Podcasts about minnesota's center

Monday, May 11, 2020 - Dr. Lee Frelich is the director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Forest Ecology. If the climate crisis goes unchecked, he says the boreal forests that currently soak up huge amounts of carbon dioxide could vanish completely. Taking with them a third of Minnesota’s native species of trees, flowers, birds and pollinators. He and a group of scientists are trying to understand what species will thrive, and they are starting to plant trees that will one day take the place of the ones native to the region. ~~~ With photographs archived at the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress, Bismarck photographer Shane Balkowitsch has made a name for himself using an archaic style of photo processing known as wet plate photography. Bismarck filmmakers Greg DeSaye and Chelsy Ciavarella of Her, Him & The Fellas documented Shane for their new film, Balkowitsch, now streaming on Amazon. They spoke with Ashley Thornberg.

We talk with Jeff Reisdorfer and Curtis Mahnken of the University of Minnesota's Center for Farm Financial Management about their new Farm Answers website, http://www.farmanswers.org, and podcast, http://www.farmanswerspodcast.org.

Robert L. Kane, MD directs the University of Minnesota's Center on Aging and has authored 31 books and more than 480 journal articles. Dr. Kane discusses the future of long-term care and helping to prepare family caregivers.

Guest: Robert Kane, MD Host: Eric Tangalos, MD Deciding between assisted living facilities or nursing homes can be daunting for patients and families. How can healthcare professionals discuss long-term care expectations with patients and families and help with the selection process? Dr. Robert Kane, Minnesota Chair in Long-term Care and Aging at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and director of the University of Minnesota's Center on Aging, discusses the genesis and evolution of assisted living facilities and nursing homes. What are some of the common precursors to patients and families deciding it is time to choose long-term care, and how can they determine which type of care is best? Dr. Eric Tangalos hosts.