SRI Stories: Signaling (career) pathways When students first met post-doctoral stream leader Gennie “Gen” Parkman in the Science Research Initiative (SRI), they likely did not know the backstory to that auspicious moment. Auspicious not only because by design the celebrated SRI places first-year students in real science research, but because they were in the […]
Read MoreDo the Right Thing Dr. Kevin Perry, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Utah, is one of the scientists working to save the Great Salt Lake from drying up. The lake needs all the help it can get—informing citizens and policymakers on the science of the lake is critical to keep it going for years […]
Read MoreListen Here: Relevant Research and Articles: Ramit Sethi – I Will Teach You to be Rich University of Utah Financial Wellness Center Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter – Book Transcript: David Pace 0:01 Hi, my name’s David Pace. Alex Barilec 0:03 And I’m Alex Barilec, and this is Pace Yourself, a University of Utah […]
Read MoreListen Here: Relevant Research and Articles: Beghetto and Kaufman: The 4 C Model of Creativity Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Continuing Education | Lifelong Learning Transcript: David Pace 0:00 Hi. My name’s David Pace Alex Barilec 0:05 And I’m Alex Barilec. And this is Pace Yourself, a University of Utah College of Science podcast on […]
Read Morefirst detection of heavy element from star merger “We only know of a handful of kilonovas with any certainty, and this is only the second one for which we have such detailed spectral information” said Tanmoy Laskar, assistant professor at the University of Utah, of the first detection of we have of heavy element […]
Read MoreListen Here: Transcript: David Pace 0:05 Well, good morning. I’m David Pace, and I’m the science writer here at the College of Science. Alex Barilec 0:10 And I’m Alex Barilec, and I’m a career coach here in the College of Science. And we’re here to introduce a new idea of information on what […]
Read MoreNadkarni named NatGeo Explorer at Large The National Geographic Society has appointed famed University of Utah forest canopy researcher Nalini Nadkarni as a National Geographic Explorer at Large. A Professor Emerita at the School of Biological Sciences, Nadkarni, an ecologist who pioneered the study of Costa Rican rainforest canopies and an avid science communicator, will serve […]
Read MoreListen Here: Relevant Research and Articles: Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability NIH Social Wellness Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation Transcript: David Pace 0:01 Hi, my name is David Pace. Alex Barilec 0:05 And I’m Alex Barilec, and this is Pace Yourself, the University of Utah College of Science podcast on wellness. […]
Read MoreListen Here: Relevant Research and Articles: The National Center for Emotional Wellness Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart: An exploration of the 87 emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. Maya Angelou: memoirist and poet. “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Sailboat Metaphor from Scott Barry Kaufmann: CBT […]
Read MoreListen Here: Relevant Research and Articles: 80,000 hours Career Guide 80,000 6 Key Factors to Create a Satisfying Career Career Assessments: Focus2 & StrengthsFinder (free version) Transcript: David Pace 0:01 Hi, my name is David Pace. Alex Barilec 0:02 And I’m Alex Barilec and this is Pace Yourself, a University of Utah College of Science podcast about […]
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