Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:00:00

A Conversation with Sonya French-Begay

A representative from the Navaho Nation, Sonya French-Begay is WIA Director Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center, Inc. Host Patty Satalia will speak with Begay about how the Dept. of Energy's Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, NM affected the neighboring American Indian tribal nations environment and people.

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00

A Conversation with Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. In her latest book, What to Eat, Nestle takes readers aisle by aisle in the supermarket, decoding labels and clarifying nutritional and other claims. Patty Satalia will speak with Nestle about the effects of food production on our environment, the way pricing works, and additives and their effect on nutrition.

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:59:00

Understanding Autism: Childhood to Adulthood

1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism. What can we do to increase awareness and break down the stigmas associated with autism? How can we help children living with autism reach their potential? Host Patty Satalia and panelists will discuss the subjective experience of autism.

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:55:00

A Conversation with Mark Schapiro

Another in the series of Common Ground Lobby Talks. This Lobby Talk features a conversation with Mark Schapiro.

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:00:00

Where the Girls Are – Gender Equity in Education

Host Cheryl Dellasega and guests will discuss the impact of gender, social, economic, and ethnic background on scholastic achievement.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:00:00

Universal Health Care in Action: A Thought Experiment

Join host Patty Satalia and experts as they discuss how a single-payer health care system might work. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program; Jonathan Marks, associate professor of Bioethics, Humanities and Law at Penn State; and Chuck Pennacchio, executive director of Health Care 4 All PA as they discuss what a single payer universal health care system in the U.S. might look like. This public conversation will address the state of health care around the globe, debunk myths about a single payer health care system, and discuss the idea of health care as a fundamental right.

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:00:00

Marcellus Shale: The Environmental, Economic, and Social Issues

Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale has the potential to fuel the entire country for two full years and make Pennsylvania the center of America's next energy boom. What impact will the rush for natural gas in Pennsylvania have on our region? WPSU's Patty Satalia and a panel of experts will explore the gas rush in a public discussion in the lobby of the Outreach Building in Penn State's Innovation Park. You can join the conversation as an audience member and participate with questions and comments.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:25:00

Chesapeake Bay

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:00:00

Islam in Europe

Dr. Bettina Mathes is one of the experts on the panel who gives a preview of some issues of "Islam in Europe."

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:00:00

Reinventing Shakespeare

A discussion about the timelessness of Shakespeare's work and how his work is translated into pop culture today.

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:00:00

The War Remembered, The War Forgotten

Fewer numbers of men and women remain who had a direct experience with World War II. Now is the time to ask ourselves questions about the legacy of the war. And what will be remembered when the "greatest generation" is no longer here to tell its stories?

Thu, 31 May 2007 21:00:00

Climate Change, Climate Justice

Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences, and other guests discuss the ethical dimensions of climate change and the appropriate local and national response to it.

Thu, 24 May 2007 21:00:00

A Conversation with Daniel Libeskind

This American architect created the master plan for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center. His architecture uses a language of skewed angles, intersecting geometries, shards, voids, and punctured lines to communicate feelings of loss, absence and memory.

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:00:00

Meeting the Challenge of Alzheimer's

A moderated discussion focusing on the expansion of our current thinking about Alzheimer's Disease.

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:00:00

A Conversation with Ingrid Mattson

A forum with Ingrid Mattson, the current president of the Islamic Society of North America. Mattson converted to Islam at the end of her undergraduate studies, then traveled to Pakistan where she worked with Afghan Refugees.

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:00:00

Muslims in America

It was always complicated to be a Muslim in America, but 9-11 changed everything. Today, many Muslims face prejudice on a regular basis. A group of Pennsylvania Muslims discuss their experiences and beliefs.

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:00:00

Plain People

This open forum will explore the beliefs and traditions of the complex cultures of Old Order Mennonite, Amish and Brethren folk. Experts on the panel include Donald Kraybill, distinguished professor and senior fellow of sociology and religious studies at Elizabethtown College; Stephen Scott, member of the Old Order River Brethren and administrative assistant in the Young Center at Elizabethtown College; David Weaver-Zercher, associate professor of American religious history at Messiah College; Richard Page, associate professor of German and linguistics at Penn State; and Julia Kasdorf, associate professor of English at Penn State.

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:00:00

A Conversation with Salman Rushdie

Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB) and the Institute for Arts and Humanities (IAH) held a forum and conversation with author Salman Rushdie for an invited audience on Tuesday, April 11, in the lobby of PSPB's facility in the Outreach Building. WPSU host Patty Satalia interviewed Rushdie and took questions from the audience. The Rushdie appearance at PSPB was made possible by the IAH and the support of the Pockrass Memorial Fund of the College of Communications.

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:00:00

Do No Harm? Medicine and Ethics

A panel discussion examining the Nazi doctors' trial of 1946-47 and its implications for medical ethics, was held at 7 p.m. Feb. 22, in the lobby of the Outreach Building, Innovation Park. The discussion was moderated by Greg Eghigian, associate professor of history at Penn State's College of the Liberal Arts, with panelists Janet Lyon, associate professor of English and women's studies at Penn State and co-director of the Penn State disabilities studies program, and Susan M. Reverby, professor of women's studies at Wellesley College.

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 19:00:00

Scopes Monkey Trial

A public forum, "Scopes Monkey Trial: Context for Controversy," was held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 presented by Penn State Public Broadcasting (PSPB) in partnership with the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts' Science, Medicine and Technology in Culture Program. Panelists include Pat Shipman, adjunct professor of anthropology in the College of the Liberal Arts; Preston Green, associate professor of education in the Department of Education Policy Studies; and Ronald L. Numbers, chair of the Department of History of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of "The Creationists" and "Darwinism Comes to America."

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:00:00

Almost Home

"Almost Home," part of the PBS Independent Lens series, is a feature-length documentary that follows the stories of residents, families and workers in a Midwestern nursing home as they struggle with the personal challenges of aging while trying to transform their institution into a true home. Panelists were Sandy Schuckers, administrative officer of the Centre County Office of Aging and president of the Geriatric Interest Network; Joy Bodner, director of health services in Foxdale Village in State College; Anne M. Ferguson, executive director of Windy Hill Village; and Jane Taylor Director of Centre County Office on Aging.

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:30:00

A Conversation with Ray Suarez

Suarez, international journalist and former host of "Talk of the Nation" on National Public Radio (NPR), was interviewed by Patty Satalia, host of PSPB's "Pennsylvania Inside Out," before taking questions from the audience. Suarez, a writer, reporter and on-air host and anchor, has had a career spanning a quarter of a century. He joined “The NewsHour” in 1999 as a Washington-based senior correspondent responsible for conducting interviews, studio discussion, reporting from the field and serving as a backup anchor. Prior to joining PBS he hosted NPR's "Talk of the Nation" for six years and spent seven years reporting for the NBC-owned station, WMAQ TV in Chicago.