Month: November 2017
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Krista Ingram 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 (#1415), Bob has selected…
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John Misak, New York Institute of Technology – Storytelling in Video Games
The complexity and immersion of good stories can be found in many mediums. John Misak, assistant professor of English at the New York Institute of Technology, examines how video games are stretching their legs and charting a new path in storytelling. John Misak joined NYIT in January of 2003 as a lecturer in the English…
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Michelle O’Malley, University of California Santa Barbara – Biofuels
Is there a biofuel alternative on the way? Michelle O’Malley, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara, describes looking inside the guts of animals for a potential fuel of the future. The O’Malley Lab works at the interface of engineering and biology to engineer microbes and consortia with novel functions.…
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Jonathan Kelber, California State University, Northridge – Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a dire diagnosis. Jonathan Kelber, associate professor of biology at California State University Northridge, discusses a new effort to fight back against the disease. I teach undergraduate and graduate courses on cell/molecular biology and cancer. My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which cancers begin and then later acquire the ability…