MONDAY: Rural Healthcare
We’ll continue the ongoing conversation about health care. Rural communities account for nearly a quarter of the US population, but only 10 percent of physicians practice there. These communities have higher rates of poverty, motor vehicle accidents, and suicide than other, more populated areas. Coming up, we’ll talk to healthcare workers trying to bring better services to those living in Connecticut’s 61 rural towns.
TUESDAY: Environment
NOAA is mapping what the New York Times calls a “rising tide of noise” on the North Atlantic Ocean. Now we can visualize just how imperiled marine life is by the loud sounds humans make with sonar blasts and shipping engines. Meanwhile on land, and often in our backyards, human, wildlife and commercial activity with animals are all mingling in ways we may not be able to sustain – unless we can build a tolerance for stinky smells and unusual pests. We’ll tackle environmental pollution, some of it of the nuisance variety, and consider how much human activity we should curtail to avoid bothering the natural way of things.
WEDNESDAY: Session Preview
Today we’ll talk to WNPR and Connecticut Mirror reporters to preview the upcoming legislative session.
And from 12-2PM, join Colin McEnroe and John Dankosky as they bring you analysis of a new political season that will include plenty of talk about budget deficits and gun control. We’ll hear Governor Dan Malloy’s session-opening “State of the State” address, and talk to lawmakers and reporters who cover the capitol.
THURSDAY: Tinkerers
Tinkering is as old as America itself. From Benjamin Franklin to Steve Wozniak, we love to make things better. We’ll be joined by Alec Foege who wrote a book about The Tinkerers who make America great. Are you one of them? Do enjoy DIY automotive projects, electronic gadgets or home improvement?
FRIDAY: Governor Dannel Malloy
It’s the Monthly Malloy, a sit down with the Governor.
We encourage young inventors, their parents, and their teachers to get in touch with Connecticut Invention Convention at info@ctinventionconvention.org to find out more about our school-based programs in more than 140 schools. For over 30 years, CIC has been supporting young inventors and innovators to develop their problem-solving skills and prototype their ideas into designs, products, and even patented and manufactured products. Our inventors are showcased at the CT Science Center in the Invention Dimension Gallery every month. With over 300,000 inventors over 30 years, we continue to expand our programs through the state’s new Innovation Centers in Storrs, Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford where young inventors can seek help from IP attorneys, vc’s, marketing and manufacturing experts. Over 54% of our inventors are girls so there’s no lack of gender equity in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship! The public is welcome to our 30th annual event at UConn on May 4, 2013, hosted by the UConn School of Engineering, our partner. It all starts with your school getting involved with our annual program, so ask your teachers or administrators to find out how to get involved. Young inventors whose schools don’t yet have a program can also participate, as can home-schooled inventors. Be a part of the CIC and support kid inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs.