Month: May 2022
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.16-2022.05.20
The Academic Minute from 05.16 – 05.20 Monday, May 16th Casey Coomes – SUNY Oneonta Songbirds and Climate Change Casey Coomes is a recent graduate of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Her research examines the effects of heat stress on animal behavior. Specifically, Dr. Coomes focuses…
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Kiyoko Yokota, SUNY Oneonta – Why You Should Still Care About Microplastics
On SUNY Oneonta Week: Microplastics are a modern environmental threat. Kiyoko Yokota, associate professor of biology, takes a closer look. Kiyoko Yokota is an Associate Professor of Biology at State University of New York College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta) and conducts research at SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station (BFS) in Cooperstown, NY, on the shore…
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Kate McGrath, SUNY Oneonta – Facial Asymmetry in Gorillas Can Be A Sign of Stress
On SUNY Oneonta Week: Stress in childhood can alter the shape of your face. Kate McGrath, assistant professor of biological anthropology, discusses why. Kate McGrath studies indicators of stress preserved in the skulls and teeth of great apes. She has done fieldwork in Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania at fossil sites and in national parks. Dr.…
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Florian Reyda, SUNY Oneonta – Parasites Revisited
On SUNY Oneonta Week: Parasites have a role to play in an ecosystem. Florian Reyda, professor of biology, examines what they can tell us about a body of water’s health. Dr. Florian Reyda is a professor of biology at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. He specifically is a parasitologist—someone who focuses…
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Dan Stich, SUNY Oneonta – Could We Bring Back Lost Species of Fish?
On SUNY Oneonta Week: How do we help restore declining fish populations? Dan Stich, associate professor of biology, says sacrifices are required. Dan Stich joined the Oneonta faculty in 2015 after earning a B.T. in fisheries and aquaculture at the State University of New York Cobleskill College of Agriculture and Technology, an M.S. in fish…
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Casey Coomes, SUNY Oneonta – Songbirds and Climate Change
On SUNY Oneonta Week: The struggles of adapting to climate change are affecting everyone. Casey Coomes, visiting instructor and prodig fellow, discusses one small animal that is in great peril. Casey Coomes is a recent graduate of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Her research examines the effects…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.16)
SUNY Oneonta Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.16 Monday, May 16th Casey Coomes, visiting instructor and prodig fellow, discusses one small animal that is in great peril due to climate change. Tuesday, May 17th Dan Stich, associate professor of biology, says sacrifices are required to bring back lost species of fish. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.09-2022.05.13
The Academic Minute from 05.09 – 05.13 Monday, May 9th William Warren – Brown University Studying Human “Flocking” to Understand Collective Behavior Bill Warren is Chancellor’s Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, and President of the International Society for Ecological Psychology. He pioneered the use of virtual reality (VR) techniques…
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Steve Sloman, Brown University – Bringing Evidence to Bear without Understanding
On Brown University Week: How do people form their opinions on today’s issues? Steven Sloman, professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences, explores if the people around us are the key to changing minds. Steven Sloman has worked at Brown University since 1992 after receiving his PhD in Psychology from Stanford University. He is ex-Editor-in-Chief…
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Hwamee Oh, Brown University – Why Some Brain Regions and Cognitive Functions Are More Vulnerable to Aging
On Brown University Week: Detecting Alzheimer’s early on is key. Hwamee Oh, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and human behavior and cognitive, linguistics and psychological sciences, determines one way to do so. Dr. Hwamee Oh is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences…