This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.28)

This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.28

Monday

Dongqing Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Community Health at George Mason University’s College of Public Health, examines one solution to lowering the amount of preterm births.

Tuesday

Bradley Cannon, assistant professor of finance within the School of Management at Binghamton University, outlines the link between having certain types of friends and building wealth.

Wednesday

Sawsan Wehbi, Genetics Ph.D. candidate at the University of Arizona, takes a look at how our genetic code still has mysteries to solve.

Thursday

Marcos Fernandez-Tous, assistant professor in the department of space studies at the University of North Dakota, details how a new trajectory may help cool things down for rockets during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Friday

Qi Luo, assistant professor in the department of business analytics at the University of Iowa, examines one possible solution to making the trucking industry more efficient.