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Join Christine Westenhaver as she talks to the co-lead for Women in Climate, Stephanie Holthaus. Women in Climate is a diverse coalition within The Nature Conservancy that brings women together to work towards collaborative and innovative climate solutions. In this podcast, we discussed what Women in Climate does, how the innovation labs work, and how we can help the climate crisis as members of s...

In this episode, undergraduate Brian Biederman talks with Kristie Gianetto, the co-lead of The Nature Conservancy's Women in Climate Coalition. They discuss the goals of the Women in Climate initiative, how Kristie organizes and recruits participants for their Innovation Labs, and her advice for women interested in pursuing careers in climate. 

Scientific and artistic endeavors are used to explore and understand the world around us. Art helps visualize data and communicate results and the integration of art into science yields immeasurably better science. Join this conversation with Alejandra Enriquez, a science communicator at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration as she talks about her journey in science, her experi...

Welcome to our newest episode in the Women in Climate series! I’m your hostess, Bianca Ruiz, and in today’s episode, we get the chance to talk with Mary Tullis Engvall, former Senior Director of Corporate Sustainability of Cigna and current Member of the Nature Conservancy’s Women in Climate Coalition. Listen to find out more about the Women in Climate network, Mary’s role in Corporate Sustainabil...

Undergraduate Hailey Bladek talks with Michelle Stratton about her life and job as a fisheries scientist in Alaska. In this episode, they discuss climate issues in Alaska with  salmon and Michelle's experience in The Nature Conservancy's Women in Climate Coalition. 

The National Audubon Society is best known for their bird identification guides, but what are they doing about climate change? Robyn Shepherd, the Communication Director of Climate Change Advocacy at Audubon guides us through her work with Audubon, what it means for her to be a “woman in climate,” how climate change is impacting birds, and what we can do to help. This episode of our Women in Clima...

Welcome to our newest episode in the Boundless Science series! I’m your hostess, Bianca Ruiz, and in today’s episode, we get the chance to talk with Karyn Rode, a research wildlife biologist from the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center. Listen to find out more about the U.S. Geological Survey, Karyn’s role as a research wildlife biologist, and current wildlife research projects in the fie...

Ever wondered how paleontologists reconstruct past climates? What can this knowledge be used for? Dive into this discussion with Dr. Raquel Bryant, an Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Wesleyan University to learn how microscopic fossils can be used in understanding how the ocean and its ecosystems respond to intervals of global warmth in the geologic past. Hosted by UF Ag...

Community Action Projects for the Environment, or CAPE, is a 4-H group dedicated to creating real changes to our environment through policy making. CAPE embodies the three 4-H project pillars – science, healthy living,  citizenship, and leadership.  Sarah Wolking, a volunteer 4-H leader in Alachua County, Florida, explains what it means to be a student in 4-H and how today’s youth is enacting tang...

Learn about the different Horse Teaching Units that UF/IFAS offers  in this episode of our Boundless Science series.  UF AEC student Hailey Bladek talked with Joel McQuagge, a faculty member in the Animal Sciences department.  Listen to learn more about Joel's experience in the Horse Teaching Unit at UF, how he started at UF, and more!

Join Christine Westenhaver as she talks to a biological scientist at the Indian River Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. In this podcast, we discussed the work of the Guzman SMART Irrigation and Hydrology Lab, and the work Zoe does there. 

Hear from your host for this series, Alice, an international master’s student from Ireland. She discusses why she decided to produce this series and the importance and relevance of food insecurity among graduate international students, contextualizing these topics within her own lived experience of grappling with work restrictions and the pressure to remain silent about hardship.

Ann, an international Ph. D. student from Canada, talks about her time as a student in the United States. Having completed a bachelor's and master's degree in the United States, Ann has experienced a variety of international student struggles over the years. From transportation issues to strict budgeting to accidental visa violations, Ann describes how she has overcome each hurdle in str...

John, an international master’s student from Haiti, details his return to school after spending over half a decade working in his field. As a student funded by a scholarship from his home country, John explains his experiences with resource and food insecurity, chiefly how he tries to balance his school workload with struggling to find work to subsidize his income. 

Nick, an international master’s student from Saudi Arabia, talks about his experience as a student funded by his employer. With only 30% of his salary to live on, Nick must support his wife, who is unable to work due to visa restrictions, and his 5-year-old daughter, while also being a full-time student. 

Juan, an international Ph. D. student from Columbia who also completed a master’s degree in the United States, talks about his journey grappling with food insecurity and mental health awareness.  

Sarah, an international master’s student from Canada, talks about her experiences with food insecurity and how she maintains a strict budget.

This episode features Jay, an international Ph. D. student from Saudi Arabia.  Because he was a fully qualified Veterinary surgeon but still unable to find work back home, Jay decided to pursue higher education in the United States to improve his career prospects. After nearly 12 years in the United States, Jay reflects on food insecurity and unique challenges faced as a Muslim student. 

Noah, an international Ph. D. student from Nigeria, talks about visa restrictions and how building a community helped him navigate issues with food insecurity. 

How will artificial intelligence impact genetics? How is the equine industry incorporating artificial intelligence? University of Florida student Natalie Rodriguez dove into these questions with researcher Dr. Samantha Brooks and graduate student Maddy Smythe. They explored scientific breakthroughs relating to equine genetics of sport horses.   

Have you ever thought about where your milk comes from? In a conversation with UF student Morgan Sheehan, UF Animal Sciences PhD student Emily Lidner gave an update on the state of the dairy industry and what their plans are to educate the public about calf production and milk. She also gave an overview of her research on dairy calf performance. 

DNA makes up our genes, influencing everything from the color of our eyes to the likelihood that we're impacted by certain diseases.  Today's featured episode of the #StreamingScience podcast highlights a conversation between Aljae Lewis, an undergraduate researcher majoring in Biotechnology, and undergraduate student Natalie Rodriguez about the importance of including the ancestral and...

When it comes down to research, DNA and genetics are almost always implicated in it. Horse gaits have physical and genetic components to them. In this episode, Dr. Samantha Brooks, and graduate student Maddy Smythe, both in the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, discuss how artificial intelligence was used in their study of horse gaits. They want to discover which genes are responsible for gai...

 Seagrasses are one of the most productive parts of our world’s ecosystem and store carbon like no other plant. In this episode, Alex Bijak, a PhD student at the University of Florida in the Soil and Water Sciences Department discusses seagrass ecology and her research on blue carbon storage, and its relation to species and meadow history. Alex details her experience working with EPA to monitor wa...

Ever wondered what’s lurking at the bottom of the sea? Did you know scientists around the world are teaming up to create the most extensive map of the world’s oceans? What can this knowledge be used for? Dive into this discussion with Dr. Benjamin Misiuk, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University to learn how statistical and spatial analysis can be used to ov...