Monday, October 02, 2006
Snacks 46 -- Research Internship Program!
R.I.P., ya'll, and that doesn't mean "rest in peace," but rather the Vanderbilt University Center for Science Outreach "Research Internship Program," designed by our own Dr. Virginia Shepherd and Glenn McCombs and implemented by program director Dr. Christina Peterson.
Episode 46 features some audio grabbed at a marvelous reception honoring the students and facilitators of the CSO's successful Research Internship Program that pairs high school juniors with Post-Doctoral and researcher mentors. Come to the party!
Then, at your leisure, check out the pics of the original summer program's poster session at Picassa.
Music today is from the Podsafe Music Network, a nice classical piece called "Overture, Suite from Les Fetes" by Rameau, performed by the stunning chamber group American Baroque, and a repeat from a favorite New Orleans rock band Brain Buckit, called "Rocket Science!"
There's not much online about the program excepting the application and such at the CSO website, but check that out if you'd like to!
Download Episode 46 here or click the Podcast Pickle Player up top to play. See the CSO website for all episodes!
Cheerio,
Scott
Monday, January 29, 2007
Snacks 52 -- The CSO Website!
Hey, ya'll, I've been soooooooo busy, setting up the Spring 2007 Vanderbilt Virtual Scientist in the Classroom interactive videoconferencing programming (still under construction!), teaching my li'l folks at USN, and moving my family into a new home. So I'm a bit late but hoping that with Snacks4theBrain! episode 52 we can get back on the bi-weekly schedule. In this episode it's all moi, all Scott, all about the CSO website!
Our guy Jeff Hazelton has been completely revamping our website and this little audio tour is something you might think about following along with your computer mouse as we explore the site. While completely perverting the podcasting concept of "soundseeing," I think you might agree it functions as such, even if the place you're going is virtual instead of, for example, out on the English countryside...
As far as the music goes, it's all mandolin! Two great tunes by blues giant Johnny Nicholas, live cuts from the Podsafe Music Network at music.podshow.com and a third just me and my mando. I can't measure up to the Nicholas, but I do have fun with it and I hope you will too. We hear Johnny's "Mandolin Boogie" and his "Mandolin Moan," two cuts from his "Thrill on the Hill" CD, available at CDBaby.com, the same site I host my "Songs for Alaska" CD. You can't get my song, "Emma and Miranda are in China," anywhere but here...yet! It's part of a compilation of guitar and mandolin instrumentals I hope to release by the end of the year on CDBaby, a record called "Still Waiting." Watch for that!
Download S4theB! 52 here, or click the Podcast Pickle player at the top of the page for quick and easy playing rightcheer in your browser! Cheerio, and look for an veryyyyyyy interesting interview in the next show!!!!!!!!!!!!
Links:
RIP Research Internship Program podcast
Joe Lopez BEST Camp interviewLabels: CSO, Merrick, Outreach, Podcast, Snacks4theBrain, Vanderbilt
