Flora Sun, Binghamton University – News Media Conglomeration and Financial Markets

The conglomeration of news media is having impacts on financial markets. Flora Sun, assistant professor of accounting at Binghamton University, explains why. Dr. Sun’s research interests include disclosure and information production in capital markets, focusing on the determinants of media…
Understanding extremism can be key to our future. Art Jipson, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Dayton, explores why. Arthur “Art” Jipson is an associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Dayton, where…
What role does vitamin D play in pregnancy? Alison Gernand, associate professor of nutritional sciences at Penn State University, shows us the importance. Alison Gernand is an Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University. The focus of her…
Is prayer a form of problem solving for the person praying? Eleanor Schille-Hudson, postdoctoral research scientist in the department of anthropology at Stanford University, discusses why it may be the case. A cognitive scientist by training, she studies how people…
Wildfires are a topic that is demanding our attention these days. John Daily, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, says science can teach us what we need to know. Dr. Daily is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical…
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.21 Monday John Daily, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, says science can teach us what we need to know about wildfires. Tuesday Eleanor Schille-Hudson, postdoctoral research scientist…
The Academic Minute from 4.14 – 4.18 Monday Gabe Kwong – Georgia Tech University Using Computer Logic to Enhance Cancer Detection Gabe A. Kwong, Ph.D. is the Robert A. Milton Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia…
3D printing may hold the key to making airplanes superefficient. Peter Serles, Schmidt Science Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, looks to let this research take off. Dr. Peter Serles received his PhD from the University of Toronto working…
Labels on products showing ‘healthier’ information, may not be telling the whole story. Anita Rao, Beyer Family associate professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, tells us why. Anita Rao, Beyer Family Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s…
What can birds teach us about testosterone? Jasmine Loveland, Lise Meitner postdoctoral fellow at the University of Vienna, examines this. Dr. Jasmine Loveland is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna and a guest scientist at the Max Planck…