MTSU faculty and staff took to WGNS Radio recently to share
information about ongoing scientific research, new course offerings in the
emerging virtual reality technology and a recently launched initiative by Todd
Art Gallery.
The
details were shared during the Feb. 19 “Action Line” program with host Bart
Walker. The live program was broadcast on FM 100.5, 101.9 and AM 1450 from
the WGNS studio in downtown Murfreesboro. If you missed it, you can listen
to a podcast of the show here.
Guests
and their topics were as follows:
Dr. Elliot Altman, director of the Tennessee
Center for Botanical Medicine Research at MTSU, discussed the Center’s ongoing studies
with nonpsychotropic cannabinoids, which are derived from hemp.
House Speaker Beth
Harwell led a delegation of Tennessee legislators to campus Feb. 5 to
learn more about the center and its research. MTSU invited the state lawmakers to illustrate the
development and research underway and showing the medicinal strides being made.
The research would be pertinent if Tennessee expands on a medical cannabis
patient program.
Assistant professor Stephanie Dean from the MTSU
Department of Media Arts and assistant professor John Merchant from the Department of Recording Industry discussed MTSU
courses in interactive media/virtual reality and the cross-disciplinary nature
of the courses.
The university now offers a
Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media. The degree is designed to help
students embrace a world of new possibilities with hands-on skills built on a
foundation of concept and theory to not only succeed in this exciting field,
but to help invent it.
Rick Rishaw, preparator for MTSU’s
Todd Art Gallery, discussed the new “Saturdays at Todd” community outreach
initiative.
The
gallery is now open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday through May for
exhibits, receptions, workshops, and other creative activities. Thus far,
Saturdays at Todd has featured discussions/workshops on printmaking and figure
drawing.
As
preparator, Rishaw ships and receives artwork and installs all of the exhibits.
He works with artists directly and indirectly to develop exhibits.
The
gallery is free and open to the public. Weekday hours are Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Learn more about the gallery and the MTSU Department
of Art and Design at http://www.mtsu.edu/art/.
Students,
faculty and staff who are interested in guesting on WGNS to promote their
MTSU-related activities should contact Jimmy Hart, director of news and media
relations, at 615-898-5131 or via email at jimmy.hart@mtsu.edu.
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