Journal Club 2020

December 17, 2020

Presenter: April MacIntyre

Topic: Biopiracy

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November 19, 2020

Presenter: Aaron Lowenstein

Topic: Struggles of undocumented students during the COVID-19 pandemic

October 15, 2020

Discussion moderator: Marie Fiori

Topic: Book club discussion, The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome by Alondra Nelson

September 17, 2020

Presenters: Chris Unterberger and April MacIntyre

Topic: School reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic

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July 16, 2020

Presenter: Sam Anderson

Topic: Graduate student response to racism in academia

Article: Truong & Museus (2012) Responding to racism and racial trauma

June 25, 2020

Presenter: Sarah Anderson

Topic: The intersection of climate change, racial injustice, and COVID19

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May 21, 2020

Presenter: Chris Unterberger

Topic: Zoos in the age of COVID 19

Articles:

  • https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-22/oakland-zoo-animals-people-funding-shortage-coronavirus
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/world/europe/germany-zoo-coronavirus.html
  • https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/shy-eels-intl-scli-scn/index.html

April 16, 2020

Presenter: Laura Borth

Topic: Open Science in the Age of COVID 19

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Journal Club Review

March 26, 2020

Presenter: Allie Canales (Guest appearance by Amanda Hurley!)

Topic: Census 2020 (plus a small discussion on White House OSTP early career scientist panel opportunity)

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February 20, 2020

Presenter: Shannon Walsh

Topic: Domestic and International pain management strategies

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Journal club review

January 23, 2020

Presenter: Grant Hisao

Topic: 30 Meter Telescope (Scientists v. Indigenous Communities)

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