Alison Gernand, Penn State University – Vitamin D Matters During the First Trimester of Pregnancy
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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…
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Eleanor Schille-Hudson, Stanford University – The Problem-Solving Power of Prayer
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…
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John Daily, University of Colorado – Wildfires Need Science
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…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.21)
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…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.04.14-2025.04.18
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…
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Peter Serles, California Institute of Technology – Machine Learning Could Make Superefficient Planes
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…
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Anita Rao, Georgetown University – The Impact of Voluntary Labeling
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…
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Jasmine Loveland, University of Vienna – A Super Enzyme in Overdrive: How Ruffs Lower Testosterone
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…
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Sarah Kakadellis, University of California, Davis – States Unlikely To Meet U.S. Food Waste Reduction Goal
Federal food waste reduction goals are proving hard for states to meet. Sarah Kakadellis, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis, explains why. Kakadellis’ research addresses the significant yet mostly untapped…
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Gabe Kwong, Georgia Tech University – Using Computer Logic to Enhance Cancer Detection
Finding the right treatment for cancer is difficult at times, so how can computing power help us with this goal? Gabe Kwong, the Robert A. Milton associate professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech University, examines. Gabe A. Kwong, Ph.D.…