STEM TA Spotlight w/ Rish Raghu, Jessica Jin, and Ben Zenker '24

09/29/23 • 27 min

We asked Princeton undergraduates to send us the names of their favorite teacher's assistants — and they answered. Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond interviewed three STEM TAs: Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) PhD candidate Jessica Jin, COS Master's Student Rish Raghu, and Math Undergraduate Ben Zenker '24. They explain the demands of their job and how they balance the research and studies on top of it all. Listen in.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

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Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh, Noelle Kim, and Lina Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim

Transcript by Noelle Kim

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh, Noelle Kim, and Lina Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh and Noelle Kim

Transcript by Noelle Kim

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

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In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold sit down with Hannah Faughnan, a senior in the EEB department, and Imani Mulrain, a senior in the Chemistry department, to learn more about their senior theses. Hannah and Imani cover what got them interested in their topics, their results, and important advice for future seniors undertaking their thesis. This episode is a collaboration between Podcast and News in the Daily Princetonian.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

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Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Simone Kirkevold

Edited and Sound Engineered by Eden Teshome

Transcript by Senna Aldoubosh

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

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Sleep is an integral, yet often overlooked, part of a Princeton students daily schedule. But, what does our brain actually do when it’s asleep?

This is a focus of Princeton Computational Memory Lab. Dr. Elizabeth McDevitt, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab, likes to picture sleep as the replaying of a playlist of memories and experiences that your brain builds throughout the day when you’re awake.

Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond sat down with McDevitt and Dr. Ken Norman, chair of the psychology department. Listen in to hear more about their insights on the role of sleep and how it relates to how we learn, remember, and apply the things we experience and see everyday.