Who makes the rules around here?: Science policy and change with Dr. Sarah Parker

03/02/22 • 46 min

How does a system change based on scientific information? And why does change sometimes seem to conflict with previous information? Paras visits with Dr. Sarah Parker, an expert on studying clinical setting effectiveness, such as reducing infection during operations. They discuss topics like science policy and how scientists create change on a large scale.

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Do you understand me?: Patty Raun and Carrie Kroehler communicate science communication

Rachana visits with Patty Raun and Carrie Kroehler, directors of the Virginia Tech Center for Communication Science about why proper science communication is important and how scientists can be more effective as sharing their work, from your own family to a more broad audience.

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That I may serve: Dr. Carla Finkielstein, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Virginia Tech serving Southwest Virginia during the pandemic

Big Lick of Science presents a public interest series in conjunction with the American Society for Neurochemistry.

Episode 1: That I may serve: Dr. Carla Finkielstein, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Virginia Tech serving Southwest Virginia during the pandemic

Paras visited with Dr. Carla Finkielstein, cancer biologist at Virginia Tech, who answered "What am I positioned to do to serve others during the pandemic?" by being the driving force and director of the Virginia Tech Molecular Diagnostics lab, the Covid-19 diagnostic lab that serves Southwest Virginia.