Behind The Beaker

This week Behind the Beaker, the Daily Wildcat science podcast, looks at Food Saftey — what it is?, why study it? And why is it so important for consumers to understand? Host and science reporter Jillian Bartsch talks with Dr. Sadhana Ravishankar, associate professor at the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical sciences at the University of Arizona. Ravishankar talks about how she started her studies in food saftey and why the reseacrh she is conducting is important for everyone to understand.

Behind the Beaker is a podcast about the unbelievable science and even more unbelievable scientists behind it at the University of Arizona. Weekly episodes will feature scientists from across the board. This podcast is a Daily Wildcat production created by Alexandre Pere in association with Arizona Student Media. The Daily Wildcat "Online all the time, at dailywildcat.com." Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @DailyWildcat

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This week Behind the Beaker, the Daily Wildcat science podcast, looks at AZ HEROES, a study to enhance our knowledge of the epidemiologic and immunologic characteristics of novel COVID-19 infection and reinfection among high-exposure individuals who provide critical services to our communities. Host and science reporter Udbhav Sukavanam Venkataraman talks with Dr. Jeff Burgess, professor and associate dean for research at the Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. Burgess talks about his work wth AZ HEROES and how they are helping in the fight agaist the pandemic.

Behind the Beaker is a podcast about the unbelievable science and even more unbelievable scientists behind it at the University of Arizona. Weekly episodes will feature scientists from across the board. This podcast is a Daily Wildcat production created by Alexandre Pere in association with Arizona Student Media. The Daily Wildcat "Online all the time, at dailywildcat.com." Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @DailyWildcat

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This week Behind the Beaker, the Daily Wildcat science podcast, heads to the stars — or asteroids in this case! Host and science reporter Jillian Bartch talks with Ronald Ballouz, a post doc at the Lunar Planetary Lab at the University of Arizona about his research with asteroids. He answers questions like why they are there, why we study them and what importance will they hold to solving bigger scientific problems. Ballouz also talks about his recent work with the asteroid Bennu and his work with NASA. 

Behind the Beaker is a podcast about the unbelievable science and even more unbelievable scientists behind it at the University of Arizona. Weekly episodes will feature scientists from across the board. This podcast is a Daily Wildcat production created by Alexandre Pere in association with Arizona Student Media. The Daily Wildcat "Online all the time, at dailywildcat.com." Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @DailyWildcat

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Hi Wildcats! In this episode of Behind the Beaker, Host Udbhav Venkataraman talks with Dr. Ian Pepper, Professor of Environmental Science, Public Health, and Agricultural-Biosystems Engineering at the UofA. He is also the director of the Water Energy and Sustainable Technology Center. Learn more about the groundbreaking work he and his team are doing in monitoring the coronavirus by looking at poop! The interview was cunducted over Zoom.

Behind the beaker is a podcast about the unbelievable science and even more unbelievable scientists behind it at the University of Arizona. Weekly episodes will feature scientists from across the board. This podcast is a Daily Wildcat production created by Alexandre Pere in association with Arizona Student Media. The Daily Wildcat "Online all the time, at dailywildcat.com." Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @DailyWildcat

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Behind the Beaker, the Daily Wildcat Science podcast, is back!!! Season 2 is here and ready to get things started again. Even during a pandemic the team at the Daily Wildcat has found ways to tell amazing stories for our community. This season features two new hosts, Udbhav Venkataraman and Jillian Bartsch both DW science reporters ready for a jam-packed season of science fun! Behind the beaker is a podcast about the unbelievable science and even more unbelievable scientists behind it at the University of Arizona. Weekly episodes will feature scientists from across the board. This podcast is a Daily Wildcat production in association with Arizona Student Media. The Daily Wildcat "Online all the time, at dailywildcat.com."

Hey Wildcats! Sorry for the missed week but here's a podcast with a fantastic human:

On today's episode of Behind the Beaker, we talk to Elise Gornish, a cooperative extension specialist at the University of Arizona's department of natural resources and the environment. We discuss the multitude of careers within the science community and get honest about academia.

We hope you enjoy the podcast!

Happy Monday Wildcats! Today's episode has a very special guest: Judith Bronstein, a distinguished professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. She's a pioneer in the field of mutualism and will blow your mind with this research. 

*Apologies for the audio, wifi was not our friend for this podcast but I still wanted to upload this for you guys*

Happy Monday Wildcats! Today we have Professor Donald Falk from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. Today's episode is short but we pack a big punch talking about Don's mid-career decision to get his doctorate and a new minor he proposed to the UA before quarantine. 

Don't forget, I end each episode with "quarantine things". It's a section of the show with random choice of fun facts or random thoughts by yours truly.

Happy Monday! For today's episode we have the pleasure of talking to Michael Crimmins, an associate professor and climate science extension specialist at the University of Arizona. Mike's bubbly personality makes it hard to be grumpy, so if you're in need of an energy boost: click play. We talk about the potential positives of this pandemic, climate science, and the importance of every role within the science community. I hope you enjoy this episode, have a great week!

In this first episode of Behind the Beaker I interview Dante Lauretta, professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Not only does this academic teach, he also creates science boardgames and leads NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample spacecraft mission. We talk about his time in the science community and his journey as a first generation college student. If you're interested in taking Dante's service learning course, search for 396B in Educational Leadership on UAccess. Bear Down!