Robert Darnell News

Our Genes, Ourselves: What Can Our DNA Tell Us? Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm LeFrak Theater $15 ($13.50 seniors, students) $12 Members What can our individual genomes tell us about ourselves? From shedding light on our ancestry to the potential for personalized medicine, what are the risks and rewards of getting your DNA sequenced? This program brings together Spencer Wells, geneticist and director of the Genographic Project from National Geographic and IBM; Rebecca Cann, cell and molecular biologist at the University of Hawaii; Dorothy Roberts, professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania Law School; and Robert Darnell, physician and investigator at Rockefeller University, to discuss the methods, results and implications of mapping our individual genomes.

Early Morning Spring Bird Walks Thursdays, April 3 to May 22, 7 to 9 am $85 Observe the vibrant spring migration of birds in Central Park with ornithologists Paul Sweet(Tuesdays and Fridays) or Joseph DiCostanzo (Wednesdays and Thursdays). Learn how to use field marks, habitat, behavior, and song as aids in identification. Birder field cards included.

MetroFocustakes a closer look at different approaches to saving failing schools. The New York Times' Liz Robbins and video journalist Emma Cott report from what was Adlai E. Stevenson High School in the Bronx, now called Adlai E. Stevenson Educational Campus and housing nine separate small schools within the one building. MetroFocusairs Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21; Thursday, April 4 at 10:30p.m. on THIRTEEN; and Tuesday, April 9 at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV. After broadcast, the program will be available to national audiences on metrofocus.org with integrated online stories and additional reporting.