Episode 3.3: Teresa Cavazos Cohn — Combining Science and the Arts

“I really think a lot of us don’t like to identify as say simply an artist or simply a scientist or whatever it is that maybe is the category that defines us best. I think we like to think about ourselves as more complicated people. And I think a lot of the environmental challenges we’re facing ask us to be more complicated people, right, and step outside of our disciples and try on different points of view.” Meet Teresa Cavazos Cohn (bit.ly/2HBE5Pi), a research assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Society (bit.ly/31KuIDV) at the University of Idaho. For Teresa, it doesn’t get more important than helping people understand science, especially as we face challenges like a global pandemic and massive climate change-driven wildfires in the West. She likes pulling music, art and storytelling from the science communication toolshed to discuss issues like climate change and conservation. Visit our website go.uidaho.edu/thevandaltheory​. Email us at [email protected]. Learn about Idaho’s premier research university, University of Idaho, at uidaho.edu. More U of I Research: University of Idaho volcanologist Erika Rader investigated the growth of volcanic formations by manufacturing lava bombs, which are melted blobs of lava ejected from a volcano. The research could provide insights into modeling lava flows and ensuring human safety during eruptions. Read more (bit.ly/3jvXXAy). Architecture Professor Bruce Haglund has been recognized with the 2020 American Solar Energy Society Leadership in Solar Architecture and Design Award. Haglund received the award for his leadership in the field and his influence on generations of design professionals. Read more (bit.ly/34sqUJg). U of I geographer Grant Harley will use tree rings to reconstruct summer air temperature in the Eastern United States. With a National Science Foundation grant, the study will look back over the past 300 to 500 years of temperatures and help scientists understand trends across the Northern Hemisphere and predict future climates. Read more (bit.ly/3mrGyuu). Music: “Young Republicans” by Steve Combs (bit.ly/2PsMCpw) via freemusicarchive.org, not modified (bit.ly/2Ju7MQb). “The View from My Pod” written by Aaron Marsh (bit.ly/35zvsgv) and performed and produced by The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony Orchestra via soundstripe.