WWUH Launches New Radio Show Highlighting Faculty Research

WWUH Radio and the University of Hartford are launching a weekly show to highlight the depth and breadth of research topics that the University’s faculty members are exploring.

“Beyond the Classroom,” which will feature interviews with University faculty and staff on their research endeavors, begins airing today (Thursday, Sept. 5), and can be heard every Thursday at 12 noon on WWUH Radio (91.3 FM and www.wwuh.org) and its affiliates.

In addition, podcasts of the show will be available for download and additional listening at www.hartford.edu/news.

The show is hosted by David Schonfeld and produced locally by WWUH Radio. In this weekly series, Schonfeld will talk with members of the faculty and staff of the University of Hartford about their wide-ranging research activities and about their work on behalf of the University and the community-at-large.

Today's first airing of the "Beyond the Classroom" features an interview with University President Emeritus Humphrey Tonkin.

Read more about the interview with Tonkin.

The next installment of "Beyond the Classroom," scheduled to air on Thursday, Sept. 12, at noon, will feature an interview with Vice President for Student Affairs Lee Peters and Senior Advisor to the President Susan Fitzgerald, who will offer helpful advice to current and prospective college students and their parents.

See a list of guests who have been interviewed for future broadcasts of the show.

Among the many faculty and staff members who will share their expertise on "Beyond the Classroom" are: Avi Patt, assistant professor of Jewish history and assistant director of the University’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, who discusses how a society recovers from genocide; Mala Matacin, associate professor of psychology, who discusses her work with young women on the issues of female body image and society; Lynne Kelly, professor and director of the University’s School of Communication, who discusses the impact of smartphones on interpersonal communications among young people; Thomas Filburn, professor of mechanical engineering, who discusses nuclear power plant construction, operation, and safety issues; Donn Weinholtz, professor and director of the University's Educational Leadership program, who discusses education reform issues and efforts to improve urban schools; and Otto Wahl, professor of psychology, who discusses the stigma that surrounds mental illness and how that hinders people from getting the treatments that they need.