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167: Dynamic Research on Mechanisms and Evolution of Flight in Bats - Dr. Sharon Swartz
167: Dynamic Research on Mechanisms and Evolution of Flight in Bats - Dr. Sharon Swartz
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60 minutes
Released:
Oct 15, 2014
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Podcast episode
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Dr. Sharon Swartz is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of Engineering at Brown University. She received her Masters and PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago. Afterward, she served as a faculty member at Northwestern University for a few years before joining the faculty at Brown University. Sharon has received many awards and honors during her career, including the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from the University of Chicago, the Karen T. Romer Prize for Excellence in Advising, the Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award from Brown Medical School, the American Medical Women's Association Gender Equity Award, and the Mary Putnam-Jacobi Award for the Outstanding Woman Medical Faculty Member from Brown University Women in Medicine. Sharon is with us today to tell us all about her journey through life and science.
Released:
Oct 15, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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