Month: February 2017
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David Yamane, Wake Forest University – Religion & Guns
It is often said that people cling to their guns and their religion. David Yamane, professor of sociology at Wake Forest University, explores if the religious really do cling to their guns. David Yamane earned his B.A. (’91) in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and his M.S. (’94) and Ph.D. (’98) in…
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Isabel Gauthier, Vanderbilt University – Sex Differences in Facial Recognition
Women outperform men when it comes recognizing faces. Isabel Gauthier, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, delves into her research into this topic. Gauthier studies visual object recognition, with particular emphasis on the plasticity of recognition mechanisms and their neural substrate. One issue that is of particular interest to her is how…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.2.27 Monday, February 27th Isabel Gauthier of Vanderbilt University determines if there are sex differences in facial recognition. Tuesday, February 28th David Yamane of Wake Forest University looks into religion and guns. Wednesday, March 1st Erin Godfrey of New York University delves into civic engagement among youth. Thursday, March…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.2.20-2.24
Academic Minute from 2.20 – 2.24 Monday, February 20th Christopher Salas-Wright – University of Texas at Austin/Boston University Immigrant Mischaracterization 2016-present Assistant Professor School of Social Work, Boston University 2013-2016 Assistant Professor School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin 2015-2016 Faculty Research Associate Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin…
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Joel Cohen, University of Chicago – Tornado Outbreaks
Are more tornadoes occurring than ever before? Joel Cohen, Visiting Scholar in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, examines this question. I use mathematics, statistics, and computation to understand populations of single or multiple types of individuals. Quantitative techniques include products of random matrices, non-negative decompositions of nonnegative matrices, random graphs (directed…
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Matt Fotis 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 (#1379), Bob has selected…
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Ameae Walker, University of California Riverside – Vaccinating Babies Against Tuberculosis
How do you better vaccinate a newborn against tuberculosis? Ameae Walker, professor of biomedical sciences at the University of California Riverside, describes a new treatment option. Research in my laboratory is concerned with the growth factor activities of the hormone prolactin. These growth factor activities occur in many tissues including the pituitary, breast, endocrine pancreas,…
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Matthew DeLisi, Iowa State University – Homicidal Ideation
To understand why some commit crimes, get inside their head. Matthew DeLisi, professor in the department of sociology at Iowa State University, determines if homicidal ideation is a factor in whether some criminals commit more serious crimes. Matt DeLisi is Coordinator of Criminal Justice Studies, Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Faculty Affiliate of…
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Peggy Albers, Georgia State University – Children & Stories
Children love stories, but need hear them told from various perspectives. Peggy Albers, professor of language and literacy education in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University, explains the danger of single stories and why children need to hear different views about the world. Peggy Albers is a professor of language…
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Christopher Salas-Wright, University of Texas at Austin – Immigrant Mischaraterization
Are immigrants wrongly portrayed as being criminals in the public sphere? Christopher Salas-Wright, assistant professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin at time of airing and now faculty at Boston University, explains his research into this newsworthy topic. 2016-present Assistant Professor School of Social Work, Boston University 2013-2016 Assistant…