Season 2 of , a podcast from the Research & Innovation Office (RIO), launched听on Thursday, July 15, with an episode featuring Dr. Reiland Rabaka, the inaugural director of the newly established Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS). The second episode, featuring Dr. Cora Randall of LASP, is available starting Thursday, July 22.
The podcast offers a behind-the-curtain look at some of the most innovative faculty at CU Boulder鈥攆rom their diverse backgrounds and personal and professional journeys through the research and scholarly contributions they are making to the university, the community and the world.
Terri Fiez, vice chancellor for听research and innovation, hosts this up-close look at how researchers, scholars and artists from across campus became pioneers in their fields, their insights into discovery and creation, and their perspectives about the future in their areas of expertise.听
New episodes air each Thursday, from July 15 through September 2.听
Visit the Buff Innovator Insights podcast website听to learn more, listen and subscribe.
New Episodes
Aired Thursday, July 15
Reiland Rabaka鈥擡thnic Studies; Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS)
In this episode, we meet听Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Professor of African, African American, and Caribbean Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies, and inaugural Director of the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS). Dr. Rabaka describes the mix of church, poverty, family and jazz that shaped his early years; the combination of mentors and educational opportunities led him to CU Boulder; and his vision for CAAAS.
Aired Thursday, July 22
Cora Randall鈥擜tmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; LASP; Wave-induced Atmospheric Variability (WAVE) NASA DRIVE Science Center
This episode features听Dr. Cora Randall, professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences听and a faculty member in the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP). We鈥檒l follow her journey from earning her PhD in chemistry to working on the Hubble Space Telescope and, now, to leading a new听NASA DRIVE center working at the leading edge of next-generation space weather prediction.