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In this episode, Rohin and Jess are joined by David Meshoulam, co-founder of Boston’s Speak for the Trees, and Daniel Zietlow, education designer at NCAR Education and Outreach. This episode, we talk all about community engagement and how to know if you’re reaching your target audience. We learn about the challenges and rewards of working directly with the community and debate, "is everyone a scientist?"

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From Daniel -
Provare Media: https://www.provaremedia.com/
NCAR: https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach

From David -
Speak for the Trees Boston: https://treeboston.org/

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In this episode of Vitamin PhD , Rohin and Jessica delve into platforms of communication along with promoting accessibility during COVID-19. They are joined by Dr. Lorena Medina Luna, Education Designer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and co-founder of SOLESS - Society of Latinx/Hispanics in Earth and Space Sciences, along with Tara Miller, BU PhD candidate in the Biology department and URBAN trainee. 

Resources from Lorena -
NCAR Education & Outreach Landing Page
https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/public

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In this episode, we meet our new hosts for Season 5 of VitaminPhD, Jessica Wright from the Earth and Environment department and Rohin Banerji from the Biomedical Engineering. Jessica and Rohin share some information about their exciting new topic for this season, exploring the core capacity of communication skills and how PhD/postdoc students can strengthen or learn  methods of communicating!

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The next seven seasons of our podcast, Vitamin PhD, will each focus on a different Core Capacity. As an introduction to the upcoming seasons, Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost for Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs sat down with Daniel Kleinman, Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs, to discuss the objectives of the Core Capacities and how Boston University hopes they will provide a framework for doctoral students to engage in intentional skill building and career planning.

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In the final episode of Season 4, Kiloni addresses the difficult topic of restructuring pedagogy to increase diversity in academia. She is joined by Dr. Anukul Shenoy, Anthony Yeung, and Kristy Abo from the Pulmonary Social Justice Forum at Boston University School of Medicine.

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In this week's episode of Stories of Intersectionality, Kiloni and Khadija are joined by Boston University's inaugural Director of Programs in the Office of the Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion, Dr. Alana Anderson, and U.S. historian Dr. Paula C. Austin, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies. In this episode, our hosts and guests discuss how intersectionality plays out in higher education and the impact that the "othering" of some identities can have on Ph.D. students. This episode also examines the existing institutional barriers and the different ways that the BU community can disrupt the inequitable practices and policies that limit students' success.

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In this week's episode, Kiloni and Khadija are joined by the student leaders from the Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE), Abby Rendos, Natalie Vaisman, and Jillian Rix to discuss how intersectionality plays out in higher education and the impact that the "othering" of some identities can have on Ph.D. students. This episode also examines the existing institutional barriers and the different ways that the BU community can disrupt the inequitable practices and policies that limit students' success.

You can find GWISE's 2020 Climate Survey by following this link: https://www.bu.edu/gwise/.

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In this week’s episode of Work to Live vs. Live to Work, Kiloni and Khadija are joined by Dr. Dennis Jones PhD, a Professor from the Graduate Medical Sciences Program at Boston University School of Medicine and an active advocate for diversity and inclusion, as well as a student-run organization from the School of Public Health called Students of Color for Public Health. The episode dives into issues surrounding work-life balance in underrepresented populations, and how these issues can shape - and in some cases hinder - matriculation and a positive graduate experience.

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In the second episode of Season 4, Khadija and Kiloni investigate what “allyship” looks like for BIPOC - Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color - at BU. They are joined by Dr. Monica Wang, the Associate Director of Narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research, and Luis D. Ramirez, a first-generation, Afro-Latino PhD Student in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience and the President of the Underrepresented Graduate Student Organization (UGSO).

You can check out the Science Communication article Dr. Wang mentioned by following this link: https://academic.oup.com/abm/article/54/12/985/6069337

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Khadija and Kiloni discuss “how to make you care” about diversity and inclusion for BIPOC - Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color - at BU. They are joined by Táchira Pichardo, the President of the Minority and International Scientist Organization (MISO) from the BU School of Medicine, as well as Vi and Merriam from the College of Arts and Science Anti-Racist Initiative (CASARI) on the Charles River Campus.