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Lucas Willard/WAMC/On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge… Students compete to advance in the FIRST Robotics Competition in Albany. Bald eagles have made a comeback in New York’s Hudson Valley. We’ll learn about the Teatown Hudson River EagleFest. Middle and high school students participate in a conference to address bias, bullying, and prejudice. And some colleges in New York are changing their designations to “university.” -
Lucas Willard/WAMC/On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge...A series of winter nature walks is aimed at bringing upstate New York residents closer to native plants and animals.We’ll learn about the importance of ants in the agricultural economy.And Jody Cowan will speak with an artist who is drawing attention to the student debt crisis with a unique exhibit in western Massachusetts.
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On this episode, host Lucas Willard will speak with Katie Bisset, a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, about a tenth anniversary remembrance she recently organized at Siena College in Loudonville, New York. We’ll also learn about an upcoming webinar series focused on addressing mental health in education. -
Cazenovia College, a small private institution in Cazenovia, New York, announced on December 7th, 2022 that it would close after the spring 2023 semester.As the college prepares for closure, we’ll speak with Cazenovia College President David Bergh and a third-year student about their upcoming last semester at the college.
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On this episode, we’ll learn more about the Hudson Mural Project, an initiative now in its third year that encourage school age children and community residents to explore the concept of self and city. In addition to speaking with a visual artist involved with the Hudson Mural Project, we’ll also listen to a sound poem produced as of the 2022 project.
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On this episode, students at an upstate New York High School get a primer on international relations during a visit with U.S. and Korean officials.Host Lucas Willard with Skidmore College astrophysicist Mary Odekon NASA’s Artemis program and the concept of retro-futurism.And The Best of Our Knowledge’s Dave Lucas reports on the role machine learning could have in predicting the next pandemic.
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On this episode, host Lucas Willard will visit the FLOCKArt mobile gallery at an upstate New York school to speak with the artists, teachers, and students that are bringing art to young learners in a new way.And The Best of Our Knowledge's Jim Levulis will speak with staff at Fort Ticonderoga about the fort’s recent acquisition of thousands of historic artifacts.
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On this episode, host Lucas Willard will speak with Cate Larsen, a geologist and science communicator based in upstate New York, about how social media can play a critical role in education.And The Best of Our Knowledge's Ian Pickus will speak with scientist Lija Treibergs, who is embarking on a three-month trip to Antarctica.
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On this episode of the Best of Our knowledge, we’ll attend naturalization ceremonies for new Americans – to hear from some of the country’s newest citizens and to speak with high school students who hosted a ceremony as part of their education on government.And a $50 million endowment will support Bard College’s new Native American and Indigenous Studies program.
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On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, host Lucas Willard will speak with Darren Reisberg, who was recently inaugurated as Hartwick College’s 11th president.And The Best of Our Knowledge’s Jody Cowan will report on how some institutions are looking to connect graduating students with industry to address the labor shortage.
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On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we'll learn about a new anthology of creative writings by incarcerated individuals in Northern New York. And, in a seasonal project, attempt pressing apple cider at home.
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On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll learn more about a report from the Open Space Institute that examines how to make the great outdoors accessible to all. Host Lucas Willard speaks with OSI’s Kathy Mosher.We’ll explore New York State’s definition of a sound and basic education, with a report from WMHT’s Dan Clark.And we’ll have a taste test with potato chip historian Alan Richer.
