The Lethbridge Lean

This episode we learn from MSc student Kanishka Senevirathna about the smallest monocot plant, Duckweed. Due to the quick doubling time, Duckweed is an ecologically important food source and the perfect model organism to study genetics. Tune in to learn more fun facts about Duckweed!

In this episode, we have the pleasure to speak to Hannah Scott about her innovative fecal metabolomics research. For her M.Sc., she has created her own novel protocol to study the effects of stress on fecal metabolomics in pregnant mice. Tune into this episode if you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty and want to learn more about metabolomics, NMR, and the multigenerational effects of stress during pregnancy. To get in contact with Hannah about her research, she can be reached on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-scott-msc-523157105/

Tune in to this episode to hear Graham McKenzie, M.Sc. discuss his research on speech development between sexes and societies including voice onset time, diphthongs, and the famous techniques used by the Kardashians: vocal fry and uptalk.

Over the past couple of years, Luna Luu has studied Tweets about sexual abuse to determine what elements affect the perception and interaction with the Tweet. Tune in to this episode with Luna to learn how we can encourage victims of sexual harassment to report to the police.

Tune in to this episode to hear Lukas Grasse, M.Sc. share his research on utilizing AI to solve the cocktail party problem. The results of his innovative research can be used to understand speech in noisy environments and has led to a spin-off company called www.reverbrobotics.ca. To learn more about his research you can go to his Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lbdELkkAAAAJ&hl=en

As a teacher in Alberta, Kathryn Desrochers understands the struggles of being a teacher in Alberta. This led Kathryn to do her Master's of Education at the University of Lethbridge studying leadership practices that highly efficacious teachers believe impact their effectiveness as teachers. Believe it or not, 40% of all teachers in Alberta leave the profession within 5 years. Tune in to this episode, to learn why there is such a high attrition rate and what we can do going forward.

Hide your partner! Women in some cultures compete romantically against both sexes. The fa'afafine in Samoa, and muxes in Southern Mexico's Istmo Zapotec, are widely accepted "third gender" males. These feminine males compete directly with women, as they both vie for the romantic attention of desirable men. The flirtations of fa'afafine and muxes can even entice married men away from their wives! Tune in to this episode with Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Scott Semenya, to learn more about mate competition between the sexes, and how the Samoan fa'afafine and Istmo Zapotec muxes impact heterosexual mating dynamics in their cultures. To learn more or contact Scott, ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Scott-Semenyna Twitter: @scott_semenyna Email: scott.semenya@uleth.ca