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1. "2002 Farm Bill Spending" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:54] PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNED A NEW FARM BILL IN MAY--THE FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. WE HEAR THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "2002 Farm Bill Spending Increases" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:50] MANY COMMODITY PROGRAMS WILL SEE INCREASED SPENDING DUE TO THE NEW FARM BILL, AS WILL CONSERVATION, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Tobacco and the Farm Bill" (Jim Pease/Extension Economist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:46] TOBACCO FARMERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF WHAT THE NEW FARM BILL DOES TO PEANUT QUOTAS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Procedural Justice in the Work Place" (Terry Cobb/Management) with reporter Karen Cronin [1:02] ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE HAS PRACTICAL AS WELL AS ETHICAL EFFECTS. WE HEAR ABOUT ONE ASPECT OF JUSTICE IN THIS REPORT FRM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Interactional Justice in the Work Place" (Terry Cobb/Management) with reporter Karen Cronin [1:04] TREATING PEOPLE FAIRLY IS MORE THAN THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT CAN HAVE PRACTICAL IMPLICATONS FOR ORGANIZATIONS, TOO. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Identity Theft and Your Driver’s License" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:54] DOES YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE TELL PEOPLE MORE ABOUT YOU THAN NECESSARY? A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS IT MIGHT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Shred Your Personal Documents" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:56] FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER SHREDDING YOUR PERSONAL DOCUMENTS, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Be Careful with Your Personal Information" (Melissa Chase/Extension Consumer Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:55] CELLULAR PHONES AND THE INTERNET ARE WONDERFUL INNOVATIONS, BUT A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL TO GUARD YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN USING THEM. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "Youth at Risk in Our Communities" (Angela Huebner/Extension Adolescent Behavior) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:52] IN ASSESSING HOW ADOLESCENTS ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES, SURVEYS NEED TO COVER ALL THE ISSUES – EVEN THE DIFFICULT ONES. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Senior Programs in Communities" (Karen Roberto/Center for Gerontology) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:01] A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR OLDER ADULTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY UNTIL YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "Teaching Teachers about Biotechnology" (Erin Dolan/Fralin Biotechnology Center) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:44] COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS HAVE UNTIL JULY 4TH TO SIGN UP FOR A CONFERENCE AT VIRGINIA TECH FEATURING LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH. (WEB SITE IS: WWW.BIOTECH.VT.EDU ). PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Teaching about Bioterrorism" (Erin Dolan/Fralin Biotechnology Center) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:48] A BIOTECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE THIS SUMMER AT VIRGINIA TECH WILL FOCUS ON ISSUES RAISED BY THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS: (WEB SITE IS: WWW.BIOTECH.VT.EDU ). PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. "Bioinformatics" (Erin Dolan/Fralin Biotechnology Center) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:46] VIRGINIA EDUCATORS CAN LEARN ABOUT A WHOLE NEW FIELD OF SCIENCE AT A VIRGINIA TECH CONFERENCE THIS SUMMER: (WEB SITE IS: WWW.BIOTECH.VT.EDU. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Screen Time" (Tom Sherman/Teaching and Learning) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:54] HOW MUCH ‘SCREEN TIME’ DOES YOUR CHILD HAVE EVERY DAY? PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Television as Teaching Tool" (Tom Sherman/Teaching and Learning) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:55] LIKE ANY TOOL, COMPUTERS AND TELEVISION CAN BE GOOD OR BAD FOR CHILDREN. A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS IT’S A JUDGMENT CALL PARENTS MUST MAKE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.