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https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IRL-lede-Rashada-Alexander-NIH.jpg24001600Rashada Alexander is the director of AAAS's Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program. On this episode of Science Policy IRL, Alexander talks about how her fellowship experience helped her look up from the lab bench and find meaning in her life, and why scientists and engineers should apply for this transformational experience.