Office Hours

With over 100 billion stars in the galaxy and at least that number of planets, it feels… strange that we haven't found any signs of life. Not even a single cell. In today’s episode, we sit down with PhD student Drew Weisserman, who talks about his research and how it could help our search for life beyond Earth. Delving deep into the stars might bring us closer to answering one of humanity’s oldest...

Climate change isn’t a distant threat; it is happening now, affecting communities around the world. But it’s not a single problem with a single solution. It is a complex challenge that can be addressed in many different ways. In this episode, we sit down with two researchers, Dr. Charles De Lannoy and Storm Gourley, who are working on technologies that could be game-changing in the fight against t...

Fifty years ago, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were a staple in school cafeterias. Now they’re banned because there are so many nut allergies. In today’s episode of Office Hours, we sit down with assistant professor Dr. Josh Koenig, who discusses the recent surge in food allergies, his discovery, and how it could help us lead to better allergy treatments. Resources to Learn More: Food Allergy...