Month: October 2020
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.10.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.10.05 Monday, October 12th On this segment from 2015, Ron Mallett, research professor of physics at the University of Connecticut, inspired us by studying time travel. Tuesday, October 13th On this segment from 2016, Jack Gilbert, professor in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago, detailed the…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.10.05-2020.10.12
The Academic Minute from 10.05 – 10.12 Monday, October 5th Patricia DiBartolo – Smith College Perfectionism Patricia DiBartolo teaches several courses, including clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, advanced research methods, and child and adolescent anxiety disorders. In 2008, she was the recipient of Smith’s Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching. DiBartolo has longstanding research interests in…
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Luis Zayas, University of Texas at Austin – Latina Suicide Rates – 10-Year Anniversary
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. This segment from 2014, Luis Zayas, Dean and chair in mental health and social policy at the University of Texas at Austin, delved into why one segment of the population commits suicide more than any other: Hispanics teens. Luis…
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Supriya Kumar, University of Pittsburgh – Paid Sick Days and Flu Outbreaks – 10-Year Anniversary
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. This segment from 2013, Supriya Kumar, postdoctoral associate in the department of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, detailed why an extra “flu day” or two before coming back to work could be key in containing the spread of…
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Sora Kim, University of Wyoming – Diet of Great White Sharks – 10-Year Anniversary
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. This segment from 2012, Sora Kim, postdoctoral researcher in the department of geology and geophysics at the University of Wyoming, shed light on the diet of Great White Sharks. Current bio: The best word to describe my path to…
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Kyle Meng, Columbia University – Climate and Conflicts – 10-Year Anniversary
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. This segment from 2011, Kyle Meng, PhD candidate at Columbia University, told us why El Nino was responsible for civil wars around the globe. Current Bio: Kyle Meng is an Assistant Professor at the Bren School and the Department…
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Patricia DiBartolo, Smith College – Perfectionism – 10-Year Anniversary
We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. This segment from 2010, Patricia DiBartolo, professor of psychology at Smith College, informed us about the good and bad aspects of perfectionism. Current Bio: Patricia DiBartolo teaches several courses, including clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, advanced research methods, and child…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.10.05)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.10.05 We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. Monday, October 5th On this segment from 2010, Patricia DiBartolo, professor of psychology at Smith College, informed us about the good and bad aspects of perfectionism. Tuesday, October 6th On this segment…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.09.28-2020.10.02
The Academic Minute from 09.28 – 10.02 Monday, September 28th Jeanne Carey Ingle – Bridgewater State University Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 Jeanne Carey Ingle, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State University (MA). She is relatively new to higher education after working for many years…
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Gundolf Graml, Agnes Scott College – Tourism and the 75th Anniversary of the Second Austrian Republic
How does a country on the wrong side of a war go on to quickly become a tourist destination? Gundolf Graml, professor of German studies at Agnes Scott College, discusses one instance from World War II. Professor Graml’s interests include German and Austrian literature and culture, transnational studies, cultural studies, film/visual studies, cultural anthropology, and…