Month: June 2016
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Thank You Mount Holyoke College
Today marks the end of funding support for The Academic Minute from Mount Holyoke College. Tomorrow, our host Lynn Pasquerella will take her new role as President of The Association of American Colleges and Universities and the association will take over funding for the show. We’re excited for the future but without Mt. Holyoke College’s…
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Martin Krieger 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 (#1345), Bob has selected…
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Martin Krieger, University of Southern California – Sounds of the City
The sounds of a city can be just as distinct as its skyline. Martin Krieger, professor of planning at the University of Southern California, explores the noises that permeate the neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Martin H. Krieger is professor of planning at the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.…
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Robin Kowalski, Clemson University – Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a giant concern in the internet age. Today on The Academic Minute: Robin Kowalski, professor of psychology at Clemson University, explores how children with disabilities are especially vulnerable to these attacks. Dr. Robin Kowalski is a professor of psychology at Clemson University. She obtained her Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of…
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Victor Sojo, University of Melbourne – The Risk of Everyday Sexism at Work
Workplace sexism isn’t always visible. Victor Sojo, post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Melbourne, discusses how frequent low-intensity events of sexism can be just as harsh as more flagrant events. Dr Victor Sojo is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow and the Research Manager of the Centre for Ethical Leadership (CEL) at the University of Melbourne,…
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Fred Butcher, Case Western Reserve University – Trauma in Youth
Exposure to trauma early on may lead to bad decisions in your youth. Fred Butcher, research associate with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at Case Western Reserve University, explores how treating trauma in children may be the best way to keep them from coming back to a jail cell in the…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.27 Monday, June 27 Fred Butcher of Case Western Reserve University delves into the issues caused by trauma experience during youth. Tuesday, June 28 Victor Sojo of the University of Melbourne discusses the risk of everyday sexism at work. Wednesday, June 29 Robin Kowalski of Clemson University explores cyberbullying.…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24
Academic Minute from 6.20 – 6.24 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober – Emory University Learning From Mistakes I attended Wesleyan University, where I received a BA in Neuroscience & Behavior. I did my doctoral research as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Philip N. Sabes at UCSF and was a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow…
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Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Institute – Wellderly
What good is extending your lifespan if your health doesn’t go along with it? Ali Torkamani, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, studies the “wellderly” and what we can learn about healthy aging from this group. Ali Torkamani, Ph.D., who is Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at…
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Sylvia Chan-Olmsted 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 (#1344), Bob has selected…