Author: Academic Minute
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Shun Ye, George Mason University – AI Tools and Human Decision Making
AI may help us make decisions, but are they the right decisions? Shun Ye, associate professor of information systems and operations management at George Mason University, examines the outcomes. Shun Ye is an Associate professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business. With a Ph.D. in Management Information…
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Will Berelson, University of Southern California, Dornsife – Urban Greenery Plays a Bigger Role in Offsetting Fossil Fuel Emissions than Expected
Trees don’t need to be in a forest to help combat climate change. Will Berelson, Paxson Offield professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California Dornsife, looks at reducing emissions in urban areas. Will Berelson is the Paxson Offield Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.06.09)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.06.09 Monday Will Berelson, Paxson Offield professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California Dornsife, looks at reducing emissions in urban areas. Tuesday Shun Ye, associate professor of information systems and operations management at George Mason University, whether AI is…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.06.02-2025.06.06
Monday Elahe Solanaghai – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Sensing Beneath the Forest Canopy: A New Tool for Wildfire Prevention Elahe Soltanaghai is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research spans the areas of wireless networking and sensing with applications in IoT, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Mixed Reality. Previously, she was a…
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Stephanie Madsen, McDaniel College – Imaginary Athletes in Social Development
Children have imaginary friends, but what about adults? Stephanie Madsen, professor of psychology at McDaniel College, examines this with athletes in mind. Stephanie Madsen is professor of psychology at McDaniel College. She joined the college in 2001 after earning her master’s and Ph.D. in child psychology from the University of Minnesota, and graduated magna cum…
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Diana Aga, University at Buffalo – Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals
We may have found an ally in our fight against PFAS chemicals. Diana Aga, Henry M. Woodburn Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of chemistry and the director of the RENEW Institute at the University at Buffalo, looks into this. Diana Aga is an environmental and analytical chemist. As Henry M. Woodburn Chair and SUNY Distinguished…
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Christopher Baldassano, Columbia University – The Brain Organizes Narratives Into Meaningful Event Memories
How we experience an event may change how we remember it. Christopher Baldassano, associate professor of psychology at Columbia University, looks into our past experiences for clues. Christopher Baldassano is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Columbia University. He was an undergraduate in Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, received his PhD in Computer…
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Lee Haines, University of Notre Dame – Do Mosquitoes Harbor Viruses Without Falling Ill?
Why can mosquitoes harbor viruses without being affected while others cannot? Lee Haines, associate research professor in Medical Entomology at the University of Notre Dame, explores this. Lee Haines is a researcher with a PhD in Tropical Medicine and an MSc in Parasite Biochemistry and Microbiology, who specializes in diseases transmitted by arthropods. Her work…
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Elahe Soltanaghai, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – Sensing Beneath the Forest Canopy: A New Tool for Wildfire Prevention
We need new tools for wildfire prevention going forward. Elahe Soltanaghai, assistant professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, aims to deliver one. Elahe Soltanaghai is an assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research spans the areas of wireless networking and sensing with applications…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.06.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.06.02 Monday Elahe Soltanaghai, assistant professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, aims to deliver a new tool of aid in wildfire prevention. Tuesday Lee Haines, associate research professor in Medical Entomology at the University of Notre Dame, explores how…