Month: May 2021
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Elise Lemire, Purchase College – The Vietnam Veterans’ Anti-War Movement
The Vietnam War can be a Rorschach Test. Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the war. Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.31)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.31 Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the Vietnam war. Tuesday, June 1st Heath Henderson, assistant professor of economics at Drake University, discusses if cash payments are the best way to…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.24-2021.05.28
The Academic Minute from 05.24 – 05.28 Monday, May 24th Amy Bidwell – SUNY Oswego College Weight Gain Dr. Bidwell is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness at SUNY Oswego. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Exercise Physiology and Science Education with a research…
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Joshua H. Adams, SUNY Oswego – Disaster-Themed Media
On SUNY Oswego Week: Real life disasters can habits at the box office. Joshua H. Adams, professor of film/digital film production, explains why. Joshua Hunter Adams is a film/digital film production professor at SUNY Oswego. His areas of specialty are film and digital film production, no-budget film production/producing, location filmmaking, movie directing, the Hollywood studio…
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Jaclyn Schildkraut, SUNY Oswego – What Do We Know About Lockdown Drills?
On SUNY Oswego Week: It’s unclear how effective lockdown drills in schools are. Jaclyn Schildkraut, associate professor of criminal justice, explores. Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at SUNY Oswego and a nationally recognized expert on the topic of mass shootings. Her most recent research focuses on the effects of lockdown…
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Ulises Mejias, SUNY Oswego – Digital Colonialism
On SUNY Oswego Week: Colonialism has taken a different form in the modern world. Ulises Mejias, professor of communication studies, looks at a digital version. Ulises A. Mejias is professor and director of the Institute for Global Engagement at SUNY Oswego. His research interests include critical data studies, philosophy and sociology of technology, and political…
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Michele Thornton, SUNY Oswego – Employment and Health
On SUNY Oswego Week: Your employment has a lot to do with your health in the U.S. Michele Thornton, assistant professor in health services administration, examines the correlation. Michele Thornton completed her M.B.A. in Health Sector Management at DePaul University in 2010 and her doctoral studies at the University of Illinois in Chicago – School…
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Amy Bidwell, SUNY Oswego – College Weight Gain
On SUNY Oswego Week: Keeping off extra weight takes more than just gaining knowledge. Amy Bidwell, associate professor of in the department of health promotion and wellness, details what else is needed. Dr. Bidwell is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness at SUNY Oswego. She received her M.S.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.24)
SUNY Oswego Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.24 Monday, May 24th Amy Bidwell, associate professor of in the department of health promotion and wellness, details what else besides knowledge is needed to keep off extra weight. Tuesday, May 25th Michele Thornton, assistant professor in health services administration, examines the correlation between your employment and…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.17-2021.05.21
The Academic Minute from 05.17 – 05.21 Monday, May 17th Barbara Rumain – Touro College Teenagers are More Susceptible to Getting COVID-19 than Older Adults Dr. Barbara Rumain received a B.A. in mathematics from Columbia University and then a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from New York University. Her areas of interest include: how people learn…