Month: October 2015
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Robyn Rosen 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 (#1309), Bob has selected Robyn…
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Christian Holscher, Lancaster University – Cognitive Medications
Can drugs used to treat diabetes also help patients with other cognitive diseases? Christian Holscher, professor of neuroscience at Lancaster University, explains how his research into insulin may help more people than previously thought. Professor Holscher is Professor of Neuroscience at the department of Biomedical Sciences and Life Sciences at Lancaster University, England. He did…
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Gaberiel Bever, New York Institute of Technology – Turtle Skulls
The turtle shell is an iconic feature. Gaberiel Bever, assistant professor of anatomy at the New York Institute of Technology, explains his new findings in the evolutionary history of turtles. Dr. Gaberiel Bever is an evolutionary biologist and paleontologist who studies the origin of vertebrate body plans using a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the fossil…
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Julie McCarthy, University of Toronto – Workplace Anxiety
How does anxiety affect the workplace? Julie McCarthy, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management at the University of Toronto, explains the problems that arise from feeling stressed at work. Julie M. McCarthy, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management and John P. Trougakos, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior & Human Resource…
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Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute – Smell & Behavior
How does your sense of smell affect your behavior? Lisa Stowers, associate professor at the Scripps Research Institute, explains that we’re learning how your brain might not have a say in the matter. Lisa Stowers received her PhD in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Harvard University in 1997, where she used a molecular genetic approach…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.10.19 Monday, October 19 Lisa Stowers of the Scripps Research Institute explains the relationship between the brain and the sense of smell. Tuesday, October 20 Julie McCarthy of the University of Toronto explores the effects of anxiety in the workplace. Wednesday, October 21 Gaberiel Bever of the New York Institute of Technology tells us about a new…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.10.12-10.16
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.12 – 10.16 Monday, October 12 Kristie Seelman – Georgia State University Transgender Discrimination on College Campuses Dr. Kristie Seelman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Dr. Seelman’s research focuses on improving social welfare services and education settings…
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David Rothery, The Open University – Water on Mars
Scientists have found evidence of liquid water on Mars. David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University, explains how this exciting discovery was made. In November 2013 I became Professor of Planetary Geosciences. I was a Senior Lecturer in the Open University Department of Earth Sciences since 1994 (transferring to the Planetary & Space Sciences…
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Brianna Mount 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 (#1308), Bob has selected Brianna…
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Richard Chacon, Winthrop University – The Great Awakening and the American Revolution
Did a religious awakening lead to the birth of a nation? Richard Chacon, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Winthrop University, explains how The Great Awakening laid the groundwork for the colonists’ freedom fight. Dr. Richard J. Chacon is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Winthrop University. He has conducted anthropological investigations throughout Latin America. He documented…