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GradCast is a monthly podcast that will spotlight the research and personal stories of graduate and professional students. Each month we will ask our guests to respond to our unique theme through sharing of their research and life experience. Additionally, we will highlight a faculty member, campus…

WUSTL GradCast


    • Feb 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from WUSTL GradCast

    St. Louis Hidden Gems North St. Louis with Professor Bob Hansman Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 22:23


    In this two-part episode get to know the historic neighborhoods of North St. Louis and some of the realities and challenges there are in bringing communities together with Washington University Professor of Architecture Bob Hansman. Learn more about Professor Hansman here: https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/portfolios/faculty/bob_hansman

    St. Louis Hidden Gems North St. Louis with Professor Bob Hansman Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 23:41


    In this two-part episode get to know the historic neighborhoods of North St. Louis and some of the realities and challenges there are in bringing communities together with Washington University Professor of Architecture Bob Hansman. Learn more about Professor Hansman here: https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/portfolios/faculty/bob_hansman

    MADE with Emily Elhoffer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 16:48


    Learn how you can start your creative journey by listening to this interview about MADE Makerspace. After a guided class, you too can start screen-printing, metal working, laser cutting, and even more at this “artistic adult playground.”

    St. Louis Hidden Gems with Lisa McLellan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 18:37


    Ever wanted to run away from grad school and join the circus? It might not be as hard as you think! Listen to this episode of GradCast to hear from DBBS student Lisa McLellan about her Hidden Gem –Bumbershoot Aerial Arts!Learn more about Bumbershoot here: https://thebumbershoot.com/

    Mind Your Health: Impostor Phenomenon with Joel Dalton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 34:56


    We speak with Joel Dalton, a Diversity and Student Affairs Coordinator at Washington University, about the challenges impostor phenomenon poses, and how we can try to overcome them.

    Mind Your Health: Dr. Gladys Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 23:21


    We speak with Dr. Gladys Smith about the interconnectedness between mental, social, emotional, and physical health, especially after experiencing a trauma. We also discuss traditional and non-traditional mental health resources offered by Washington University and ways to recognize if one might need to seek counseling.

    Mind Your Health: Angela Schlegel

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 26:19


    "Help comes from knowing information and information comes from people talking. The more that it's casual conversation, the more people will listen." Angela Schlegel, a sixth year PhD student in Plant and Microbial Biosciences, talks with Kari Miller about their experience with mental health and reflects on how we can better identify and prevent mental health issues in ourselves and others.

    Mind Your Health - Our Conversation With Neco

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019 19:21


    Mind Your Health - Our Conversation With Neco by WUSTL GradCast

    Hindsight is 20/20: Chinwendu Amazu

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 27:09


    Chinwendu Amazu is a third year MD/PHD candidate at Washington University Medical School. In this interview she shares her journey into science and her perspective of being an MD/PHD student.

    Hindsight is 20/20: Rachael Servello

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 21:39


    Rachael Servello, a Masters of Fine Arts student in the Dance Program, discusses entering graduate school after working for several years as an accomplished aerialist.

    Hindsight is 20/20: Kuan Huang

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 27:17


    In this episode we speak with recent Washington University Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences graduate, Kuan Huang. Kuan reflects on his graduate school journey and gives insight on how he landed a tenure track position.

    Hindsight is 20/20: Katie Lawhon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 17:52


    In this season of GradCast, we interview WashU students and alumni about what they wish they had known when they first started graduate or professional school. This episode features 3rd year Japanese Language and Literature PhD student, Katie Lawhon. Katie shares her journey to grad school and what she has learned along the way.

    A Summer Abroad: Tiffany Wu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 17:20


    In this episode of GradCast we speak with Graduate and Professional students about their non-traditional summer activities. For most of us, the summer is spent toiling away at the lab, office, or library working towards degree requirements without the breaks that the Fall or Spring Semester can provide. In this interview, we connect with second year medical student at Washington University in St. Lous, Tiffany Wu. In this interview, Tiffany shares her experience interning with major Chinese non-profit organizations and shadowing at hospitals in Zhao Jue and Mei Gu in China’s Sichuan Province.

    Beyond the Bench: Anne Phillips

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018 25:24


    In this episode of GradCast we speak with Graduate and Professional students about their non-traditional summer activities. For most of us, the summer is spent toiling away at the lab, office, or library working towards degree requirements without the breaks that the Fall or Spring Semester can provide. In this interview, we connect with 5th year Plant and Microbial Biosciences student Anne Phillips about her summer internship with the company NewLeaf Symbiotics.

    Beyond the Bench: Dilys Vela

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 16:28


    In this episode of GradCast we speak with Graduate and Professional students about their non-traditional summer activities. For most of us, the summer is spent toiling away at the lab, office, or library working towards degree requirements without the breaks that the Fall or Spring Semester can provide. In this interview, we connect with 5th year Ecology, Evolution, and Population Biology phD student, Dilys Vela, about her summer beyond the bench in tropical and temperate forests.

    Public Health with Hidaia Salem

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 13:45


    Public Health with Hidaia Salem by WUSTL GradCast

    Joshua Katz: Battling Bankruptcy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2018 21:38


    Joshua Katz: Battling Bankruptcy by WUSTL GradCast

    Dan Foust: Imaging Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 15:50


    In this interview, we spoke with Dan Foust about the importance of images in scientific research. Dan describes how he and others at WashU have been using advanced imaging techniques to further our understanding of diabetes.

    Brain Discovery Spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 20:41


    In this episode of GradCast, we interview the co-founders of Brain Discovery. Learn how two graduate students managed to create a meaningful impact in the St. Louis area by sharing their passion for science.

    Resource Spotlight: The Gephardt Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 19:35


    In this Resource spotlight episode from WUSTL GradCast, we interview three staff members from the Gephardt Institute. In this interview, we shed light on the many opportunities that the Gephardt Intitute offers for Graduate and Professional Students to volunteer and engage with the community.

    The Holiday Season Paul Tran

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 21:49


    In Episode 2 of GradCast, we explored different aspects of the holiday season that are often overlooked. In this final interview, we speak with Wash U graduate student and Chancellor's Graduate Fellow, Paul Tran. In this interview, Paul explains how different aspects of identity can change one's view of the holiday. Paul also shares an original poem inspired by their mother and the holiday season.

    Lina Han, The Holiday Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 19:33


    This is a continuation of Episode 2 Winter is coming: The Holiday Season. In this interview, we talk to Lina Han, a 2nd year finance PhD student, about the overlooked aspects of finance & business during the holiday season. In her interview, Lina uses her prior experience the trading industry to explain how sales trends during holiday sales like Black Friday impact investments. Tune in to learn insider knowledge about how your holiday shopping impacts the economy.

    Plants & The Holidays- Jenny Shoots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2017 9:27


    This interview is a continuation of Episode 2 Winter is coming: The Holiday Season. In Episode 2, we have been exploring aspects of the holiday season that are often overlooked. Our interview with 2nd year Plant Microbial Biosciences Student Jenny Shoots provides great insight on the roles plants play during the holidays. Learn how much of an impact plants really play in the holiday season.!

    Nuclear Chemist And Film Maker, Cole Pruitt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 17:01


    Nuclear Chemist And Film Maker, Cole Pruitt by WUSTL GradCast

    Gradcast With Dean Tate on Jobs & Tax Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017 13:53


    This episode is urgent. It might be too late, if you listen in a month. Listen now to a conversation I had with Dean Tate from the Graduate School about the effect that H.R.1 Jobs and Tax Act would have on Graduate school education. He shares insights many students and faculty might not have considered, and tells us what efforts the university has already committed, and continues to commit, in response.

    Resource Spotlight: Ombuds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2017 22:59


    In this bonus episode of GradCast, we share an important service offered by Washington University, Ombuds provides conflict resolution and problem-solving assistance to all university employees and graduate students. Learn about this great resource from Jessica Kuchta-Miller, Wash U's Ombudsperson.

    The Monster's Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 70:16


    In this episode of GradCast, we explore themes of morality, psychology, and ethics raised by a quote from Frankenstein's monster: "I could not understand why men who knew all about good and evil could hate and kill each other". Tune in to discover how these themes transcend discipline and research boundaries. For more information, go to gradcast.club.

    GradCast Promo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 1:18


    GradCast is a brand new podcast featuring graduate and professional student research, stories, and experiences. The first episode drops on Halloween! Stay Tuned

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