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UWO alumnus, biology researcher is featured guest on prominent science podcast
Ryan Sprenger, center, during an August 2022 partnership meeting between UWO and FaunaBio partners
Space ground squirrels? Not exactly.
But what can we learn about human exploration of space from these furry little hibernators?
It's a question UWO-connected researchers have examined and one that earned some high-profile spotlight in a prominent space-science podcast.
On his Sept. 20 Star Talk Radio podcast, renowned astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson interviewed University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Ryan Sprenger, PhD (UWO BS/MS, Biology) on hibernation for deep spaceflight.
Sprenger is one of two UWO Biology alumni serving as scientists with the biotech firm FaunaBio LLC, who have had a research lab partnership at UWO since 2022. The research involves UWO's ground squirrels colony. Sprenger has earned funding for his research from NASA.
Check out the podcast here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/hibernating-for-deep-spaceflight-with-ryan-sprenger/
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