ResearchChannel programs available to Charter Digital Cable subscribers

Subscribers to Charter Digital Cable now have access to University of Wisconsin–Madison programming on ResearchChannel as video on demand (VOD).

The service, which began July 1, enables Charter’s local digital cable viewers to see UW–Madison programming, including lectures, forums, research reports and other research programs at any time.

“ResearchChannel is a perfect fit with the values and traditions of UW–Madison,” says Ken Frazier, interim chief information officer at UW–Madison. “Much like the ‘University of the Air’ that was developed at Wisconsin during the early days of radio, this programming will extend the reach of the university far beyond our borders.”

UW–Madison has been a participating member of ResearchChannel for several years and is a regular programming contributor. Among the recently produced programs initially available on demand on Madison Charter Digital Cable are:

• “Astronomy from the Edge of Space”: A documentary featuring UW–Madison Space Astronomy Laboratory scientists working with suborbital rockets.
• “Vitamin D: The New Old Natural Wonder Drug”: A lecture by Hector DeLuca, a professor of biochemistry, on the discovery and applications of vitamin D.
• “Singing Myself a Lullaby”: A documentary by Douglas Rosenberg and Ellen Bromberg on the late dancer John Henry.
• “Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI): Building on a Legacy”: A look at WISELI’s creation and new efforts to recruit, retain and advance women in academic science and engineering.

“Having ResearchChannel programs on Charter VOD helps scholars and researchers share the latest research findings and discoveries with an even wider audience. Lectures, interviews and documentaries from leading institutions, such as UW–Madison, let viewers hear firsthand, directly from the researchers themselves,” says Amy Philipson, executive director of ResearchChannel.

Ten new programs will be added to the Charter VOD selection each month, and the entire ResearchChannel video library — more than 3,000 titles — is available anytime online.

ResearchChannel is a nonprofit media and technology organization that connects a global audience with the research and academic institutions whose developments, insights and discoveries affect people’s lives and futures. ResearchChannel was founded in 1996 by leading research and academic institutions so they could share the work of their researchers with the public while collectively participating in advanced distribution and interactive technology experiments. Programs are shared in their original form, unmediated and without interruption. Today, more than 50 institutions participate as members and affiliates, and that number continues to grow.