Locally Sourced Science
Aired at *6:30 pm* every other Tuesday on WRFI (88.1 FM Ithaca, 91.9 FM Watkins Glen) “Locally Sourced Science” presents science explorations and events happening in the Finger Lakes Region. We feature interviews with local scientists, news updates about recent discoveries and a calendar of science events in the region. Volunteers who are scientists and science journalists produce our show.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
LSS 113: Plant Sociability and Chronic Wasting Disease
In today’s episode, you’ll hear interviews of two Cornell scientists who are observ…
LSS 112: Building DIY Neuroscience Tools
LSS 110: Studying Migration of Metastatic Cancer Cells and Embryonic Neural Crest Cells
In today’s episode, we begin by listening again to an interview from March 2020 to re-explore how metastatic cancer cells migrate. In our second interview, we hear about a recent study showing simil…
LSS 109: Women in Paleontology; City Nature Challenge
(Photo courtesy of Dr. Gandolfo)
Just in time for Women’s …
LSS 108: Women’s History month: recognizing women scientists in the Finger Lakes region
Similar to previous years, in March we recognize women scientists who have connections to the Finger Lakes.
Isa Betancourt is an entomologist and science communicator who received her B.S. from C…
LSS 107: Under the Microscope
In today’s show, we hear interviews of two different professionals who use microscopes in their work.
Mark Sarvary starts the show off by presenting a review of an exhibition called “The History o…
LSS 106: The story of the new Cornell CALS Dean and what is new in Alzheimer’s research
In this episode, Mark Sarvary interviewed the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Dr. Benjamin Houlton began his term on October 1, 2020, as the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the Coll…
LSS 105: Science Education in Colleges and Universities – Remote learning and camera use study; and a new course “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEM”
Kitty Gifford interviews Dr. Frank Castelli, Educational research postdoc with the Investigative Biology Teaching Laboratories at Cornell.
LSS 104: Frog diseases, one health, pandemics, invasive species
Esther Racoosin speaks with Dr. Kelly Zamudio, Professor in the Cornell Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
LSS 103: How water can affect our lives
Happy 2021! In this episode we discuss the most essential element on this planet: water.
But first, Kitty Gifford will start with her new segment: “Locally birding! From the birdfeeder to the skie…
LSS 102: Best of 2020
Welcome to the final LSS episode of 2020!
Many of our listeners may be glad to say good bye to this d…
LSS 101: Developing a New SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine; Expression of Host Cell Genes That Modulate SARS-CoV-2 Entry
In today’s episode, we continue our series of interviews with scientists who have decided to use their expertise in their respective fields to help further research into the biology of SARS CoV-2, th…
LSS 100: How Humans Perceive the Risk of Contracting COVID-19; Feline Coronaviruses
(photo courtesy of Creative Commons; MTA Photos; CC by 2.0)
In today’s episode, we explore how people perceive the risk of contracting COVID-1…
LSS 99: Lowering the Carbon Footprint of Mining Rare Earth Metals; Learning about and Finding Solutions to Climate Change
Post-Doc Alexa Schmitz (left) and MEng. student Don Flood (right) of the Barstow lab (photo courtesy of Dr. Barstow)
In today’s episode, we hear about a new technology that can lower the carbo…
LSS98: Effect of Urbanization on Evolution of Squirrel Coat Color; Science Communication Workshops
(photos courtesy of Creative Commons “eastern gray squirrel eating acorns” by Andrew Reding is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 and “…
LSS 97: Plant Responses to Water Deficits; Harmful Algal Blooms
Both photos courtesy of Dr. Taryn Bauerle.
In this episode of Locally Sourced Science, we explore two ph…
LSS 96: Juno Reveals Lightning Flashes in Jupiter’s Atmosphere; Third Grade Students Build Engineering Projects
In today’s episode, we feature an interview about research on Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Candice Limper speaks with Yury Aglyamov,…
LSS 95: Exploring Asteroid Bennu and “Shelter In Space” at Home
In this episode, you’ll hear an interview of three Ithaca Co…
LSS 94: Research Inspired by the COVID-19 Pandemic
In today’s episode, we interview scientists about new areas of research and exploration that were initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
LSS 93: Research Amid COVID-19
In today’s show, we speak with a scientist whose research was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. We also talk with a researcher who is using social …