Month: January 2017
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.23 Monday, January 23rd Arie Kruglanski of the University of Maryland discusses the psychology of radicalization. Tuesday, January 24th Martin Krieger of the University of Southern California delves into the life of academic professors. Wednesday, January 25th Yong-Hui Zheng of Michigan State University examines a natural defense for HIV.…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.16-1.20
Academic Minute from 1.16 – 1.20 Monday, January 16th Ruth Thompson-Miller – University of Dayton Jim Crow’s Lasting Impact Ruth Thompson-Miller is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Dayton. She is an author of Jim Crow’s Legacy: The Lasting Impact of Segregation, which uses the phrase segregation stress syndrome to describe the long-term…
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Nicholas Leadbeater, University of Connecticut – Laughing Gas
Is laughing gas a bad thing? Nicholas Leadbeater, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut, explores this silly question. Nicholas Leadbeater is an associate professor of organic and inorganic chemistry at the University of Connecticut, where he heads the New Synthetic Methods Group. Leadbeater and the NSMG research cleaner and more efficient methods…
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Prashanth Rangan 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 (#1374), Bob has selected…
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David Zuckerman, University of Texas at Austin – Randomness
How do you have a breakthrough in randomness? David Zuckerman, professor in the department of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin, details randomness and how algorithms and computers can make sense of it. David Zuckerman holds an Endowed Professorship in the Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Austin. He…
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Paul Graham, St. Lawrence University – Celiac Disease
Celiac disease and gluten have become big topics in the news. Paul Graham, associate professor of English at St. Lawrence University, takes a detailed look at this rare affliction. I first came to St. Lawrence in 1995, as a student. I was an English-Writing and Government double major. After graduation, I went to the University…
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David Courtwright, University of North Florida – Opioid Crisis
We’re in the middle of an opioid crisis. David Courtwright, professor of history at the University of North Florida, discusses an earlier epidemic and what we can learn from it. David Courtwright, Presidential Professor in the University of North Florida History Department, is best known for his histories of drug use and drug policy in…
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Ruth Thompson-Miller, University of Dayton – Jim Crow’s Lasting Impact
The lasting impacts of Jim Crow can’t always be seen with our eyes. Ruth Thompson-Miller, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Dayton, discusses how some scars are carried on the inside. Ruth Thompson-Miller is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Dayton. She is an author of Jim Crow’s Legacy: The Lasting…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.16 Monday, January 16th Ruth Thompson-Miller of the University of Dayton explores the lasting impact of Jim Crow. Tuesday, January 17th David Courtwright of the University of North Florida discusses the opioid crises gripping parts of the nation. Wednesday, January 18th Paul Graham of St. Lawrence University examines celiac…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.9-1.13
Academic Minute from 1.9 – 1.13 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock – University of Miami School of Law Guantanamo Professor Frohock earned her B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina and her M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from New York University…