A group of scientists who started the SFS Instars program talk about why diversity is important to our field.

Ep. 11: Promoting Diversity in Freshwater Science

We disseminate current research in the aquatic sciences to a general audience through a semi-monthly podcast. Our goal is to frame recent high-profile research papers or career achievements in the broader context of current environmental and scientific issues and discuss how the guests arrived at these discoveries. We interview a wide variety of scientists ranging from graduate students to tenured professors from a diversity of countries and backgrounds.

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Ep. 11: Promoting Diversity in Freshwater Science

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