30– What are they up to & Why are they up to it, with Dr. Jordan Smith When you need help managing the recreation experiences in your community, Jordan Smith is the researcher you need. Using Instagram posts, big data, and other tools, he figures out what all [...]
Keepers vs. Changers, Inside a town scared of becoming Aspen with Dr. Jessica Schad Worried about their community turning into the next Aspen, A town in Colorado is split between the people wanting to keep things the same and newcomers moving into expensive homes on tiny lots. Dr. [...]
Support within cultural context with, Dr. Melanie Domenech Rodríguez Dr. Melanie Domenech Rodríguez views Ethics as fundamentally connected to everything she does. As a researcher who mostly works with minority communities and a diversity of graduate students, Rodríguez has worked throughout her [...]
Stewarding Peace & Darkness in our National Parks with Dr. Zach Miller We all know that clean air and clean water are important resources to protect. Other resources we don’t think about are Natural sounds and natural skies. You may [...]
Extending Grace - a Conversation with Dr. Nicola Corbin Part of Human nature is the idea that we always think that our way is the best or the only way to do things. This leads to systems that unintentionally leave people out. For example – Have you ever realized [...]
Witches, Ghosts, and Pesky High Schoolers; Polishing Up Your Legend Detector With Dr. Jeannie Thomas Have you ever wondered what the difference is between and myth and legend? Just ask a folklorist! Myth can be defined as a sacred cultural [...]
Flushed to a Testing Site with Dr. Roper and Dr. Sims If you're in Utah, you might have heard about a coordinated effort with the University of Utah, BYU, and Utah State to identify COVID-19 traces in the wastewater. This study was able to accurately predict the recent Cache [...]
Stocking Up on Locally Grown Food with Dr. Kynda Curtis | Day 92 When we hear the term “buy local,” many of us immediately think of the cute mom and pop restaurant downtown; but buying local can extend far beyond this. During COVID-19, [...]
Land of Snow to Land of Sun, Colorado River Management with, Dr. Jack Schmidt The USA shares the Colorado River with Mexico. It brings water to 7 states. Over 40 million people depend on the Colorado River. In this episode we pay homage to the Colorado river with Dr. [...]
All Roads Lead To Research with UDOT Executive Director Carlos Braceras UDOT works hard to approach the growing pains of Utah, especially its urban areas. Did you know Utah is the 8th most urbanized state in this country, with 90% of its residents living in urban [...]
