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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Hosts Chantal Lemire and Susan Anthony interview the newest member of GradCast, Nicholas Handfield-Jones about his research on Parkinsons.
Hosted by: Susan Anthony & Chantal Lemire
Produced by: Viki Tellios
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Hosts Taniya Nagpal and Roger Hudson discuss the importance of exercise before, during and after pregnancy with Western alumnus Dr. Margie Davenport, professor of kinesiology at the University of Alberta.
Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Taniya Nagpal
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
In this final instalment of the WUGSOM series from 2017, hosts Yimin and Roger speak with Rachel Avery from McGill University in Montreal, and Ryan Blakely from the University of Ottawa on their research projects they've developed over the past few years. Rachel and Ryan each communicated their research in lecture format during WUGSOM 2017.
Hosted by: Yimin and Roger
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Produced by: Arial Frame
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Wednesday Jun 13, 2018
Taniya and Roger speak to Kinesiology Master's student Kelsey Sick. Kelsey studies the health impact of reducing sedentary behaviour in Type 2 Diabetes patients and she is also the co-founder of a community wellness initiative, UREnough. https://urenough.org Instagram: @UREnoughh Twitter: @UR_Enoughh Facebook: UrEnoughh
Hosted by: Roger Hudson & Taniya Nagpal
Produced by: Ariel Frame
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Care giving for the elderly is a hard job. How hard? Nicole Dalmer is looking into it. Nicole Dalmer from FIMS tells Ariel and Roger about her work on elder care, policy and aging in place.
Hosted by: Ariel Frame & Roger Hudson
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Producer: Chantal Lemire
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Time flies when you're having fun, but the visual perception of time can vary between individuals. Matt Bernardinis, a second year MSc student in Biomedical Engineering, has designed a way to assess visual perception in terms of distance, time and velocity in Parkinson's patients. Discover the intricacies of this interdisciplinary field and more with hosts Ariel and Viki.
Hosted by: Ariel Frame & Viki Tellios
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Tuesday May 22, 2018
Tuesday May 22, 2018
By the time the First World War began, over 8000 Romanian immigrants had established new lives in the young Dominion of Canada. Over the course of the war, hundreds would enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces to fight for a country they barely knew. History MA student Ilinca Olariu delves in archives and museums in search of their stories. Yimin and Navaneeth host. Want to find out more about Ilinica? Follow her on Instagram @ilincaolariu or Twitter @ilincaolariu
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by: Chantal Lemire
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Yimin and Roger have an enlightening chat with Ariel Frame about his work testing memory in fruit flies in order to determine the role lactate might play. As the new chair of GradCast, Ariel also discusses the importance of science communication. To hear more from Ariel, check out his 3 minute thesis on youtube, his supervisor's lab website or @arielframe on Twitter.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Roger Hudson
Produced by: Ariel Frame
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Dickson Wong is pursuing both a medical degree and a research doctorate as a student in Western's MD/PhD program. Today on GradCast, Dickson speaks to Navaneeth and Yimin about his work using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to study changes in brain chemistry related to Alzheimer's disease. Dickson is @dickson11 on twitter and can also found on LinkedIn.
Hosted by: Yimin Chen & Navaneeth Mohan
Produced by: Chantal Lemire