This week on At the Roots, Kwasi Wrensford spoke with me about his animal behavior research in UC Berkeley IB, his fieldwork in the Sierra Nevada and what he loves to do in addition to being a biologist — give it a read #SciComm #PhDchat #BLACKandSTEM oliviajerram.github.io/wrensford.html

In the latest feature on At the Roots, Dr. Goni Halevi spoke with me about white dwarf and black hole mergers, what it’s like to be a woman in astrophysics Princeton University and her experience teaching at a state prison — give it a read #SciComm #PhDchat #WomenInSTEM oliviajerram.github.io/halevi.html

This week on At the Roots, Dr. Sara Tenamoeata Kahanamoku spoke with me about growing up on the beach in Haleʻiwa, becoming a paleoecologist and the work she’s done to protect Mauna Kea from the construction of TMT — give it a read #SciComm #PhDchat #DecolonizeScience oliviajerram.github.io/kahanamoku.html

The newest feature on At the Roots spotlights Alexander Alvara, a grad student in mechanical engineering UC Berkeley. He spoke with me about his research in microrobotics and his work for countless advocacy groups, including Bias Busters #SciComm #PhDchat attheroots.org/alvara.html

After a quick break, At the Roots is back with a feature on Teena Bajaj! She spoke with me about growing up in India with two older sisters, her experiences as an international student UC Berkeley and her research on the COVID-19 virus #SciComm #PhDchat attheroots.org/bajaj.html

There’s a new feature out at At the Roots! Read to see how paleontologist Peter Kloess (Peter Kloess) studies turtles, why he loves teaching, and what he really thinks about board games #SciComm #PhDchat attheroots.org/kloess.html

The new website is here! Now you can read, share and comment on all the features you already know and love, as well as meet the team behind the scenes #SciComm #PhDchat attheroots.org

🚨New feature alert!🚨 Check out our conversation with Haider Ali Bhatti about how to make STEM education more inclusive, what it's like being Muslim in grad school, and why science and religion aren't really that different after all #SciComm #phdchat attheroots.org/2020/10/23/hai…

Our very first featured scientist, Maryam Sedaghatpour (Maryam (مريم)), has launched a community science project to help conserve Bilad al-Sham biodiversity — check it out! spark.adobe.com/page/3l7UoUv4Z…

Ever wanted to learn about toxic phytoplankton? Well, you can in the latest story from At the Roots featuring Tatiana Gamez! Tatiana works with seawater samples and ocean core data to study the advantages of toxicity in plankton #SciComm #PhDChat attheroots.org/2021/02/10/tat…