Níhí Lab on local radio!

KXCI Local Tucson radio hosts Dr. De Vore and Indigenous lab students in two parts: Jariah Callado, Nieves Vázquez (Part 1) and Gwen Flores, Melissa Jacquez (Part 2) on educating the community through an Indigenous lens!

Níhí lab members were invited to join Dr. De Vore on KXCI 91.3 Cultivating Indigenous Voices, hosted by Valentian Andrew (Tohono O’odham), to educate the public through an Indigenous lens. KXCI asked to showcase a one-of-a-kind lab in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, where cutting-edge process engineering meets deep respect for Indigenous knowledge systems. Additionally, Níhí Lab was founded by the first Native American professor in the University of Arizona College of Engineering, Dr. Cherie De Vore.  She thought the best way to showcase our lab was to invite our indigenous students, Neives (Huachichil Chichimecatl), Jariah Callado (Jicarilla Apache), Gwen Flores (Pascua Yaqui), and Melissa Jacquez (Diné). The whole team was so excited for each of their sessions, enjoying their first radio experiences! Radio is one modality of communication we are exploring for outreach and education with the Tucson and Arizona communities!