We Roar
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Princeton University is joining other universities around the world by responding to coronavirus in striking and innovative ways. From new, pandemic-related research to solutions-driven engineering; from philosophical and social inquiry to digital adaptations ... student support ... community service ... entrepreneurialism and more — the greater Princeton community is doubling down on our core mission and strengthening our bonds. This intimate sharing of experiences by Princeton students, alumni, faculty and staff presents perspective and knowledge as well as energy and actions in response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
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27. Switching Gears to Save Lives: Physicists Pause Their Research to Design an Affordable COVID-19 Ventilator
June 30, 2020 04:30 - 8 minutes - 10.6 MBDark matter physicist Cristian Galbiati describes how he conceived of a “very simple, cheap and effective ventilator” for COVID-19 patients that uses off-the-shelf components — and how his team went from design to production in just six weeks. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-galbiati
26. Reinventing Museums: The Pandemic's Challenges and Opportunities
June 26, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBThe loss of visitors and revenue has presented museums with an existential crisis, says James Steward, the director of the Princeton University Art Museum. At the same time, the pivot to digital alternatives provides an opportunity to rethink many assumptions – including new ways to diversify content while improving access and inclusion. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-steward
25. Celebrating and Serving: The Supreme Court Provides Relief to a DACA Doctor Fighting Coronavirus
June 23, 2020 04:30 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBMarina Di Bartolo, M.D., ’10, is one of the 27,000 DACA recipients “on the front lines of the front lines” in the COVID crisis. She shares her gripping journey from Venezuela to Princeton to the June 2020 high court ruling that protects DACA — for now. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-bartolo
24. Dancing with Ourselves: Performing Arts and Movement in the COVID Era
June 18, 2020 04:30 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBSocial distancing has devastated the performing arts and changed how we move through public spaces. Rebecca Lazier, a Princeton senior lecturer in dance, considers the impact on artists, theaters and venues, and how we’re all navigating a new concept of togetherness. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/06/RebeccaLazier_transcript.pdf
23. Fortifying the Frontlines: A Pop-Up Nonprofit Pays Vulnerable Workers to Feed Hospital Staff
June 16, 2020 04:30 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBNatalie Guo ’12 took two problems — hungry healthcare professionals and unemployed restaurant employees — and created one solution: Off Their Plate, a donation-funded program paying chefs and shift workers to provide meals to health care staff. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-guo
22. Cutting Through the Noise: A Doctor Takes the Mic for Medicine
June 12, 2020 16:00 - 9 minutes - 11.7 MBCéline Gounder, M.D., ’97, an infectious diseases specialist and host of the “EPIDEMIC” podcast, knew COVID-19 was poised to cause a pandemic like the U.S. had never seen. Convincing others required her to use an unexpected tool in her medical arsenal: her voice. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-gounder
21. Intersecting Vulnerabilities: What Lies Behind the Inequities of COVID-19
June 08, 2020 17:35 - 9 minutes - 11.5 MBHistorian Keith Wailoo discusses how race, class, urban congestion and a failed public health system have contributed to the extraordinary gulf in coronavirus fatality rates. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-wailoo
20. Empowering Ideas: A Philosopher Talks About Bad Hope, Good Hope and Despair
June 05, 2020 13:58 - 9 minutes - 12.7 MBProfessor Andrew Chignell of the University Center for Human Values teases out a pathway to hopeful engagement in pessimistic times. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-chignell
19. Innovating an Institution: TIME Editor-in-Chief Considers COVID-19’s Impact on Journalism
June 02, 2020 04:30 - 11 minutes - 13.4 MBFrom legacy media to community newspapers, journalism faces pressure on several fronts as it reports on one of the most important stories of our lifetime — a global pandemic and economic crisis that also threaten the news business. Edward Felsenthal ’88 offers his take on what news media must do to continue its essential work. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-felsenthal
18. Imagining the Future of Higher Education: What Comes Next?
May 29, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 11.9 MBNot all colleges and universities will survive this pandemic, says Kate Foster *93, president of The College of New Jersey. But the forest fire raging through higher education will also make room for new growth — opportunities for creative partnerships and possibilities. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-foster
17. Cherishing Continuity: Rabbi Ira Dounn on Grief, Closure and Remaining Princetonians
May 26, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBEven as the "Princeton diaspora" is scattered across the world, Rabbi Ira Dounn of the Center for Jewish Life finds that students are maintaining relationships and finding, if not closure, the continuity of being part of the University now and for the rest of their lives. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-dounn
16. Responding in Real Time: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson *03 Negotiates COVID-19’s Many Unknowns
May 22, 2020 04:30 - 11 minutes - 16.6 MBHow do you make sound policy decisions for one of the U.S.’s largest cities when faced with limited information about a fast-spreading disease? Eric Johnson *03 explains how he’s charting a course for his constituents through uncertain times. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-johnson
15. Developing a Vaccine: Why 18 Months Is 'Miraculously Fast' — But 24 Is Possible
May 19, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBNo vaccine has ever come to market in less than four years, says Gordon Douglas ’55, the former president of Merck’s vaccine division and a doctor with decades of clinical and academic experience. Hear how he recommends speeding up the process. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-douglas
15. Developing a vaccine: Why 18 months is “miraculously fast” — but 24 is possible
May 19, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBNo vaccine has ever come to market in less than four years, says Gordon Douglas ’55, the former president of Merck’s vaccine division and a doctor with decades of clinical and academic experience. Hear how he recommends speeding up the process. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-douglas
14. Defining the Moment: Princeton’s First Black Valedictorian Marks Multiple Milestones
May 12, 2020 00:23 - 10 minutes - 11.7 MBPrinceton senior Nicholas Johnson reflects on becoming the first black student to achieve this honor in school history. He also explains the impact he hopes to have with his computational research into human behavior — including behaviors related to COVID-19 — and how he and his 2020 classmates have persisted through one of the worst crises in modern times. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/05/Nicholas%20Johnson%20-%20transcript.pdf
13. Warning the Public: Coronaviruses are Deadlier in Larger Amounts
May 12, 2020 00:18 - 9 minutes - 9.54 MBCatching COVID-19 isn’t all-or-nothing, says immunologist Caroline Bartman: like poison, a high dose of virus can kill while a low ‘viral load' may cause mild infections. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-bartman
12. Battling the Racial Inequities of COVID-19: A View from the Front Lines
May 08, 2020 04:30 - 9 minutes - 11.2 MBSurgical resident Glenn Wakam ’11 urges broad-based action to remedy health disparities exposed and amplified by the pandemic. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/05/GlennWakam_transcript.pdf
11. Rebounding from Recession: Can the Economy Roar Back from the Pandemic?
May 05, 2020 04:30 - 10 minutes - 9.57 MBEconomist and Princeton Professor Alan Blinder considers the parallels between the Spanish flu of 1918 and the COVID-19 pandemic, calling the current disruption “one of the most extreme economic events that has ever taken place.” Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-blinder
10. Safekeeping the Animals: Princeton's Lead Veterinarian on ‘Continuity of Care’ Through the Pandemic
May 01, 2020 04:30 - 9 minutes - 9.9 MBLaura Conour, the University's attending veterinarian, describes her team’s unflagging care for campus laboratory animals under pandemic conditions and shares early research toward vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Transcript: https://princeton.edu/content/transcript-conour
9. Speaking Science to Power: Communicating Facts Amid a ‘Fog of War’
April 27, 2020 14:23 - 9 minutes - 11 MBPresident of the American Federation of Scientists Ali Nouri *06 discusses the scientific misinformation and disinformation that has hampered our pandemic response and how his organization is responding. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2020/04/AliNouri_transcript_0.pdf
8. Facing the Economic Fallout: A Time for Government
April 23, 2020 20:36 - 11 minutes - 13.8 MBThis economic crisis is unlike any the nation has ever faced. Cecilia Rouse, economics professor and dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, examines the economic and societal vulnerabilities exposed by this pandemic and highlights areas demanding assertive government steps to protect us from the next one. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcript-rouse
7. Rethinking Earth Day Amid COVID-19: A Different Silent Spring
April 20, 2020 14:10 - 10 minutes - 12.6 MBFor the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Princeton’s Director of Sustainability Shana Weber notes an unexpected side effect to our pandemic response: the resurgence of nature. Humanity’s pause has allowed new soundscapes to be heard and has awoken for many a renewed appreciation for the value of nature. Transcript: https://www.princeton.edu/content/transcript-weber
6. Preparing for the Next One: Former Surgeon and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Lays Out a Plan
April 17, 2020 13:03 - 9 minutes - 8.84 MBWith over 45 years of healthcare experience, Bill Frist has thought long and deeply about pandemic readiness. He says we can expect these facts of nature every 10-15 years. Immediate and sustained investment in pandemic preparedness, however, can mitigate the enormous human and economic suffering we are experiencing today. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcript-frist
5. Supporting Students: Undergraduate Student Government Focuses on Community
April 16, 2020 20:17 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MBCOVID-19 has delivered unprecedented disruptions to student life. USG President Chitra Parikh reflects on her changed role as a campus leader, challenges for students still on campus and the importance of staying close despite being dispersed. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcipt-parikh
4. Challenging Conventional Wisdom: President Eisgruber Confronts Coronavirus
April 13, 2020 18:59 - 13 minutes - 16.1 MBFriday, March 13, 2020 stands as a singular day in Princeton’s history — it was the last day of normality in an academic year disrupted by the COVID-19 virus. President Chris Eisgruber describes the intense consultations behind the decision to disperse students from campus, move teaching online and suspend regular operations. Transcript: princeton.edu/content/transcript_eisgruber
3. Bringing Students Home: Navigating an Unprecedented Crisis
April 07, 2020 18:53 - 13 minutes - 13.6 MBAs coronavirus spread beyond China, and Princeton recalled its overseas students, another kind of crisis emerged when several countries interrupted commercial air traffic. Peru, where seven Princeton students were studying this spring, blocked even emergency charter flights from taking off and landing. Kara Amoratis, Princeton’s associate director of International Travel Safety and Security, describes the unfolding events as she led efforts to bring Princeton’s students home from abroad. Tra...
2. Taking the Long-View of History: COVID-19 Through the Lens of Ancient Pompeii
April 07, 2020 18:38 - 9 minutes - 11.8 MBLike college seniors across the nation, Princeton classics concentrator Kirsten Traudt ’20 is finishing her coursework online under the ‘new normal’ rules of social distancing. It’s an unprecedented situation. At the same time, she’s finding a 2,000-year-old account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius provides thought-provoking perspective. Transcript: www.princeton.edu/content/transcript_traudt
1. Invading the Screen: The New Urgency of Distance Learning
April 07, 2020 17:43 - 11 minutes - 11.8 MBWhen coronavirus forced Princeton to close its campus classrooms in favor of remote teaching, Professor Jeremy Adelman drew upon a decade of pioneering work in distance education. As director of the “Global History Lab,” Adelman has experimented for years with ways to keep students connected and engaged online. His spring undergraduate course at Princeton is on-topic, too, focusing on globalization since 1820 and offering historical observations of human and environmental interdependence. Tr...