We’ve touched upon individual topics like imposter syndrome and finances, but how is #GradLife incorporated within the broader university community? To delve into this, we brought in an expert. Monica Munaretto, the new Manager of Graduate Student Life in Student Experience, is focused on the goal of creating a thriving graduate student experience across Western.

If you’d like to learn more about Student Experience at Western, visit studentexperience.uwo.ca.

Produced by Nikol Posnov and Gregory Robinson

In this episode, hosts Greg and Viki interview Matt Novello, a Master’s student in Physiology and Pharmacology. Matt is a molecular biologist that studies how protein structure can effect function. More specifically, he studies stromal interaction molecule 2 (STIM2), a protein important in calcium regulation in the heart. Tune in to find out more.

If you want to get in contact with Matt Novello and learn more about his research and lab group, follow him using the Twitter handle and sites below:

@mattnovello

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=RybzX6MAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr Feng lab website: http://www.qingpingfeng.org/ 

Dr Stathopulos lab website: http://publish.uwo.ca/~pstatho/StathopulosLab/content/en-ca/index.html

Produced by Gavin Tolometti

You may know them from Westerns, spy flicks, or film noir. But did you know that there is a rich history of telegraphs? Ever wonder about telegraphy, the art of using telegraph? And what about the people who used it? This week, hosts Nick Handfield-Jones and Roger Hudson interview Michael Feagan, who tells us about telegraph culture in Canada during the 1800s. He tells us about the unique characteristics of Canadian telegraphy and about the difficulties faced by telegraphers at the time. Plus, don’t miss a live demonstration of morse code!

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Hosts: Roger Hudson & Nick Handfield-Jones 

Produced by Gregory Robinson

This week we’re bringing you our very first #Gradlife episode! Based on popular demand, our first episode is on Impostor Syndrome! Impostor Syndrome, or feeling like you are a fraud, affects many graduate students, regardless of their success or accomplishments. In this episode, hosts Viki Telios, Monica Molinaro, and Gavin Tolometti discuss their experiences of feeling like frauds in their time in graduate school, and talk about what helps them when they experience peaks of impostor syndrome. They also discuss triggers and tricks for impostor syndrome submitted by other graduate students.

YouTube video version available here.

SOGs resources page: http://sogs.ca/resources/

Mental Health Resource Guide: http://studentexperience.uwo.ca/student_experience/wellness_initiatives/mental_health_resource_guide.html

Western's Mental Wellbeing Resource: https://www.uwo.ca/health/mental_wellbeing/resources.html

CMHA Middlesex: https://cmhamiddlesex.ca/

Produced by Gregory Robinson

Produced by Baby Greg on a boat