Month: December 2016
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.26-12.30
Academic Minute from 12.26 – 12.30 Monday, December 26th Florin Dolcos – University of Illinois Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s Cognitive Neuroscience group, and the Director of the Social, Cognitive, Personality, and Emotional (SCoPE) Neuroscience Laboratory at the…
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Mary Murphy, Indiana University – Discrimination of Women in STEM
Signs of discrimination can be subtle. Mary Murphy, assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University, delves into how women in STEM fields can feel marginalized. Dr. Murphy is an assistant professor in Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and principle investigator of the Mind and Identity in Context Lab…
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Frank McAndrew 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 (#1371), Bob has selected…
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Jack Gilbert, University of Chicago – Diversifying Your Microbiome
Every day you’re becoming more and more like the people who are around you. Jack Gilbert, professor in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago, details how the sharing of bacteria from person to person could make us healthier in the long run. Professor Jack A Gilbert earned his Ph.D. from Unilever and…
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Michael Kraus, Yale University – Clothing & Behavior
Do the clothes make the man? Michael Kraus, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Yale University, examines how what you wear can affect your job performance and social status. Professor Kraus’ research interest include how people perceive and explain the attainment of social status, how these status perceptions influence emotions and behavior in both cooperative and competitive settings, and…
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic…
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2016!
Enjoy some of our best segments from September 2015 – August 2016 right here! Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois had a very popular segment last January on anxiety disorders and optimism. Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s…
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Florin Dolcos, University of Illinois – Anxiety Disorders and Optimism
Our country’s annual medical bill for treating anxiety is huge. Florin Dolcos, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, delves into a new discovery that may trigger a new treatment for the millions of American suffering from this affliction. Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.26 Monday, December 26th Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois explored anxiety disorders and optimism. Tuesday, December 27th Andrew Stokes of Boston University detailed the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 28th Michael Kraus of Yale University examined if the clothes really do make the man. Thursday, December 29th Jack Gilbert of…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.19-12.23
Academic Minute from 12.19 – 12.23 Monday, December 19th Evelyn Johnson – Boise State University Reading Disorders Evelyn received her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1999 and holds the position of Professor of Special Education, and Executive Director of Lee Pesky Learning Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is…