The Best of Davis: Recent Episodes

Akash Sethi

Interviewing those that highlight the best of Davis - a leader of STEM and STEAM pathways. Learn about their career and how they got there in order to help students forge their own career path. 🐄

Host: Akash Sethi https://www.linkedin.com/in/akash--sethi/

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This episode interviews Dr. Karl Jandrey who is the associate dean and a professor of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. This episode is a must watch for anyone considering applying to vet school or a related animal health field. 

Dr. Jandrey's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-jandrey-984bb3/

Topics Covered:

  1. Why is UC Davis the best veterinary school?

  2. What is it doing to continue being the best at educating students?

  3. Teaching styles at the vet school
  4. What role does AI have in animal health care in the future?

  5. How is UCD Vet preparing students for veterinary tele medicine?

  6. How has mental health/stigma been a focus at the vet school?

  7. Curriculum and stress

  8. What do you find most exciting/interesting about your work?

  9. How did you know you wanted to become a veterinarian; What is your veterinary journey?

  10. Advice for future vets in college? What can someone do to boost their chances of being accepted to UCD Vet?

  11. Why should someone not be a veterinarian?

  12. What advice do you give to students who do not get into vet school?

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This episode interviews Nick Johnson who is a leader in the cultivated meat space. He is a PhD student working on cultivated meat scaffolding. He also is a podcaster at the Red to Green Podcast and is the president of the UC Davis alt protein club.

Nick Johnson's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicksjohnson8/

Topics Covered:

  • What cultivated meat is

  • Cultivated products on the market right now

  • How Nick got into cultivated meat research 

  • What Nick does with cultivated meat -- scaffolding 

  • Other cultivated meat research taking place at Davis

  • Challenges for the industry to become mainstream

  • Top university for cultivated meat research 

  • UC Davis role in advancing cultivated meat

  • How students can get involved and/or research into cultivated meat, and career opportunities 

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This episode interviews Dr. Fetter who teaches Nutrition 10V and Nutrition 10. In addition, she conducts research on education and pedagogy. 

Dr. Fetter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-fetter/

Topics Covered:

  • How Dr. Fetter became a professor

  • How to succeed in her profession, best parts, and challenges

  • How has the study of nutrition changed over time

  • What career routes are in nutrition

  • How to be more employable as a nutrition major

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