Month: June 2015
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.06.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, June 22 Radu Sporea of The University of Surrey explains the Year 2038 problem. Tuesday, June 23 Deji Akinwande of The University of Texas at Austin profiles silicene transistors and the shrinking size of technology. Wednesday, June 24 University of Pittsburgh’s Graham Hatfull discusses the abundance of bacteriophages.…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.06.15 – 06.19
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.15- 6.19 Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto – Seton Hall University 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta Robert Pallitto is a political science professor at Seton Hall University and a former public interest lawyer. He received his B.A. cum laude from Rutgers University, his law degree from…
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Adam Sobel, Columbia – Madden-Julian Oscillation
There’s very limited chance you’ve even heard of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Adam Sobel, Columbia University professor, details this phenomenon known better by its acronym, the MJO. Adam Sobel is a professor in Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; he is also director of the Columbia Initiative on…
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Ron Mallett featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1291), Bob has selected…
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Tiziana Casciaro, University of Toronto – Professional Networking
Networking with your colleagues can be an onerous task. Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, is studying the nature of networking and the resultant feelings. Tiziana Casciaro is an associate professor of organizational behavior at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Her research concerns…
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Lisa Chasan-Taber, UMass Amherst – Gestational Diabetes
What can gestational diabetes tell us? Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is studying gestational diabetes and how it manifests itself later in life. Lisa Chasan-Taber is a reproductive epidemiologist and an internationally recognized expert on physical activity during pregnancy. She has spent the past 15 years actively leading national…
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Rob Spencer, FSU – Permafrost
Thawing carbon in the arctic is presenting some potential problems. Rob Spencer, an oceanographer at FSU, is studying permafrost. Rob Spencer is an assistant professor of oceanography at Florida State. Research in his laboratory is focused on understanding the chemical composition of Earth’s major carbon reservoirs (soils, sediments and dissolved organic matter (DOM) in marine…
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Robert Pallitto, Seton Hall University – 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta
Today, we celebrate the 800th birthday of the signing of the Magna Carta. Today on The Academic Minute, Robert Pallitto, a political scientist at Seton Hall University, helps us celebrate the famed document’s legacy. Robert Pallitto is a political science professor at Seton Hall University and a former public interest lawyer. He received his B.A.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.6.15 – 6.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute [2015.06.15 – 06.19] Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto of Seton Hall University discusses the contemporary significance of the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary. Tuesday, June 16 Rob Spencer of Florida State University examines the dangers of thawing permafrost. Wednesday, June 17 UMass Amherst’s Lisa Chasan-Taber profiles her research…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.6.8 – 6.12
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.8- 6.12 Monday, June 8 Lori Hunter – University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Migration Dr. Lori Hunter is Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder and Faculty Research Associate in the Institute of Behavioral Science. Hunter’sresearch and teaching focus on population-environment interactions with her primary research…