Author: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.07.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.07.15 Monday Claire Cahen, assistant professor of urban and environmental policy, says which schools are taking on most of the burden of a school district’s debt might not be spread evenly. Tuesday Zachary Silver, assistant professor of psychology, looks into how our dogs see us. Wednesday…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.07.08-2024.07.12
The Academic Minute from 7.08 – 7.12 Monday Stacy Peebles – Centre College What Are Our Newest War Stories? Stacey Peebles is H. W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Associate Professor, Chair of English, and Chair of Film Studies at Centre College. She is the author of Welcome to the Suck: Narrating the American Soldier’s Experience…
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Jeffrey Heath, Centre College – A Division III Sports Analytics Program
On Centre College Week: Data have made a big splash in sports recently. Jeffrey Heath, David and Marlene Grissom Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, details why. Jeffrey Heath is the David and Marlene Grissom Professor of Mathematics and Data Science at Centre College. His scholarly work focuses on sports analytics, and he leads the…
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Daniel Scott, Centre College – Novel Point-of-Care Diagnostics
On Centre College Week: Improving health care access can improve healthcare outcomes, but how do we do it? Daniel Scott, associate professor of chemistry, examines a path forward. Daniel Scott joined the Centre College faculty as an assistant professor of chemistry in 2017. Prior to joining Centre, he was an assistant professor of chemistry and…
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Megs Gendreau, Centre College – Are Athletes Really That Special?
On Centre College Week: Why are we interested in the lives of athletes? Megs Gendreau, associate professor of philosophy and environmental studies, explains why. Megs Gendreau’s main research focuses on how we understand human selves and human values in the face of radical climate change, but she enjoys sports and periodically gets to write about…
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Ravi Radhakrishnan, Centre College – Rent-Seeking Activities
On Centre College Week: Why is more money going to lobbying in politics than before? Ravi Radhakrishnan, associate professor of economics and business, says it’s a pressing issue. Ravi Radhakrishnan joined Centre College in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Economics. His area of specialization is growth theory with a focus on the role of…
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Stacey Peebles, Centre College – What Are Our Newest War Stories?
On Centre College Week: We’ve heard the war stories of the past, but what about today? Stacey Peebles, H. W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Associate Professor and Chair of English, looks for some. Stacey Peebles is H. W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Associate Professor, Chair of English, and Chair of Film…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.07.08)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.07.08 Monday Stacey Peebles, H. W. Stodghill, Jr. and Adele H. Stodghill Associate Professor and Chair of English, looks for the war stories of today. Tuesday Ravi Radhakrishnan, associate professor of economics and business, says more money than ever before is going to lobbying. Wednesday Megs…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.07.01-2024.07.05
The Academic Minute from 7.01 – 7.05 Monday Lawson Wulsin – University of Cincinnati What is Toxic Stress? Lawson Wulsin, MD, is professor of psychiatry and family medicine at the University of Cincinnati. His subspecialty is psychosomatic medicine, and he has focused his research and teaching on various mind-body questions, such as depression and heart…
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Beth Livingston, University of Iowa – When A Worker Is Harassed During Their Commute
Harassment of workers doesn’t just happen at work, but also on the way in. Beth Livingston, Ralph L. Sheets Associate Professor of Industrial Relations at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, explains more. Beth A. Livingston is the Ralph L. Sheets Associate Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Iowa’s…