Month: September 2016
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Charles Mitchell, University at Buffalo – Mass Extinction
Extinction doesn’t always happen in the blink of an eye. Charles Mitchell, professor in the geology department at the University at Buffalo, discusses how nature usually takes a slower course to the same goal. Charles Mitchell is the SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Geology at the University…
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Scott Campbell, University of Michigan – Solitude
When was the last time you were somewhere quiet? Scott Campbell, professor of telecommuncations at the University of Michigan, discusses solitude and its benefits in a more connected world. Scott W. Campbell, PhD is Pohs Professor of Telecommunications and Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan. His research helps explain mobile communication…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.09.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.9.12 Monday, September 12th Scott Campbell of the University of Michigan discusses solitude and how it’s disappearing in today’s connected world. Tuesday, September 13th Charles Mitchell the University at Buffalo details why mass extinction takes longer than an blink-of-the-eye event. Wednesday, September 14th Mary Steffel of Northeastern University examines…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.09.05-09.09
Academic Minute from 9.05 – 9.09 Monday, September 5th James Kimble – Seton Hall University Who was the real Rosie the Riveter? Most of my scholarship involves domestic propaganda and the way it helps to construct a rhetorical community even as it fosters depictions of an enemy or Other. The discourse of the World War…
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Jessica Pabon, SUNY New Paltz – Graffiti Grrlz
How do girls stand out in a male dominated art form? Jessica Pabon, Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz, examines the underground culture of graffiti from a feminist perspective. Dr. Jessica N. Pabón is Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz. As an interdisciplinary…
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Guillermo Aguilar 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 (#1355), Bob has selected…
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James Roberts, Baylor University – Is Cell Phone Addiction Real?
How many times will you look at your smartphone while listening to this program? James Roberts, professor of marketing at Baylor University, examines whether smartphone addiction is real. Dr. Roberts is a well-known author with approximately 75 articles published in the academic literature. He is currently a Professor of Marketing and the W.A. Mays Professor…
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Vanessa Brown, Nottingham Trent University – Why Fashion Models Don’t Smile
Why don’t fashion models smile? Vanessa Brown, senior lecturer in the school of art & design at Nottingham Trent University, explores this question. Vanessa’s research is focused around visual culture and the relationships between identity and the potential meanings of everyday designed objects within modernity. For example, femininity, feminism and the image of the ideal…
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Frank McAndrew, Knox College – Why High School Never Ends
High school memories never fade. Frank McAndrew, professor of psychology at Knox College, details why the memories made during our formative years are so strong no matter how old we are. To the extent that there is a common theme tying my research together, it is that I study human social behavior from an evolutionary…
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James Kimble, Seton Hall University – Who was the real Rosie The Riveter?
Who was Rosie the Riveter? James Kimble, associate professor of Communication at Seton Hall University, on why the person we thought was Rosie all along, may not be the real thing. Most of my scholarship involves domestic propaganda and the way it helps to construct a rhetorical community even as it fosters depictions of an…