The Academic Minute

Month: December 2015

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.7)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.7)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.7 Monday, December 7 Jackie Dudley of the University of Texas at Austin discusses gene therapy. Tuesday, December 8 Jeff Colgan of Brown University discusses how male and female professors differ on the coursework they assign their students. Wednesday, December 9 Jean Twenge of San Diego State University examines how attitudes towards working mothers have changed.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.11.30-12.4

    The Academic Minute for 2015.11.30-12.4

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 11.30 – 12.4 Monday, November 30 Montserrat Rabago-Smith – Kettering University Antioxidants Dr. Montserrat Rabago-Smith is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. She is currently collaborating with Dr. Lihua Wang and Dr. Veronica Moorman in an attempt to specify the potential preventative relationship between…

  • John Mayberry, University of the Pacific – Math & Sports

    John Mayberry, University of the Pacific – Math & Sports

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    Math and sports are starting a new relationship. John Mayberry, assistant professor in the department of mathematics at the University of the Pacific, explains how math is doing wonders for his school’s water polo team. The work by John Mayberry, an associate professor of mathematics at University of the Pacific, and Pacific’s water polo coach,…

  • Llewellyn Padayachy featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Llewellyn Padayachy featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

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    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 (#1315), Bob has selected Llewellyn Padayachy‘s segment…

  • Claudia Hilton, University of Texas Medical Branch – Exergames

    Claudia Hilton, University of Texas Medical Branch – Exergames

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    Can an exergame help autistic children get active? Dr. Claudia Hilton, associate professor in the occupation therapy department at UTMB, describes what an exergame is and how it’s helping these children get up and move. Dr. Claudia Hilton is an associate professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at the University of Texas Medical Branch in…

  • Lewis Davis, Union College – Racial Solidarity

    Lewis Davis, Union College – Racial Solidarity

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    Does your race affect your view of social status? Lewis Davis, professor of economics at Union College, describes his research into racial solidarity and social status. Lewis Davis is a Professor of Economics at Union College, where he teaches courses that investigate how economics interacts with culture, politics and ethics.  His research addresses a broad…

  • Alvin Shrier, McGill University – Cardiac Arrhythmia

    Alvin Shrier, McGill University – Cardiac Arrhythmia

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    The better we understand the heart, the better we can treat it’s ailments. Dr. Alvin Shrier, professor and Hosmer Chair of physiology at McGill University, explains his research into cardiac arrhythmia and a new method to treat it. Dr. Shrier lab is interested in ion channel function and cardiac dynamics. We study the molecular mechanisms…