Science and Environment Podcast
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
in case you were wondering what I m doing besides pure research-driven work during my postdoc, check out the following link.
www.ucmerced.edu/podcasts/medina
we came up with a multilingual podcast as an economical yet far-reaching means of communication.
from the press info:
Medina’s lab team now has Science and Environment Podcasts in English, Spanish and Hmong, ready for download or RSS subscription on the UC Merced podcast page at www.ucmerced.edu/podcasts/medina. (Hmong is the third most common language spoken in the region around UC Merced.) More trilingual podcasts are coming soon.
The podcasts are each about two minutes in length and designed to be easy to digest for audiences without scientific background. “We hope these podcasts will be used by teachers, radio stations, individuals – anyone who wants to download a glimpse of our research and take it on the go,” Medina said. “Ultimately our dream is that these messages will inspire people to pursue higher education in the sciences.” Postdoctoral researcher Chris Voolstra and students Shini Sunagawa, Angelina Velazquez, Zer Vue, Julissa Gonzalez and Mickey DeSalvo have been instrumental in producing the podcasts that are completed so far, and other members of the lab team also have a part to play. The diversity of the group means that Medina didn’t have to look far for translators and announcers to produce the podcasts in Spanish and Hmong. They were already working in her lab. So far, the podcasts address how global climate change is affecting coral reefs and agriculture. There’s also a podcast about air pollution in the Central Valley. More topics will be added in the future.
in case you were wondering what I m doing besides pure research-driven work during my postdoc, check out the following link.
www.ucmerced.edu/podcasts/medina
we came up with a multilingual podcast as an economical yet far-reaching means of communication.
from the press info:
Medina’s lab team now has Science and Environment Podcasts in English, Spanish and Hmong, ready for download or RSS subscription on the UC Merced podcast page at www.ucmerced.edu/podcasts/medina. (Hmong is the third most common language spoken in the region around UC Merced.) More trilingual podcasts are coming soon.
The podcasts are each about two minutes in length and designed to be easy to digest for audiences without scientific background. “We hope these podcasts will be used by teachers, radio stations, individuals – anyone who wants to download a glimpse of our research and take it on the go,” Medina said. “Ultimately our dream is that these messages will inspire people to pursue higher education in the sciences.” Postdoctoral researcher Chris Voolstra and students Shini Sunagawa, Angelina Velazquez, Zer Vue, Julissa Gonzalez and Mickey DeSalvo have been instrumental in producing the podcasts that are completed so far, and other members of the lab team also have a part to play. The diversity of the group means that Medina didn’t have to look far for translators and announcers to produce the podcasts in Spanish and Hmong. They were already working in her lab. So far, the podcasts address how global climate change is affecting coral reefs and agriculture. There’s also a podcast about air pollution in the Central Valley. More topics will be added in the future.
