Sheri Quinn
News DirectorSheri's career in radio began at 7 years old in Los Angeles, California with a secret little radio tucked under her bed that she'd fall asleep with, while listening to The Dr. Demento Radio Show. She went on to produce the first science radio show in Utah in 1999 and has been reporting local, national and international stories ever since. After a stint as news director at KZYX on northern California's Lost Coast, she landed back at UPR in 2021.
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The Salt Lake Tribune will transition the Times-Independent to a nonprofit, following their own nonprofit transition three years ago.
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The story of North America's first vertical hydroponic greenhouse that not only grows vegetables, but people's abilities too.An accomplished architect by training, Nona Yehia pioneered a way to feed an entire community with fresh produce, while also providing employment for people with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. She accomplished this alongside her co-founder Caroline Croft-Estay. Yehia conceived the company based on her experiences growing up with a brother with developmental disabilities, love of fresh and local food, obsession with great design and long-standing community involvement. Her organic connection to all aspects of the enterprise continues to fuel Nona’s insight into the business and her dynamic leadership style has led to her recognition as a CNN Champion of Change and Vertical Harvest’s inclusion on Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas List and as a finalist for their Best Places to Work for Innovators - Diverse Innovators Award.
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Nalini Nadkarni is an ecologist who studies rainforest canopies and their disturbances. In addition to her research, Dr. Nadkarni pioneered the Science in Prisons project, which brings science education and conservation projects to incarcerated individuals. She is also a professor of Biology at the University of Utah.
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Temple Grandin talks to cybersecurity expert Diego Tibaquirá about the increasing demand to fill cybersecurity jobs and the challenges of balancing cyber security and convenience in a digital world filled with hackers.
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Sara Freeman, an Assistant Professor Neurobiology at Utah State University, studies the biological underpinnings of social behavior and monogamy. Studying social behavior in a variety of species helps scientists better understand the core of the social brain, and how neurological circuits work for humans.
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Ruthe Farmer breaks through barriers. She is the founder and CEO of the Last Mile Education Fund . According to its website, it invests in a broader group of students already committed to STEM fields and provides support for challenges they face beyond their control, fostering the next generation of innovators. Farmer and Grandin discuss equity in education and the advice they would give to young people starting careers.
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Temple Grandin and David Sands, founder of the Toothpick Project and retired professor of plant pathology (Montana State University) are both problem solvers and trailblazers. That’s just what they do naturally. Through their own life experiences, Grandin and Sands discuss how to help make the education system more amenable to all kinds of minds and skillsets.
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The Bear River Health Department said the confirmed cases of whooping cough are all in the south end of Cache Valley.
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Specialty crops join communities of refugees, inmates, farmers, gardeners, urban growers, innovators, young and old. We hope all of these voices have inspired you to get your hands in the soil and pay a visit to your local farmer wherever you are.
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Brian Steed, executive director of the Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University, met with members of the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, where he shared his optimism and concerns for the lake.