Month: September 2019
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Julia Kamenetzky, Westminster College – Light Pollution
On Westminster College Week: Light pollution can have a lot of negative effects. Julia Kamenetzky, assistant professor of physics, looks into how the Park Service is documenting the effect of bright lights. Julia Kamenetzky completed a masters and Ph.D. in astrophysical and planetary sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her work focused on…
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James Seidelman, Westminster College – End of Neoliberalism
On Westminster College Week: The 2016 presidential election may have signaled the end of neoliberalism. James Cid Seidelman, distinguished service professor of economics, explores the rise of reactionary populism. James “Cid” Seidelman, Ph.D., is distinguished service professor of economics at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. He returned to teaching in fall 2015 after…
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Westminster College Week on The Academic Minute (2019.09.09)
Westminster College Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.09 Monday, September 9th James Seidelman examines the end of neoliberalism and the rise of reactionary populism. Tuesday, September 10th Julia Kamenetzky delves into the effects of light pollution. Wednesday, September 11th Bonnie Baxter explores how the Great Salt Lake can help us search for life on Mars.…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.09.02-09.06
The Academic Minute from 09.02 – 09.06 Monday, September 2nd Manata Hashemi – University of Oklahoma Cultures of Conformity Dr. Manata Hashemi is the Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies in the Department of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Hashemi studies inequality, urban poverty, and the role of culture…
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Jenny Wilkerson, University of Florida – CBD
Can CBD be used to treat pain in humans without getting them high? Jenny Wilkerson, research assistant professor in the department of pharmacodynamics at the University of Florida, looks into this question. Jenny Wilkerson, Ph.D., joined the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in November 2017 as a research assistant professor in the department of…
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David Gunderman, University of Colorado – Gottingen
On this Student Spotlight: The Nazis displaced many of math’s greatest minds. David Gunderman, PhD student in applied mathematics at the University of Colorado, looks back. David Gunderman is a PhD student in the Applied Mathematics department at Colorado University-Boulder. He received his AB Summa Cum Laude in Mathematics and German from Wabash College, spent…
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Nicole Holliday, Pomona College – What Do We Assume Based on the Voices We Hear
The sound of your voice can tell a lot about you. Nicole Holliday, assistant professor of linguistics at Pomona College, discusses why. Nicole Holliday is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Pomona College in Claremont, California. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from New York University, where her dissertation focused on how individuals with one black parent and one…
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John Galbraith, Marist College – Chemical Bonding
Our understanding of chemical bonding might need an update. John Galbraith, associate professor of chemistry at Marist College, explains why. In 1992 I received my BA in Chemistry from the Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO and my PhD in Physical Chemistry in 1997 from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. While at the…
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Manata Hashemi, University of Oklahoma – Cultures of Conformity
Where does the greatest possibility for change in Iran lie? Manata Hashemi, assistant professor of Iranian studies at the University of Oklahoma, says the answer is in everyday life. Dr. Manata Hashemi is the Farzaneh Family Assistant Professor of Iranian Studies in the Department of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Dr.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.09.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.02 Monday, September 2nd Manata Hashemi of the University of Oklahoma examines cultures of conformity. Tuesday, September 3rd John Galbraith of Marist College looks into chemical bonding. Wednesday, September 4th Nicole Holliday of Pomona College delves into what the voices we hear tell us about a person. Thursday, September…