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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State’s Forensics alumna Sam Muller interviews anthropologist Sagan Friant about her research on human-environment interactions and their impacts on human health, particularly in Nigeria. Much of Friant's work centers on the emergence of new zoonotic diseases, which originate in animals and can be transmitted to humans.   Sam Muller Penn State Forensics alumna, Class of 2022  Sagan Friant Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Penn State  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergrad Emma Sieminski  interviews Biology and Entomology professor, former Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, and current Senior VP of Research, Andrew Read about his research on the ecology and evolution of infectious disease.   Emma Sieminski  Undergraduate student at Penn State majoring in Forensic Science  Andrew Read Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology, Senior Vice President of Research at Penn State  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergrad Emma Sieminski interviews professor Jennifer Wagner about her research at the interface of emerging science and law.   Emma Sieminski Undergraduate Forensic Science  student at Penn State  Jennifer Wagner Assistant Professor of Law, Policy and Engineering at Penn State     ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Penn State undergrad Emma Sieminski interviews professor Jennifer Wagner about her research at the interface of emerging science and law. <br/><br/><b>Emma Sieminski<br/></b>Undergraduate Forensic Science  student at Penn State<br/><br/><b>Jennifer Wagner</b><br/>Assistant Professor of Law, Policy and Engineering at Penn State<br/><br/><br/></p> ]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Tom Sontag interviews professor Seth Bordenstein  about his pioneering research in the burgeoning field of microbiomes Thomas Sontag Undergraduate student at Penn State double majoring in Microbiology and German  Seth Bordenstein Professor of Biology and Entomology, Huck Chair in Microbiome Sciences, and director of the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Kassi Bradburn interviews professor David Almeida about his novel, decades-long research into the role daily stressors play in the lives of people across the lifespan.  Kassi Bradburn Undergraduate student at Penn State, double majoring in Forensic Science and Biobehavioral Health with a minor in Chemistry  David Almeida Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State  ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Penn State undergraduate Kassi Bradburn interviews professor David Almeida about his novel, decades-long research into the role daily stressors play in the lives of people across the lifespan. </p><p><b>Kassi Bradburn<br/></b>Undergraduate student at Penn State, double majoring in Forensic Science and Biobehavioral Health with a minor in Chemistry<br/><br/><b>David Almeida</b><br/>Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State</p> ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Hannah Marchok interviews professor Pete Hatemi about his pioneering, interdisciplinary  research investigations into the role narcissism plays in contemporary American politics.  Hannah Marchok  Undergraduate Biobehavioral Health student at Penn State with a minor in Global Health. Pete Hatemi  Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Microbiology and Biochemistry at Penn  State.         ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>Penn State undergraduate Hannah Marchok interviews professor Pete Hatemi about his pioneering, interdisciplinary  research investigations into the role narcissism plays in contemporary American politics. </p><p><b>Hannah Marchok <br/></b>Undergraduate Biobehavioral Health student at Penn State with a minor in Global Health.</p><p><b>Pete Hatemi </b><br/>Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Microbiology and Biochemistry at Penn  State. </p><p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p> ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Penn State undergraduate Hannah Marchok interviews professor Pete Hatemi about his pioneering, interdisciplinary  research investigations into the role narcissism plays in contemporary American politics. </p><p><b>Hannah Marchok <br/></b>Undergraduate Biobehavioral Health student at Penn State with a minor in Global Health.</p><p><b>Pete Hatemi </b><br/>Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Microbiology and Biochemistry at Penn  State. </p><p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p> ]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Alexis Capel interviews professor Jenae Neiderhiser about her long-term, interdisciplinary  research investigations into the interplay between genetic and environmental factors that shape the personalities of children as they grow into adolescence. By focusing on the development of adopted children and twins raised in different situations, Dr. Neiderhiser (an adopted person herself) is able to observe how these different factors play out.  Alexis Capel Under...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Kassi  Bradburn  interviews assistant professor of biology  Emily Davenport about her unique approach to researching the complex relationship that human beings have with our microbiomes. Her lab uses high-throughput sequencing technologies and novel computational and statistical techniques to approach this material from a genomic perspective.  HOST: Kassie Bradburn, Penn State undergraduate  student double majoring in Forensic Science – Biolog...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Alexis Capel interviews Dr. Eric Plutzer, Professor of Political Science and Sociology, about his continuing research on the teaching of evolution and climate change in public schools across the United States. HOST: Alexis Capel , Penn State Undergraduate Student, Biological Anthropology GUEST:  Dr. Eric Plutzer, Penn State Professor of Political Science and Sociology  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>Exploring the Endless Mysteries of Human Sexual Selection</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate Amy Mook interviews Dr. David Puts, Associate Professor of Anthropology about his research. Puts’ Behavioral Endocrinology and Evolution Lab focuses on the evolutionary and neuroendocrine bases of human sexuality and sex differences. HOST: Samantha Muller, Penn State Undergraduate Student, Forensic Science, minor in Anthropology GUEST: Dr. David Puts, Associate Professor of Anthropology  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:title>Addressing the Male Side of the Human Infertility Equation</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Recent Penn State graduate Amy Mook interviews Dr. Marta Tomaszkiewicz, Assistant Research Professor of Biology about her innovative research on male infertility.  Marta is particularly interested in understanding the potential of using RNA information and RNA-based technologies to answer important biological questions. She is currently testing the hypothesis that variation in ampliconic gene expression can explain differences in semen characteristics between fertile and infertile men. H...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title> Exploring the Relationship of Skin Pigmentation to Cardiovascular Health</itunes:title>
    <title> Exploring the Relationship of Skin Pigmentation to Cardiovascular Health</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate student Samantha Muller interviews Postdoctoral Fellow in Physiology Tony Wolf about his research on variance in cardiovascular responses to thermal stressors. Tony is particularly interested in understanding the various factors underlying population disparities in cardiovascular function that lead to increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Among these factors are skin pigmentation and socioeconomic background.   HOST: Samantha Muller, Penn State und...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate student Hannah Marchok interviews Assistant Professor of Geography, African Studies, and Anthropology Bronwen Powell about her research into factors that may drive dietary practices across different groups of people in different regions of East Africa. Powell also shares her passion for wild foods, international collaborations, and inter-disciplinary approaches to dietary behavior change.   HOST: Hannah Marchok, Penn State Biobehavioral Health, with a minor in Global ...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Penn State undergraduate student Samantha Muller interviews PhD student Natalia Grube about her research exploring the potential of the tapeworm as a proxy to more accurately pinpoint humanity's adoption of meat eating and cooking with fire. Their conversation also covers Natalia's passion for youth outreach, the importance of  diverse collaborations, and strategies to improve scientific literacy nationally.   HOST:  Samantha Muller, Penn State Forensic Science undergrad, with a minor in...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Undergraduate student Hannah Marchok interviews Dr. Mark Shriver about his work tracking down what he calls "superficial" physical traits that distinguish people from one another - and about his life as a research scientist.   Host: Hannah Marchok, Penn State Biobehavioral Health major, minoring in Global Health Guest: Dr. Mark Shriver, Professor of Biological Anthropology, Penn State University Co-director of the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity    ]]></itunes:summary>
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