Month: December 2017
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The Academic Minute for 2017.12.18-12.22 – CORNELL COLLEGE WEEK
Academic Minute from 12.18 – 12.22 Monday, December 18th Tammy Mildenstein – Cornell College Fruit Bats Tammy Mildenstein is an assistant professor of biology at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She teaches courses in biology, including Ecology, Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, and Organismal Biology. Tammy studies threatened flying foxes in Southeast Asia and Oceania.…
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Rob Blair 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 (#1422), Bob has selected…
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Melinda Green, Cornell College – Fighting Eating Disorders in Women
How do we reduce eating disorders in women? Melinda Green, assistant professor of psychology at Cornell College, discusses how to fight against the ‘thin ideal’ by sharing stories with other women. Dr. Melinda Green examines biological, psychological, and sociocultural correlates of eating disorders and examines the efficacy of dissonance-based eating disorder prevention and treatment paradigms.…
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Brian Johns, Cornell College – Virtual Reality Practice for Doctors
Video games might improve your next surgical procedure. Brian Johns, assistant professor of engineering at Cornell College, explains how virtual reality environments can help doctors practice when real-life does not allow. Brian Johns teaches courses covering a range of engineering topics, including design principles, mechanics, thermodynamics, and materials at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa.…
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Hans Hassell, Cornell College – Political Candidate Media Coverage
The stories reporters write and the stories politicians want written are not always the same. Hans Hassell, assistant professor of politics at Cornell College, looks into this statement. Hans Hassell Teaches courses in American Politics at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. His primary interests are campaigns and elections, political parties, and Congress. His research…
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Erin Davis, Cornell College – LGBTQ Homeless
The homeless face additional challenges when they are LGBTQ. Erin Davis, professor of sociology at Cornell College, looks into why homeless LGBTQ individuals face an even greater challenge. Professor of Sociology Erin Davis explores cultural diversity and social inequalities, focusing on gender, sexualities, bodies, and identities in her courses and research at Cornell College in…
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Tammy Mildenstein, Cornell College – Fruit Bats
Another species is on the brink of near extinction. Tammy Mildenstein, assistant professor of biology at Cornell College, explores Old World fruit bats and why their decline is harmful to their environment. Tammy Mildenstein is an assistant professor of biology at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She teaches courses in biology, including Ecology, Environmental…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.18) – CORNELL COLLEGE WEEK
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.18 Monday, December 18th Tammy Mildenstein of Cornell College explores Old World fruit bats and why they may become extinct. Tuesday, December 19th Erin Davis of Cornell College discusses the trials faced by the homeless LGBTQ community. Wednesday, December 20th Hans Hassell of Cornell College examines the media coverage of…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.12.11-12.15
Academic Minute from 12.11 – 12.15 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner – University of Maryland Baltimore County Quantum Supremacy I was previously a Research Associate in the group of Christopher Jarzynski at the University of Maryland, College Park (2011-2014), and a Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellow with Wojciech H. Zurek at the Los Alamos National Laboratory…
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Jonathan Wilson 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 (#1421), Bob has selected…