Author: Academic Minute
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Joshi Alumkal, University of Michigan – The Gene PROX1 is an Early Driver of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness
Treating prostate cancer is challenging, but help may be on the way. Joshi Alumkal, Wicha family professor of oncology at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, explores how. Alumkal spent most of his childhood and early adulthood in Texas. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas with a bachelor’s in biology.…
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Annemari Kilpelainen, University of Eastern Finland – Epilepsy in Frontotemporal Dementia
Our understanding of dementia may need an update. Annemari Kilpelainen, doctoral researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, tells us why. Annemari Kilpeläinen is a neurologist at the Neurocenter of Kuopio University Hospital and a PhD researcher at the University of Eastern Finland. Her clinical interests focus on epilepsy and movement disorders, while her research…
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Johanna Smith, California State University San Bernardino – Finding the Courage to Demand Delight
How can we bring joy into education? Johanna Smith, professor of theater education and entrepreneurship at California State University, San Bernardino, finds a way to incorporate it. Johanna Smith is a Professor of Theatre Education and Entrepreneurship at California State University, San Bernardino. She has served as an artist and educator for professional theatres, museums,…
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Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Brigham Young University – Creating a More Connected, Resilient, and Thriving Society
Relationships are important to our health, so how do we foster them? Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Scientific Leadership Council Chair and Board Member, Foundation for Social Connection, and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director of the Social Connections Lab at Brigham Young University, details how to get connected. Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad is the founding scientific chair…
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Cecilia Sada Garibay, University of Arizona – Screen Time and Family Relationships
What can our children’s screen time teach us about family relationships? Cecilia Sada Garibay, graduate student in communication at the University of Arizona, observes to find the answer. Before entering her Ph.D. program, Sada Garibay was a professor and researcher at the School of Communication at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City. There, she taught courses…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.09.08)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.09.08 Monday Cecilia Sada Garibay, graduate student in communication at the University of Arizona, observes what our children’s screen time teaches us about family relationships. Tuesday Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Scientific Leadership Council Chair and Board Member, Foundation for Social Connection, and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.09.01-2025.09.08
Monday Emily Rosado-Solomon – Babson College Supporting Employees With Mental Illness Emily Rosado-Solomon is an Assistant Professor of Management at Babson College. She received her PhD at Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations, and previously served on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach. Her research is broadly in the areas of…
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Tina Ho, University of South Florida – Using AI to Detect Silent Pain in Newborns
How can we tell when a newborn is in pain? Tina Ho, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of South Florida, helps determine this. Tina Ho joined USF in 2016 as a neonatologist in the Morsani College of Medicine Pediatrics Department, Neonatology Division and the Jennifer Leigh Muma NICU at Muma Children’s Hospital at…
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Mosharaf Chowdhury, University of Michigan – Smarter AI Training to Slash Energy Waste
AI takes a lot of energy, so how do we lighten the load? Mosharaf Chowdhury, associate professor of computer science at the University of Michigan, gets computer chips working together toward a solution. Dr. Mosharaf Chowdhury is a computer scientist interested in all facets of efficient systems: from software runtimes to the hardware resources they…
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Alexei Morozov, Virginia Tech University – Sex Differences in how Mice – and Maybe People – Deal with Stressful Situations
How we deal with stressful situations may be influenced by who we’re with at the time. Alexei Morozov, research scientist with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech University, looks into the social influence. Alexei Morozov, a research scientist with the Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Sex Differences in how Mice…