https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thesis-thursdays-science-with-sahara--5205790enScienceCopyright Sahara Harringtonhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6d891b9b5549279882c592bfd0394c58.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thesis-thursdays-science-with-sahara--5205790Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:43:42 +0000Sahara HarringtonSahara Harringtonsciencewithsahara@gmail.comHi there! I'm Sahara, a graduate student at the University of Reno, NV. This podcast is to help bridge the gap between those doing interesting (and sometimes weird!) research at the school, and those who are interested in learning more about weird...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-steph-mcafee-climate-change-and-climate-solutions--52116791http://water.nv.gov/waterplanning.aspx
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Sophie Dinning: sdinning@nevada.unr.edu]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51639152Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:45:01 +0000Sahara HarringtonToday we chatted with Sophie Dinning, a Public Administration (and policy!) Master's Student who wears many hats. Sophie is an active member of the US Air Force, who works full-time and attends school. Her project looks at policy and the labor force...
Sophie Dinning: sdinning@nevada.unr.edu]]>1978airforce,college,community,education,egypt,egyptionstudies,gradschool,middleeasternstudies,military,policy,sciencewithsahara,systemadministration,thesisthursdays,wagegapfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/raquel-wescott-the-joys-of-med-school--51593644https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51593644Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:52:12 +0000Sahara HarringtonToday we meet with the incredible Raquel Wescott! She is actively attending medical school as her post-undergraduate path. In this episode, she covers all kinds of exciting information on what it means to attend medical school, as well as what she...2241college,community,dermatology,graduate,greeklife,interview,investigation,medicalschool,medschool,projects,research,rotations,science,sciencewithsahara,sorority,universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ben-sonnenberg-chickadee-memory-and-dinosaur-birds--50031780
Here's the visual abstract I promised! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nduYVS1l0]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50031780Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:00:03 +0000Sahara HarringtonSorry for the delay everyone, the last month was torture! We are back today with another episode of Thesis Thursdays with my super awesome friend, Ben Sonnenberg. Ben is a Ph.D. candidate at UNR getting his degree in Ecology and Evolution...
Here's the visual abstract I promised! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nduYVS1l0]]>1836biology,bird,birdcognition,birdhormones,birdlearning,birds,chickadee,chickadees,college,community,conservation,dinosaurs,ecology,hormoneprocessing,school,science,sciencewithsahara,universityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aja-mcdonagh-food-worms-and-behavior--49258937
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.02.462191v1

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https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000220#pbio-3000220-g008]]>2491b12,behavior,chemosensory,community,elegans,gradschool,graduate,laboratory,science,scienceproject,scientific,sleep,sleepregulation,wormsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sam-alshareef-aging-and-circular-rna--48779134Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35102684/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48779134Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:19:39 +0000Sahara HarringtonToday we are hanging out with Sam Alshareef, cell and molecular biology PhD! He is talking to us about aging and age-related disease, and how microscopic, parasitic worms could help us understand them. During the show, we briefly cover a paper his...Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35102684/]]>1608aging,alzheimers,backsplicing,biology,cellbiology,circrna,circularrna,community,education,elegans,modelorganisms,molecularbiology,parasiticworm,rna,science,sciencecommunity,sciencewithsaharafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/megan-mortimer-life-after-trade-school--48666554https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48666554Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:00:02 +0000Sahara HarringtonHey team, guess who's back?! So sorry about the hiatus, I had some technical (and physical!) difficulties, but I am back with another episode. This time, we are hanging with a dear friend of mine, Megan Mortimer, who is a long-time graduated dental...1631community,dentalassistant,dentaltech,dentist,dentistry,education,interview,learning,lockjaw,orthodontics,science,scienceeducation,softpalate,technology,tmj,trade,tradeschoolfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/riley-kellermeyer-slit-and-her-fragments--48040791https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48040791Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:07:26 +0000Sahara HarringtonOn today's super long episode we are meeting with recently graduated Dr. Riley Kellermeyer! We are going over her undergraduate thesis, graduate dissertation, and future plans. Also, she's giving us a TON of useful information about navigating...3783biology,cavefish,college,community,education,enzymes,evolution,fragments,funfacts,gradschool,graduate,kellermeyer,neurobio,olfactory,proteins,published,school,science,slit,smellfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ria-anand-molecular-biology--47954294https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47954294Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:17:49 +0000Sahara HarringtonToday's episode of Thesis Thursdays includes an amazing scientist and lab-sis of mine, Ria Anand. Ria has worked to get her PhD in both Pharmacology and now, Cell Molecular Bio, and she is super interesting and dedicated to her work. For her last...1543advice,advisor,biology,cellbiology,cells,collaboration,community,education,fatbody,gradstudent,graduate,mitochondria,molecularbiology,pharmacology,project,protease,proteins,science,sciences,sciencewithsaharafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lauren-jones-guidance-diversity--47763367https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47763367Fri, 03 Dec 2021 02:37:01 +0000Sahara HarringtonIn today's episode, we are chatting with Neurobio grad student Lauren Jones! Lauren looks at the mechanisms that tie certain proteins and systems in mice. She's got a ton of advice for any students thinking about graduate school. Give her a listen!1522biology,community,dscam,education,neuro,neurobiology,protease,proteins,science,slitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vince-soldano-deltas-on-mars-nasa--47645818https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47645818Thu, 25 Nov 2021 01:41:51 +0000Sahara HarringtonOn today's episode of Thesis Thursdays, we are meeting with a unique guest! Vince works in the Geology department as an undergraduate researcher, but his project is super interesting. He looks at the way that rivers and oceans may have formed on...1246community,deltas,desertresearchinstitute,dissertation,education,geology,mars,nasa,planets,project,satelite,science,space,spacelaw,spacetrash,thesis,undergraduate,university,unr,wateronmarsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sahara-harrington-intro-to-thesis-thursdays-ep1--47208064https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47208064Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:39:01 +0000Sahara HarringtonHey ya'll! This is a new podcast, with ya boy, Sahara, that goes into all things science! We are going to talk to local grad (and undergrad) students about their projects at the university while delving into school and science. This episode is more...811biology,chd,congentialheartdefects,drosophila,fruitfly,genetics,grad,graduate,graduateschool,graduatestudent,podcast,protease,protein,science,slit,tokfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/william-richardson-meadow-phenology-ep2--47206585https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47206585Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:57:00 +0000Sahara HarringtonOn todays episode of Thesis Thursdays, we are chatting with William Richardson of UNR. He's a PhD student in the Department of Agriculture, Veterinary, and Rangeland Sciences. His dissertation is surrounding the conservation of Nevada's rangelands...1101biology,conservation,dissertation,ecology,grad,graduateschool,grazingmanagement,meadows,phenology,projects,restoration,riparian,science,sciencecommunity,scientific,thesis,university,unr,wildlifefalsefull