Broad Science

Our last episode of 2018 is about graduate student mental health and wellness. Rosalind, a PhD student shares her struggle with mental health and navigating barriers within her academic institution (13.48mins). Dr.Teresa Evans explains her team's study published this year in Nature that found grad students 6 times more likely to experience depression and anxiety compared to the general population (25.48). Lastly, we have a roundtable discussion about the roles students play to form community in graduate student spaces, with Benny Niles (Just Tryna Grad) and Susanna Harris (The PhDepression)39.28mins. On BiteSize Science, hosts Rackeb and Alyssa chat about Dr. Jess Wade's mission to improve the representation of women scientists on wikipedia (8.23mins). Lastly, we shout out Dr. Sunshine Menezes and her Metcalf Institute team for hosting the Inclusive #SciComm Symposium in Rhode Island. https://web.uri.edu/inclusivescicomm/ Links: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jul/24/academic-writes-270-wikipedi