On today's episode, the podcast team discusses different ways we have professionally developed, gave back to our community, and shared our professional service activities. We share why it is important, how it has affected our career development, as well as, ways you can find ways to get involved in your own communities. The science news this month concerns the strange time jump in our calendars in 1562! https://www.britannica.com/story/ten-days-that-vanished-the-switch-to-the-gregorian-calendar Hosts this month: Emily Johnson, Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, and Alex Knopps

Odalis and the Emily's discuss their experiences with the many forms of writing that we have come across in graduate school from disquisitions to research articles! We hope you enjoy our tips and tricks for writing! Here are some resources that informed our episode! Rejection rates in APA journals Calarco, J. M. (2020). A field guide to grad school: Uncovering the hidden curriculum. Princeton University Press. Science News: H ave you ever wondered how starfish would wear pants? Believe it or not, scientists have! Below is a scientific paper (and a pop science article) diving into that answer! How would a starfish wear trousers?  Formery et al., 2023 Hosts this month: Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, and Emily Johnson

On this month's episode, the podcast team is joined by Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) Graduate students Johnny Nguyen, Idris Malik, and Ariana Mcdarby to discuss what DBER is; with disciplines covering Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology. We share our experiences and perspectives working both within and outside of DBER. If anyone is interested in any form of Education Research, check out this episode to learn more!

On this month's episode of the Scientists in Training, the podcast team discusses the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence. From using AI to help us write R code or cheesy dad jokes to directing us through a GPS, we use AI in a variety of ways on a daily basis. We also discuss a new use for used coffee grounds on this international coffee day! Check out the research article and news story here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138205  https://scitechdaily.com/a-double-shot-of-strength-how-used-coffee-grounds-reinforce-concrete/

In this episode, the podcast team interviews folks who are pursuing career paths other than the experimental research path that the podcast team is currently pursuing! Time Stamps for each interview: [5:25] Emily Hackerson's interview with Matt Bittman; Medical School path [16:30] Emily Johnson's interview with Jade Berg; Psychology Counseling path [34:45] Emily Hackerson's interview with Kay Adamski; Industry path We also discuss some exciting science news about Mitochondrial Donation and treatments, as well as, a review article and BBC article on a baby that was born with three sets of mitochondrial DNA Thank you for another great season of listening to our podcast! We look forward to picking up Season 3 in the fall of 2023! Catch you then! Hosts this month: Emily Hackerson, Emily Johnson, Odalis Garcia, and Alex Knopps Legal: The Scientists in Training Podcast is not associated with North Dakota State University. Any opinions expressed by the podcast, hosts, and guests are not associated with the university or their companies, universities, or organizations.

In this month's episode, the podcast team discusses our experiences with attending conferences, including giving poster talks, paper talks, and round table discussions. We share our insights in the costs and benefits to attending conferences, as well as what types of professional development you can develop from conferences. The podcast team is also enthralled with the current march mammal madness tournament that you can follow on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MMMletsgo and https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2823%2900145-8  Check out this month's Science News story on the potential of life found on an asteroid! In addition, the team discusses our experiences with writing manuscripts with the purpose of subitting to journals to get our research published! Here are some links to conferences and societies that we attend as early career scientists! https://psychosomatic.org/2023-annual-meeting/  https://spsp.org/events/annual-convention  https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/Future-SABER-Meetings https://nabt.org/ https://www.psychonomic.org/ http://midwesternpsych.org/ https://www.tsfnc.org/

In this month's episode, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast! Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported us over our first year! For our main discussion, the podcast team discusses the different activities they like to enjoy when not doing work for graduate school. Grad school is very stressful and challenging, which can lead to burn out and other downstream effects, so making time to do non-academic things is essential. For more information on burn out, see the Mayo Clinic's website In addition, the podcast team sets goals for ourselves for next year! Hosts this month: Alex, Emily, Emily, and Odalis

Over the course of the podcast, we've talked a lot about different facets of our identities as graduate students. For this month's episode, we wanted to share our experiences as sexual minorities as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.  Alex Knopps and Emily Johnson share their experiences of growing up in a conservative environment, as well as, how their experiences shaped who they are. Alex shares his coming out story, so others know that what they are experiencing is normal and okay. Emily adds by sharing her similar journey as well as learning about her sexuality while in a relationship. Together we discuss the importance of finding and creating safe spaces so they can exist without fear of violence. Afterward, we discuss the impact of living in the United States and how many states vote against human rights. We encourage all of our listeners to know how your state's representatives vote on different human rights issues by checking out the Human Rights Campaign:  https://www.hrc.org/resources/state-scorecards/p4 Next, Emily Hackerson discusses particular challenges in this topic in the field of biology.  The papers below investigate LGBTQ+ student experiences in biology classrooms. Busch et al., 2022 Cooper and Brownell, 2017 Casper et al., 2022 For more information on the roots of using biology in public policy see the article here. For science News, Odalis discusses the recent news from the FDA that the ban on gay men donating blood is to be reexamined for a modernized risk assessment. See the FDA News Release from January 27th, 2023 The abstract of the paper Odalis discussed can be found here. Read or listen to the NPR report on the news release Hosts this month: Alex Knopps, Emily Johnson, Odalis Garcia, and Emily Hackerson Additional Resources: Here are additional resources for any of our listeners. Check out The Trevor Project! They list a lot of great information that can help you explore yourself, find resources to talk to people in your life about your identities, chat with other LGBTQ+ youth, and get mental health support. Check out Pflag here. This is a great resource for families and allies, is a good place to learn about current legislative challenges LGBTQ+ folks face, and is U.S.A. based. Finally, check out GLAAD! They have a great resource for a breakdown of different identities. Next Month, we discuss what we do to have fun in grad school!

Episode Discussion Odalis and the Emily's discuss their experiences as Scientists and People of faith including our faith story, particular challenges, and times our faith has really helped us through graduate school. From the Scientists in Training team to you, we want to wish our listeners, supporters, and families a Happy Holidays and we will see you in the New Year! Barnes et al. 2021 Science News Did you know rats like to dance to the beat just like (most of) us!?! Well they do! The evolutionary hypothesis behind how humans inherited rhythm perceptions is getting more and more support! Below is a scientific paper reporting these results and and news story covering the discovery! Ito et al., 2022  ABC News Australia Story A Moment from a Grad Student Do you have an awesome undergraduate student interested in learning and teaching STEM? Encourage them to apply for our Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) REU program @NDSU! #REU #NSF #DBER  https://www.ndsu.edu/dber/reu_program/ Our REU participants work in a learning community of undergraduate scholars over 10 weeks during the summer. They are immersed in hands-on research experiences in discipline-based education research, housed on-campus, and earn a $6000 stipend #NSF #DBER Of particular interest, Alex and Emily (Hackerson) are mentoring on 2 projects! Project descriptions linked here! Hosts this Month Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, and Emily Johnson Next Episode We will be taking off January to enjoy the winter break with family and return in February. Our next discussion will center around some of the host's experiences as sexual minorities in graduate school.

Co-Host Check in: The podcast team shares a bit about what has been going on in our lives. Check out Alex's Cogbites interview here! Grant Writing Discussion Check out these fellowships that we have come across! NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Eligibility Quiz  Ford Foundation Fellowship Information Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Eligibility Information You should also ask professors, advisors, or other graduate students about other fellowship opportunities. Science News Alex discusses a recently published paper in the  Creativity Research Journal about the causes of writer's block, along with some of the proposed solutions. In addition, check out Alex's first science communication blog post discussing similar research here! Reference: Ahmed, S. J., & Güss, C. D. (2022). An Analysis of Writer’s Block: Causes and Solutions. Creativity Research Journal, 34(3), 339–354. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2031436 A Moment from A Grad Student Academic Twitter can be a fun and useful place! Check out our Twitter here! Podcast: @podcast_SiT Emily Hackerson: @HackersonEmily Emily Johnson: @emjohnson42 Odalis Garcia: @garcia_og_ Alex Knopps: @AlexanderKnopps Notes Check out our other social media Instagram: @scientistsintrainingpod TikTok: @sitpod Alex Wrote a blog post with his advice on how to apply to graduate school in about a year. Check it out here! Hosts This Month Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, Alex Knopps, and Emily Johnson Next Episode Emily, Odalis, and Emily will discuss their perspectives and experiences with being spiritual while in graduate school.