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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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.
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An Ivins Utah family, who lost their child in a "backover" accident at their home, joined Intermountain Health experts to talk about their experience and how to prevent such tragedies.
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One of Utah's farming experts shares the challenges and innovations of small and micro scale farming across the Wasatch Front.
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Utah’s punk rock farmer coaxes the urbanites to get their hands a little dirty.
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We dug up some hidden gardens and turns out, they are everywhere.