http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts www.cuny.edu Podcasts Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:31:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you think the probability of a monster hurricane hitting the metro area is slim, think again, says geologist Nicholas Coch. "New York and Miami are acknowledged by the National Hurricane Center as the most dangerous places for a hurricane to make landfall," says Coch, a professor in the School ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=743 Raising backyard chickens for eggs is a growing trend as the locavore movement gains ground in the city. But Declan Walsh is taking the process further. "We had been raising layer hens for six years and raising chickens for their meat seemed like a natural progression," said Walsh, who, when ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=738 Like others who felt compelled to make something good out of so much evil, Paul Moses turned to religious history after 9/11 as he struggled to make sense of the senseless. As a reporter for Newsday, Moses wrote the main story on that horrific day. Not long after, he read ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=731 Public hearing on items on the Board of Trustees Calendar for the February meeting of the Board, November 16, 2009. Download http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=736 In 1963, as a teenager fresh out of high school, Elizabeth Nunez came to the United States from Trinidad and began to experience the longing many immigrants have felt as they struggled to adapt amid changing traditional values and cultural upheaval. This theme is at the heart of her latest ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=716 The American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie believed his steel fortune should be used for the greater good, says David Nasaw, author of the biography "Andrew Carnegie." At a roundtable discussion of how Carnegie, J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller shaped modern philanthropy, Nasaw, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Professor of History ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=715 No matter what platforms people choose for communication, the business of public relations essentially remains the same, according to industry experts. "You still need to build a personal brand that stands for something," says Don Middleberg of Middleberg Communications, whose client list includes American Express, Consumer Reports and Reuters. "Whether ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=714 For one of America's most beloved poets, writing poems is still a leap of faith. "You hope that someone is going to read it," Billy Collins, who served two terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate, joked at a Book Talk lecture sponsored by City College's Center for Worker Education. A ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=713 It's not for everyone, but the rugged mountains of eastern Greenland turned out to be the ideal summer spot for a team of geologists. "Unlike the Himalayas, which is crawling with geologists, Greenland is relatively less explored so there's a lot to be discovered," said Hannes Bruckner, professor at the ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=712 Constance Rosenblum's latest book, "Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak and Hope Along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx", is a valentine to the neighborhoods around the Grand Concourse, whose distinctive Art Deco buildings were a sought-after address for upwardly mobile families during the first half of the 20th century. ... http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/podcasts/?p=706