Bill Would Create a Wildlife Corridors System to Protect Species
Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. An example of policies developing wildlife- the creation of wildlife corridors:
Read MoreBirds Sang a New Song During the Pandemic
Priya Nanjappa’s love for birdwatching influenced her career journey into studying wildlife and environment. A cool thing we learned about birds this year? Some of them changed their songs during the pandemic:
Read MoreThree–Dimensional Scans Illuminate Wildlife Environments
Priya Nanjappa is an expert in wildlife and environment- at least we think so! What do wildlife scientists study? Here’s an @AGU_Eos article from 2015 about using imaging technology to study how wildlife interacts with its environment:
Read MoreUnderstanding Our Environment Requires an Indigenous Worldview
Priya Nanjappa is an expert in wildlife and environment- at least we think so! There’s no understanding the environment without indigenous knowledge. @AGU_Eos goes in depth:
Read MoreReimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided River
Like most people, Priya Nanjappa’s career path was anything but straightforward. It’s more useful to look at STEM career paths as a briaded river, instead of a line. Read more in @AGU_Eos:
Read MoreHabitability and the Evolution of Life Under Our Magnetic Shield
Sharmila Bhattacharya describes her job as the Program Director of Space Biology at NASA as “figuring out how to keep astronauts alive in space” (that’s wrong find the actual quote). One thing that keeps us safe here on Earth: the Earth’s magnetic field- but at the moment it is poorly understood. This Eos article discusses…
Read MoreTests Indicate Which Edible Plants Could Thrive on Mars
Sharmila Bhattacharya’s job as the Program Director of Space Biology at NASA is to figure out how to keep astronauts safe in space. Undergraduate students of Edward Guinan at Villanova University are studying similar things, as they work on figuring out which plants can survive on Mars.
Read MoreCan Microbes Survive Multiple Trips into the Stratosphere?
You don’t have to be the Program Director of Space Biology at NASA like Sharmila Bhattacharya to research how biological organisms survive in space. This Eos article highlights a group of high school students who sent microbes up into the atmosphere to potentially see how life on other planets survive in extreme conditions.
Read MoreRafael Loureiro on Space Plants
Sharmila Bhattacharya is the Program Director of Space Biology at NASA Headquarters. If you want to learn more about space biologists, check out this old Sci & Tell episode with Rafael Loureiro, a self-proclaimed “space botanist.”
Read MoreThird Pod Live: Anthony Rapp
If Sharmila Bhattacharya wasn’t a scientist, she would’ve wanted to work in theatre- maybe she would’ve been telling science fiction stories! If you’re curious about the intersection of science and storytelling, check out this Third Pod episode with Star Trek Discovery actor Anthony Rapp, where he discusses how one portrays science on screen.
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