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Sunspots seen in ultraviolet light; hear all about the sun being out of sync in this week’s Environmental News. This week on the show we heard from John Wall with a discussion on getting job with a Geography degree. What are employers looking for, and how should geographers sell themselves in a job market? . . . → Read More: June 17, 2010: Jobs In Geography  John Wall: Advice for Getting Jobs With A Geography Degree [14:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn honour of fathers day John Wall started the show off with a discussion on how he and his partner work together to integrate the environmental concepts into raising a child. John spoke of a number of useful tool and resources available to young fathers (and mothers) and gave a few words of wisdom . . . → Read More: June 25, 2009: Growing Up – Environment and Education On the May Long weekend SPFer Matt Street went camping at Sand Banks Provincial Park and took along his audio recorder. He recorded some interesting sounds, but he particularly liked this story that was read around the campfire. Listen carefully and you can hear the fire and the frogs in the background. The Story . . . → Read More: May 21, 2009: Campfire Stories And Karate Kids Is publicly funded research available to the public? On this show Dr. Harald Bauder from Ryerson University discussed the academic publishing industry with Carol Hunsberger. They talked about the challenges that come with a system where the distribution of knowledge is controlled by a few publishing companies, as well as some opportunities to make . . . → Read More: November 27, 2008 – Academic publishing The first of our funding drive shows brought in $320 in pledges. Thanks to everyone who donated to keep CKCU running for another year! Matt Street reported on another fundraising effort: a pumpkin carving contest in Ottawa that raised money for low-income Kenyan children to attend secondary school through the Canada Mathare Education Trust. . . . → Read More: October 30, 2008 – Funding Drive I In June 2007, the Ontario provincial government pledged to accept all 32 recommendations made by a special working group on environmental education. New SPF contributor Bryan Grimwood discussed the implementation of the Bondar report on environmental education with Grant Linney, past president of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario. Then, Digory McGinn and . . . → Read More: October 9, 2008 – Action-based education On this show Paul Martin interviewed Jen Hunter, the Green Party candidate for Ottawa Centre. They discussed the party’s platform on a range of election issues including tax shifts and green collar jobs. Then, John Wall prepared a report on an exciting and daunting part of what it means to be a grad student: . . . → Read More: September 18, 2008 – Putting it Out There |
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