | English | |
| 10. | Evan Ringquist on Pollution Hotspots | 00:03:30 | Jeremy Shere | 7/13/2011 | In the early 1990s, in an effort to combat acid rain, the United States government initiated the sulfur dioxide emission allowance trading program. | SPEA | English | |
| 11. | Les Lenkowsky asks Should Non-Profits Resrict Who Can Join? | 00:03:10 | Jeremy Shere | 11/6/2010 | SPEA Professor Les Lenkowsky discusses a recent Supreme Court decision. He thinks nonprofts and charitable organizations should be able to restrict their membership. | SPEA | English | |
| 12. | Cleaning up the Oil Spill: A Conversation with Chris Craft | 00:03:10 | Jeremy Shere | 11/6/2010 | In this episode of On Topic, environmental science professor Chris Craft discusses the challenges of cleaning up an oil spill that may have affected more than just the marine life. | SPEA | English | |
