WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb is calling for a special session of the state’s legislature to convene in May; The number of Indiana counties under an emergency declaration continues to grow; Indiana University Health for Southern Indiana is reinstating visiting hours at its hospitals; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment over proposed rule changes until this Friday; The City of Bloomington is accepting public comment on the potential purchase of an armored truck through Friday of this week; Monroe County will be conducting a tornado drill tomorrow.
FEATURE
Heather Bradshaw is a research scientist at Indiana University’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She specializes in lipids — what laboratory detectives like her call fats. Lipids, or fats, are indispensable substances that allow our brain cells to communicate with each other as well as other organs and systems of our bodies. One such lipid class are the Cannabinoids, the fats found in marijuana plants. Identifying and isolating these lipids may result in pharmaceutical drugs that can relieve symptoms of diseases and perhaps even cure certain cancers. Bradshaw joined Michael Glab on last week’s Big Talk. Today, she talks about the possibilities of medications arising from research into the marijuana plant.
ACTIVATE
Shay Upadhyay has been volunteering at WonderLab Museum since she was in the 7th grade, and has been a dedicated volunteer ever since. Upadhyay expanded her volunteerism to include service on the Monroe County Youth Council and the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence Youth Council. On this week’s Activate, listen as she describes the impact that being a volunteer has had on her life and her community.
CREDITS
Today’s headlines were written by Wes Martin and Jonah Chester, in partnership with CATS, Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Michael Glab.
Activate! is produced by Lucy Schaich from the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network
Our engineer is Wes Martin.
Our theme music is provided by Ben Lumsdaine, Scott Schmadeke, and Dani Graf.
Our anchors today are Jada Lucas and Leanne Mroz.
Executive producer is Wes Martin.
