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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 8:00pm
Secrets of the Dead: Mumbai Massacre
What began as a typical day in a bustling cosmopolitan city turned into a nightmarish 60 hours of orchestrated terrorism broadcast live to the world via cell phones and internet, text and twitter. The same social media tools used in technology to relate vital real-time news of the escalating atrocities and information about victims were also used by terrorists to coordinate and plan their attacks. more info | more stories like this

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 7:30pm
Losing Lambert: A Journey Through Survival & Hope
OnQ documentary chronicles the suicide of a popular high school student, his mother's journey through coping and eventually helping other parents, and groundbreaking Pittsburgh research on the brains of suicidal teens. more info | more stories like this

Monday, December 14, 2009 at 9:00pm
Anatomy of a Pandemic
An examination of the overarching human dimension of a pandemic’s impact on modern society and the science and history of these health crises, in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic. Ray Suarez will report; the program will contextualize the current outbreak with pandemics of the past, including the 1918 influenza pandemic that caused between 50 and 100 million deaths worldwide. more stories like this

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:00pm
POV: The Principal Story
Tresa Dunbar is a second-year principal at Chicago’s Nash Elementary, where 98 percent of students come from low-income families; in Springfield, Illinois, Kerry Purcell has led Harvard Park Elementary, with similar demographics, for six years. Follow both women over the course of a school year, discover each one’s unique style yet similar passions, and witness current effective educational leadership. more info | more stories like this