{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"BioScience Talks","title":"A Dispatch from the AIBS Congressional Visits Day","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/94570369\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1366,"description":"Today's episode of BioScience Talks is a second dispatch from AIBS's spring Congressional Visits Day, which is a program that gives researchers a chance to travel to Washington, DC, to meet with their Congressional representatives and advocate for science. I had the chance to talk with a number of participants about their research, their interest in policy, and their plans for the next day's Capitol Hill visits. Participants included:\nPeri Lee Pipkin, University of California Botanic Garden, Claremont University\nConner Philson, University of California, Los Angeles; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory\nValentina Alvarez, University of Hawaii at Manoa\nKatherine Charton, University of Wisconsin\nLauren Orton, Sauk Valley Community College\nRebecca Kauten, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory\n\nNews about this year's event.\nLearn more about our Congressional Visits Day, and stay tuned for the next event.\n Captions are available on YouTube.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qBYks7z_LrDl0xWejdg8NVAnyaJl-cO9SFuWMRl7QoQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE5MzM0LzE2MTU1/OTEwMDEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}