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Revisiting your hometown’s history
“I’d spent all of my time learning about cultures around the world and I didn’t know anything about the cultures of my own state or the area that I lived in.” – Davin Holen
Overcoming failure
“And I think positive self talk is the kindest thing you can do to yourself. Being able to say ‘It’s OK, it takes time.’ You know what you need to do, so why not start?” – Dina Abdel-Fattah
Mentors as both friends and role models
“If all my legacy is that I have produced one scientist, that’s enough for me.” – Elena Sparrow
2021 Spring season of Alaska Voices starts next week
Alaska Voices is back March 15 with new episodes. Project leads Jessie Robertson and Bob Bolton also give a quick update on future Alaska Voices recordings.
Alaska Voices Update – End of Season 1
The first season of Alaska Voices is coming to a close. Stay tuned for updates on future developments as we explore what comes next for the project. Thank you to our contributors, organizers, and listeners for all of your support.
Learning as a scientist when to say “I don’t know”
“I was always the kid getting outside and getting lost and grimy and playing with frogs and cutting trees.”
Designing accessible research for rural communities
“I think that the first thing that agencies have to acknowledge is there’s an extreme power imbalance between what value we put on scientific knowledge and what value we put on local knowledge.”
Collaborating 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.”