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Kris Short (Ph.D.) Toxicology
Kris Short is a Ph.D. candidate in toxicology in the Center for Environmental Health Science. He researches under Dr. David Burkhart in the Center for Translational Medicine, which is a multidisciplinary team of chemists, formulation scientists, and immunologists at the University of Montana....
Dr. Kelly Dixon: Archaeologist and Professor of Anthropology
In this episode of Confluence, we talk with Dr. Kelly Dixon, archaeologist and professor of anthropology. Join us as we explore Kelly's work on mining boomtowns and Chinese railroad workers, how she connected with the field of archaeology, and her personal stake in graduate student...
Julia Goar (M.P.H.) & Nicholas Coombs (Ph.D.) Public Health
Hear from two graduate students in public health who reflect on their experience working in Borneo, where they had a chance to apply what they learned about cultural humility, the local challenges of international work, and the surprising insights of being exposed to different cultural...
Dr. L. Scott Mills: Associate VP Global Change and Sustainability and Professor of Wildlife Biology
This episode dives into the dilemmas of biological life in an age of climate change through a discussion with Dr. Scott Mills, a Wildlife Biology Professor and Associate VP of Research for Global Change and Sustainability. We explore Scott’s path to becoming a research professor, his attraction...
Jenny Sheets (M.F.A.) Creative Writing
Hear from a University of Montana graduate student in creative non-fiction (MFA, English) about deciding to pursue the degree, finding herself at "writing camp" and how the university has supported her side project as a startup founder.
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My name is Jennifer Sheets. I am an MFA...
Eric Palm (Ph.D.) Wildlife Biology
Eric Palm is a Ph. D. student in the wildlife biology program at the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. His research focuses on woodland caribou in northwestern North America—roughly from Alberta to Alaska. In his dissertation, Palm’s goal is to understand how both human and fire...
Cynthia Coleman (M.S.) Society & Conservation
Cynthia Coleman is a master’s student in the Department of Society and Conservation and a fellow in the BRIDGES program at the University of Montana. Born and raised in San Bernardino, California, Coleman is also an enrolled member of the native village of Unalakleet, Alaska. Coleman came to the...
Aimee Paxton (M.F.A.) Acting
Hear from Aimee Paxton, a first year graduate student at UM's School of Theatre & Dance on her decision to come to UM, taking on her biggest stage role, and learning from a 'mad scientist'.
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My name is Aimee Paxton and I am a grad student in the theater and dance department.
(Aimee...
