Monthly Archive:: August 2021

April Thames, University of Southern California Dornsife – Toxic Racism

Racism is bad for your health. April Thames, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the

Heather Tanana, University of Utah – Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Colorado River Basin

Access to clean water is critical for Native American communities. Heather Tanana, assistant professor of law

This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.30)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.30   Monday, August 30th Heather Tanana, assistant professor of

The Academic Minute for 2021.08.23-2021.08.27

  The Academic Minute from 08.23 – 08.27 Monday, August 23rd Ximena Garcia-Rada –Β Texas A&M University

Ricia Ann Chansky, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez – Community Responses After Disasters

What can communal trauma suffered in Puerto Rico teach us about the response to Covid-19? Ricia

Charlotte Alexander, Georgia State University – Text Mining for Bias: A Recommendation Letter Experiment

How do we hire a more diverse workforce? Charlotte Alexander, associate professor of legal analytics at

Mithun Bhowmick, Miami University – Shockwaves

Shockwaves cause big changes, but look closer. Mithun Bhowmick, assistant professor in the department of mathematical

Ann Duncan, Goucher College – Sacred Pregnancy in the Age of the β€œNones”

Do non-religious people have no spirituality? Ann Duncan, associate professor of American studies at religion at

Ximena Garcia-Rada, Texas A&M University – Consumers Value Effort Over Ease When Caring for Close Others

Caregiving is never easy. Ximena Garcia-Rada, assistant professor of marketing at Texas A&M University, determines that

This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.23)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.23   Monday, August 23rd Ximena Garcia-Rada, assistant professor of