Month: February 2021
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.01 Monday, March 1st Angelino Viceisza, associate professor in the department of economics, looks into the shark tank to find out whether the media influences the startup economy. Tuesday, March 2nd Viveka Brown, associate professor in the department of mathematics, speaks about ways to support Black women and…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.02.22-2021.02.26
The Academic Minute from 02.22 – 02.26 Monday, February 22nd Jessie Hewitt – University of Redlands Men, Madness, and Marriage in 19th-Century France Jessie Hewitt teaches modern European history, with a special focus on gender, disability, medicine, and culture. Jessie’s articles on the history of French psychiatry have appeared in French Historical Studies and Contemporary…
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Kelly Hankin, University of Redlands – The Personal is Professional: The Study Abroad Video Contest
On University of Redlands Week: Are student travel videos giving the wrong impression? Kelly Hankin, professor of film studies, discusses a new trend in the study abroad industry. KELLY HANKIN is a professor of film studies in the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands in California. She is the author of Documenting…
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Kathy Feeley, University of Redlands – The Rise of the Hollywood Press Corps and the Making of the Modern American Press
On University of Redlands Week: Women journalists have faced many questions about their legitimacy. Today on The Academic Minute: Kathy Feeley, professor of history, describes how one group of women journalists fought through. Kathy Feeley is Associate Dean, Professor of History, and Director of the Proudian Interdisciplinary Honors Program at the University of Redlands. She…
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Tim Seiber, University of Redlands – Pictures on the Threshold between the Living and the Dead
On University of Redlands Week: More powerful brain scans can lead to changes in declarations of brain death. Tim Seiber, associate professor of science and media studies, takes a look inside our heads for more. Tim’s primary interests are in the history of media and visualization, especially as it pertains to scientific and medical image-making…
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Jennifer Nelson, University of Redlands – Inequality and Healthcare
On University of Redlands Week: The pandemic has brought the ties between health and social inequalities to the fore. Jennifer Nelson, professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, shows that these links are not new. Dr. Jennifer Nelson is a United States historian with an emphasis in women’s history. Her dissertation became her first book,…
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Jessie Hewitt, University of Redlands – Men, Madness, and Marriage in 19th-Century France
On University of Redlands Week: Divorce is not pleasant, but can be beneficial. Jessie Hewitt, assistant professor of history, looks into madness and marriage in a historical context. Jessie Hewitt teaches modern European history, with a special focus on gender, disability, medicine, and culture. Jessie’s articles on the history of French psychiatry have appeared in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.22 Monday, February 22nd Jessie Hewitt, assistant professor of history, looks into madness, marriage and divorce in a historical context. Tuesday, February 23rd Jennifer Nelson, professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, shows that the links between health and social inequalities are not new. Wednesday, February 24th Tim…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.02.15-2021.02.19
The Academic Minute from 02.15 – 02.19 Monday, February 15th Beth Feingold – University at Albany Food Waste Beth J Feingold, PhD is an interdisciplinary environmental health scientist. Bridging geography, epidemiology and global health, her research addresses the dynamic relationship among the food system, environmental sustainability and population health. Tuesday, February 16th Jeannette Sutton –…
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Theresa Pardo, University at Albany – Artificial Intelligence
On University at Albany Week: Do you trust artificial intelligence? Theresa Pardo, full research professor, examines the avenues to helping people trust computer intelligence. Theresa A. Pardo, Ph.D. serves as Director of the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York (CTG UAlbany). Dr. Pardo also serves as Special Assistant…