Ep. 36 - Ángel, David, and Sean
Started in 2013, the GSA On To the Future program supports student participation in the annual GSA Connects meeting by providing financial s...
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A weekly radio show where Laura Fattaruso and a local comic interview STEM researchers at UMass Amherst. Fun, casual, informative! Online hosting supported by the Emrick Polymer Science Lab...
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Ep. 35 - The Second National Conference on Justice in Geoscience
Interviews from the Second National Conference for Justice in Geoscience. I talk to the organizers of the conference, Dr. Benjamin Keisling,...
How proteins in the brain can retain memories - a clip from ep. 17
Emily Agnello explains the lab procedures used to study CaMKII, a protein in your brain that helps create and store memories. In order of ap...
What tiny fossils tell us about past oceans - clip from Ep. 12
In this clip from episode 12, Raquel Bryant explains how small fossil shells called foraminifera can be used to understand 90 million year o...
Ep. 34 - COVID-19 testing explained by Anna Minkina
On this episode I chat on the phone with Anna Minkina, a PhD student in Genomics at University of Washington in Seattle. Anna explains the m...
Ep. 33 - STEMSEAS - Emma, Alhasan, Michael, Raquel, and Benjamin
On this episode we talk to alumni of the STEMSEAS program(Student Experiences Aboard Ships) started by Sharon Cooper and Jon Lewis. I'm join...
Ep. 32 - Marsha, Mimi, and Kim
This episode is all about water! We are joined by Marsha Allen from Geosciences and Mimi Alkattan from Civil and Environmental Engineering....
Ep. 31 - Tricia, Suzanne, and Ang
Dr. Tricia Serio (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UMass Amherst) and Dr. Suzanne Sindi (Applied Mathematics at UC Merced) explain thei...
Ep. 30 - Caroline, Lisa, and interviews from AGU
For this extra special episode I'm joined in the studio by Caroline Ladlow of UMass Geoscience and comedian Lisa Wentworth. We talk about Ca...
Ep. 29 - Sanket, Sam, Robin, and Taylor
On this episode I'm joined by leadership from the UMass chapter of oSTEM (Out in Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math). Undergrads Sam Marsd...
Ep. 28 - Daria, Kendra, and Alina
On this episode I'm joined by UMass Amherst Physics grad students Daria Atkinson and Alina Blinova. Daria explains her research in soft mate...
Ep. 27 - Chris, Laurie, and Jennifer
Today I'm joined by Dr. Laurie Brown and Dr. Chris Condit, retired professors in the Geoscience Dept. at UMass. They tell the story of how t...
Ep. 26 - Destenie, Hannah, and Kim
On this episode I'm joined by Dr. Destenie Nock who recently completed a PhD in Industrial Engineering, and Hannah Johlas, PhD student in Me...
Ep. 25 - Heidi, Lian, Louis, and Gabe
On this episode I'm joined by Dr. Heidi Bauer-Clapp, Assistant Director of Grants and Scholarships in the Office of Professional Development...
Ep. 24 - Interviews from HackHer413 (with co-hosts Sophie and Monk)
In this episode we hear interviews from the HackHer413 event, a hackathon for women and non-binary students organized by students at UMass A...
Ep. 23 - Alex, John, Kaj, and Julian (plus Raquel, Edwin, and Ben)
On this episode, we hear interviews with earthquake scientists of many varieties at the 2018 Southern California Earthquake Center Meeting i...
Ep. 22 - Emily, Kate, Ellen, Ahmed (plus Raquel, Edwin, and Ben)
On this episode, we hear interviews with earthquake scientists of many varieties at the 2018 Southern California Earthquake Center Meeting i...
Ep. 21 - Gabe, Igor, and Edwin - 8/14/18
On today's episode, Igor Luzhansky discusses his work at the Langer Lab at MIT working on implantable diabetes treatments made with an extra...
Ep. 20 - Will, Forrest, and Woozy - 7/31/18
This week I'm joined by Dr. Forrest Bowlick and Dr. Will Daniels, both of the Geoscience Dept. at UMass. Forrest Bowlick is a lecturer and g...
Ep. 19 - Penina, Phoebe, and Becky - 7/17/18
On this episode I'm joined by undergraduate researcher in Chemical Engineering Phoebe Bisnoff as she talks about her work using nanocrystals...