This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.04.10)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.04.10

Monday

Kate Mulligan, assistant professor of social and behavioral health sciences at the University of Toronto, says loneliness is a growing health problem, but how do medical professionals treat it?

Tuesday

Joanne Dickson, professor of psychology and mental health at Edith Cowan University, explores how mental flexibility can help those with chronic pain.

Wednesday

Meghann Jarchow, chair and associate professor in the department of sustainability and environment at the University of South Dakota, discusses how thinking locally can lead to a more sustainable future.

Thursday

William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor or Business Administration at Harvard Business School, details how American academic leadership may be threatened.

Friday

Harvey Chochinov, distinguished professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba, details how to make being a patient easier.