Episodes

  • Dr. Steph McAfee - Climate Change and Climate Solutions

    Dr. Steph McAfee - Climate Change and Climate Solutions
    Dec 8 2022
    What's up, everyone! We are back with another science-filled episode of Thesis Thursdays. Today we are chatting with UNR climatologist and professor, Dr. Stephanie McAfee. Today's topic: climate change, how it could affect our housing, and what we can do about it. Come hang with us as we talk about potential future problems like increased wildfires, heatwaves, and flooding. Strap in!
    http://water.nv.gov/waterplanning.aspx
    http://water.nv.gov/FloodProgramHome.aspx
    http://water.nv.gov/FloodProgramHome.aspx
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    35 mins
  • Sophie Dinning - Public Administration, Policy and the Military!

    Sophie Dinning - Public Administration, Policy and the Military!
    Oct 21 2022
    Today we chatted with Sophie Dinning, a Public Administration (and policy!) Master's Student who wears many hats. Sophie is an active member of the US Air Force, who works full-time and attends school. Her project looks at policy and the labor force in Egypt, and what she learned might surprise you. Come hang out with us to learn all about some exciting topics!

    Sophie Dinning: sdinning@nevada.unr.edu
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    33 mins
  • Raquel Wescott The Joys of Med School!

    Raquel Wescott The Joys of Med School!
    Oct 17 2022
    Today we meet with the incredible Raquel Wescott! She is actively attending medical school as her post-undergraduate path. In this episode, she covers all kinds of exciting information on what it means to attend medical school, as well as what she wishes she had known beforehand. Also, she explains sororities to us! Please come hang out with us and learn something new!
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    37 mins
  • Ben Sonnenberg - Chickadee Memory and Dinosaur Birds

    Ben Sonnenberg - Chickadee Memory and Dinosaur Birds
    Jun 2 2022
    Sorry for the delay everyone, the last month was torture! We are back today with another episode of Thesis Thursdays with my super awesome friend, Ben Sonnenberg. Ben is a Ph.D. candidate at UNR getting his degree in Ecology and Evolution Conservation. Ben is incredibly knowledgeable about one of my favorite topics, BIRDS. Hang with us as we chat about all things birds, and a super cool subject, bird-learning!

    Here's the visual abstract I promised! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nduYVS1l0
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    31 mins
  • Aja McDonagh Food, Worms, and Behavior

    Aja McDonagh Food, Worms, and Behavior
    Mar 30 2022
    Were here today with Aja McDonagh, an incredible Ph.D. student at UNR. She's nearly done with her degree, and with two projects under her belt she's going to give us the rundown on grad school, and WORMS - C. elegans, specifically. She is working on two projects, linked below. Thank you for hanging with us, Aja!

    https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.02.462191v1

    https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000220#pbio-3000220-g008
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    42 mins
  • Sam Alshareef, Aging, and Circular RNA

    Sam Alshareef, Aging, and Circular RNA
    Feb 18 2022
    Today we are hanging out with Sam Alshareef, cell and molecular biology PhD! He is talking to us about aging and age-related disease, and how microscopic, parasitic worms could help us understand them. During the show, we briefly cover a paper his lab recently published on circular RNA (link below). Come hang out with us!
    Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35102684/
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    27 mins
  • Megan Mortimer: Life After Trade School

    Megan Mortimer: Life After Trade School
    Feb 10 2022
    Hey team, guess who's back?! So sorry about the hiatus, I had some technical (and physical!) difficulties, but I am back with another episode. This time, we are hanging with a dear friend of mine, Megan Mortimer, who is a long-time graduated dental assistant. She's going to give us the rundown on trade school, the expectations (and stigma!) surrounding it, as well as incredibly useful information for anyone who has experienced orthodontics! Come hang out with us and experience learning new things!
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    27 mins
  • Riley Kellermeyer - Slit and Her Fragments

    Riley Kellermeyer - Slit and Her Fragments
    Dec 23 2021
    On today's super long episode we are meeting with recently graduated Dr. Riley Kellermeyer! We are going over her undergraduate thesis, graduate dissertation, and future plans. Also, she's giving us a TON of useful information about navigating college life, and some fun facts, too! Come give it a listen, and hang with us. I will likely be out next week (until I can get back into the studio), so hopefully this can keep you occupied until the next time we're together. Happy holidays, my friends!
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    1 hr and 3 mins