Month: June 2017
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.5)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.5 Monday, June 5th Aly Colon of Washington and Lee University examines the new gatekeepers of news. Tuesday, June 6th Ivan Dylko of the University at Buffalo explores whether personalized news feeds are a good thing or part of the problem. Wednesday, June 7th Amanda Lotz of the University of Michigan will look into The…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2
Academic Minute from 5.29 – 6.2 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin – Tufts University Liver Transplants and Geography Dr. Ladin incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and normative approaches to study how systemic disadvantage affects health and the ability of individuals to make and pursue lifeplans. Specifically, her research aims to better understand how social networks impact health disparities,…
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Richard Ocejo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice – Are Low Status Jobs Cool?
Is our view of culture shifting? Richard Ocejo, associate professor of sociology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, looks into this question. I am an associate professor of sociology at John Jay College, and also a member of the doctoral faculty in sociology at the Graduate Center. My forthcoming book, Masters of Craft:…
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Lynsey Romo 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 (#1393), Bob has selected…
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Vanessa LoBue, Rutgers University – The Importance of Face Time for Children
Do babies also like to look at good looking people? Vanessa LoBue, assistant professor of psychology at Rutgers University, explores infant’s preferences. Dr. LoBue is interested in the development of infants and young children in multiple domains, including emotional, cognitive, and perceptual. She received her B.S. at Carnegie Mellon University where she worked as an…