Physicians in Europe this week said they had successfully transplanted a woman's windpipe using the patient's own stem cells. Meanwhile, there is speculation that an Obama administration will loosen restrictions on stem cell research. We talk with a panel of local scientists about recent developments involving stem cells.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Arnold Kriegstein, director of the UCSF Institute for Regeneration Medicine
• Renee Reijo Pera, director of the Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Education and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Stanford University
• Thea Tlsty, professor of pathology at UCSF

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked universities in the CSU system to make an additional $66 million in mid-semester cuts to their programs. We take a look at how these cuts will affect current students, enrollment requirements and the future of the Cal State educational system.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Allison Jones, assistant vice chancellor for student academic support at California State University
• H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance
• Jim Blackburn, director of enrollment management services for the California State University system
• Natalie Franklin, president of Associated Students, Inc. at San Francisco State University
• Thomas McCoy, professor of communication and chapter president of the California Faculty Association at California State University East Bay
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Palestinian scholar Saree Makdisi joins us to discuss his recent book, "Palestine Inside Out," a first-hand account of daily life for the Palestinian people. In the second half hour, we talk with veteran foreign correspondent Martin Fletcher about his 30 year career covering conflict zones around the world. Fletcher is the author "Breaking News."
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Martin Fletcher, NBC News Tel Aviv bureau chief and author of "Breaking News" (second half hour)
• Saree Makdisi, professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA and author of "Palestine Inside Out" (first half hour)

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If Iraqi government officials approve the newest version of a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, American combat forces would leave Iraqi cities, towns and villages by next July. All U.S. troops would be gone from the country by December 31, 2011. But Iraqi approval of the plan is anything but certain. We look at some of the challenges in the first half hour. In the second half hour, we discuss the resignation of Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang. Yang announced that he's stepping down this week after facing criticism for his handling of a proposed Microsoft takeover and partnership with Google. What does Yang's resignation mean for the Sunnyvale-based company?
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Charlene Li, analyst on emerging technologies and co-author of the book "Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies" (second half hour)
• Kara Swisher, co-executive editor of AllThingsD.com, a site devoted to news, analysis and opinion on technology (second half hour)
• Stephen Zunes, professor of politics at the University of San Francisco (first half hour)
• Thomas Henriksen, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University (first half hour)

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