GradCast | Official Podcast and Radio Show of SOGS

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Thrive, Don’t Just Survive 1: Sustaining Motivation in Graduate School We chat with Aldean Ellis, a Learning Specialist, to dive into motivation. He defines motivation, key factors that shape and sustain motivation and practical strategies for navigating periods of low motivation

A new school year and a new mini-series! GradCast is teaming up with Learning, Development and Success, out of Western Student Experience, to talk to experts who support graduate students and have all the tips to succeed in grad school! Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM @radiowestern!

522 | #InspiringMinds 7: Residential Decarbonization by Solar Photovoltaics We chat with Shafquat Rana, a PhD student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Her research focuses on decarbonization of Canada’s residential sector

Why are houses being the target of decarbonization? Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM @radiowestern to take a listen to our #InpsiringMinds collaboration with Shafquat Rana, a PhD student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department!

We jump into the world of electrical and computer engineering with our collaboration with Inspiring Minds. Tune in next Tuesday at 11 AM @radiowestern to see how the sunshine can help more than just raise your spirits! #uwo #ldnont #westernu #edutwitter #academictwitter #phd

521 | Matrices All The Way Down: The Limits of Large Language Models We chat with Anemily Machina, a PHD candidate in Computer Science. Anemily uses a word association game as part of sharing their work on explainable AI, the limits of LLMs and risks of the ongoing AI bubble.

“What does it do? Why is it useful? Why should you buy it? One of the big problems with chatbots is they don't have a purpose”. Tomorrow at 11 AM @radiowestern, we go all into AI with Anemily Machina, a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science 👾

520 | Archaeological Insights into Infant Feeding in Colonial Quebec We interview Sydney Holland, a second-year PhD student in Anthropology. Sydney’s research focuses on bioarchaeology, using human remains such as teeth and bones to study life in the past.

“To really try and understand if there's some connection between, wet nursing and infant mortality,” tomorrow at 11 AM @radiowestern, take a step back in history with Sydney Holland, PhD Student in the Department of Anthropology!

This #FeatureFriday, were you ever curious about breastfeeding and weaning practices and early life dietary and disease stress in 18th-19th century Pointe-aux-Trembles? Well, now you are! Tune in next Tuesday @radiowestern at 11 AM to dig into the isotope of this topic!

519 | Mind the Gait: Walking the Internal Talk We interview Sarah Park, a student in the combined  MScOT/PhD program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Sarah discusses her research on non-pharmacological interventions to help improve walking.

“And then they took those videos, burned them to DVDs, and drove them to every participant's house,” Sarah walks through how she got these gait training videos into participants' hands! Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM to gait-ready to learn more about Parkinson’s!

This #FeatureFriday, how did Sarah choose the MScOT/PhD program at Western, and how has the program been so far? Sarah shares it all! Tune in next Tuesday at 11 AM @radiowestern to get more insight into non-pharmacological gait interventions and Parkinson's

518 | Press to start: Mind over muscle We interview Ben Pilling, a Master’s student in Psychology. Ben shares how he plans to build on the classic motor homunculus model using video games in the fMRI throughout his Master's.

“So with that finding, we're like, oh, maybe these video games can kind of lead to a more naturalistic set setting to study brain actions.” Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM @radiowestern to listen to Ben chat about the inner workings of video gaming and his motor organization

This #FeatureFriday, Ben Pilling, a MSc candidate in Psychology, is looking at motor organization in the brain by using video games and fMRI during everyday movements! Hear Ben share more about his gamified research next Tuesday at 11 AM @radiowestern!

Check out Caitlin's episode (517 | Theater Kid to Brain Nerd: The Connection Between Music & Memory), link in our bio! #uwo #ldnont #westernu #edutwitter #academictwitter #masters #neuroscience

517 | Theater Kid to Brain Nerd: The Connection Between Music & Memory We chat with Caitlin Fitzpatrick, a MSc student about to defend her master's in Neuroscience. Caitlin returns to GradCast to discuss her findings into the emotional connection between music and memory

This #FeatureFriday, it’s this guest’s second time on the show! Caitlin Fitzpatrick, a MSc candidate in Neuroscience, is excited to chat as she prepares to defend her thesis! Here, she talks about OurBrainsCAN, Western University's cognitive neuroscience research registry!

516 | How are your knees? Understanding injury-induced osteoarthritis We chat with Geneva Harold, a MSc student in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology. Geneva studies patients who are at high risk of developing osteoarthritis in their knees due to a previous injury.