Posted: December 5, 2024
Listen to these Penn State podcasts dedicated to demystifying research. Whether you are an undergraduate looking to get involved in research or a faculty member mentoring undergraduates, you won't want to miss these thought-provoking conversations.
Episodes feature Penn State students, faculty, and staff from across subject areas and experience levels. These conversations with guests help make research more accessible by pulling back the curtain on the research paths and processes that are so often opaque and confusing. Their stories reveal the inner workings and rough edges of research and inquiry journeys — learn about the hows and the whys of their work as well as the challenges and accomplishments along the way.
In a four-part series released this month, the podcast shines a light on the Research Ambassadors program from the Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring (URFM) office. Check out minisodes with URFM director Tineka Lebrun and Ambassadors Mia Peifer, Rishika Patil, and Sarah Esslinger. These conversations showcase the value of the Research Ambassadors program and the power of our students' undergraduate research journeys, especially through revealing soft skills that students develop through research.
The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The season 1 and season 2 archive is available, and season 3 episodes are dropping monthly from now through April 2025.
Want to share your own research story, submit a suggestion, or join the conversation? Contact us at fc2c@psu.edu.
