Professors
2026 Radio Series – Episode 5: Legacy
“I remember the first computer that my dad bought us was an old Compaq, and he thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. So did I.” -Bob Torgerson
Read More2026 Radio Series – Episode 4: Health
“We only had a head nurse and not a doctor, and she came and she asked me what I was doing, and I tell her I’m looking for a job. At the age of 14, she wrote down my name and then she said, you know what? You came at just the right time.” -Helen Peters
Read MoreCollaborating with agencies, communities
“I’m more and more impatient with the slow pace of science and feel like at the rate the world is changing these days, we really need to make progress.”
Read MoreMaking spaces for varied voices
“It’s easy to be satisfied with incremental change when the incremental change is not affecting you.”
Read MoreA day in the life of a university scientist
“There’s a culture here of women, working moms, who are wanting to, outdoing each other, like, ‘Well I put the baby down at 8 but I still had to stay up until 2 in the morning to finish this grant.'”
Read MoreWelcoming a newborn just before an avalanche cuts power
“So it’s been a challenge just trying to get out and teach students about what’s going on with the snow pack when it doesn’t really exist.”
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