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Posts Tagged ‘npr’

Monday, August 29th, 2011

NPR’s Talk of the Nation Interviews Rebecca Skloot about ‘Common Reads’ College Programs and The Immortal Life

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NPR reports, “In recent years, a growing number of colleges have begun assigning “common reads,” books that all first year students read over the summer, [...]

Tags: Common Reads, education, First-Year Experience, Freshmen Reads, interview, npr, Talk of the Nation

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

The Immortal Life Recommended on NPR’s Science Friday

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Host Ira Flatow and authors Douglas Starr and Deborah Blum suggest their current favorite science reading material – and respond to listeners’ suggestions on NPR’s [...]

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Thursday, March 31st, 2011

WYSO Host Vick Mickunas Interviews Rebecca Skloot

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In this interview with Vick Mickunas – creator of the Book Nook author interview program for WYSO, the NPR affiliate in Dayton, OH – Rebecca [...]

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Rebecca Skloot and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks on Fresh Air With Terry Gross

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For those who missed Skloot’s interview with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air, you can listen to it here: ‘Henrietta Lacks’: A Donor’s Immortal Legacy:

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