Month: March 2023
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David Drake, University of Wisconsin – Human and Coyote Co-Existence in Urban Areas
Have you heard the howl of a coyote nearby? David Drake, professor and extension wildlife specialist in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, explores human and coyote coexistence in urban areas. David Drake is a Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at…
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Marilynn Desmond, Binghamton University – Christine de Pizan on Gender and Warfare in the Middle Ages
Writers who lived through war can help bring different perspectives to these conflicts. Marilynn Desmond, distinguished research professor at Binghamton University, details one such writer. Marilynn Desmond holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. She has published extensively on the reception of Classical texts in medieval vernacular literatures, especially…
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Arianna Maffei, Stony Brook University – Children’s Food Experiences Shapes Grown-Ups’ Taste Preferences
Why do we like the food we like as adults? Arianna Maffei, professor of neurobiology and behavior at Stony Brook University, looks at the early years to find out. I am a neuroscientist and I study how experience and learning affect the brain. I obtained my Bachelor degree in Biology in 1997 and my PhD…
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Wolf Gruner, University of Southern California – #LastSeen Project: Unknown Pictures, Untold Stories of the Holocaust
Photos of the Holocaust are still being found. Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish studies and professor of history at the University of Southern California, explores the history still to be told through images. Wolf Gruner is the Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish Studies and Professor of History at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles…
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Moussa N’Gom, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Optics: The Future of Computation and Medicine
Light can be a useful and non-invasive tool in medicine. Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how. Moussa N’Gom is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following an early career in industry as…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.03.27 Monday Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how optics is the future. Tuesday Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish studies and professor of history at the University of South California, explores the history of…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.03.20-2023.03.24
The Academic Minute from 3.20 – 3.24 Monday Oladele Ogunseitan – University of California, Irvine Disentangling the Worldwide Web of E-Waste and Climate Change Oladele (Dele) Ogunseitan holds the University of California Presidential Chair at Irvine where he served for more than a decade as Professor and Founding Chair of the Department of Population Health…
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Britteny Howell, University of Alaska Anchorage – What We Need to Age Healthy May Be The Hardest Things to Obtain
Your physical space is very important as you age. Britteny Howell, assistant professor of health sciences and director of the healthy aging research laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage, says your health could be on the line. Britteny M. Howell, PhD, CPG, CDP® is Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Director of the Healthy Aging…
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Ted Hadzi-Antich, Austin Community College – Asking the Great Questions at Community Colleges
Students come into higher education institutions with a lot of questions about their futures Ted Hadzi-Antich, associate professor of government at Austin Community College, explores one way to help them get answers. Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr. has been teaching “great books” to students at Austin Community College for 15 years, where he founded the Great Questions…
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David Bakhurst, Queen’s University – Why Education Matters to Philosophy
The field of philosophy is changing. David Bakhurst, Charlton professor of philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario, looks into one instance why. David Bakhurst is Charlton Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario. His book, Consciousness and Revolution in Soviet Philosophy (Cambridge, 1991), represents the first critical history of Soviet philosophical culture. Since then, in addition…