Author: Academic Minute
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Yvette Cozier featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1317), Bob has selected Yvette…
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Tom Stace, University of Queensland – New Standards of Measurements
Do we need to update our standards of measurements? Thomas Stace, associate professor in the school of mathematics and physics at the University of Queensland, informs us of the way he and his colleagues are re-thinking these long held standards. Dr Stace completed his PhD at the Cavendish Lab, University of Cambridge in the UK…
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Pia Steensland, Karolinska Institutet – Alcohol Dependence Treatment
Alcohol releases dopamine in our brains, which makes it hard to know when to stop. Pia Steensland, associate professor of psychology at Karolinksa Institutet, examines her research into finding a new way to treat alcohol dependency. Pia Steensland, BPharm, PhD, Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, is a leading expert on behavioral psychopharmacology. The overall goal…
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic…
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Amy Nuttall, Michigan State – Children as Caregivers
Should we let kids just be kids? Amy Nuttall, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Michigan State University, explores the burden some children face while helping with the caregiving responsibilities in the household. Guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, Nuttall’s program of research broadly focuses on processes of resilience and risk in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.14 Monday, December 14 Amy Nuttall of Michigan State University discusses how the dangers of overburdening children with caregiving responsibilities.. Tuesday, December 15 Andrew Stokes of Boston University will examine the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 16 Pia Steensland of the Karolinska Institutet delves into a possible new treatment for alcohol dependence. Thursday, December 17 Tom Stace of…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.12.7-12.11
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 12.7 – 12.11 Monday, December 7 Jackie Dudley – University of Texas at Austin Gene Therapy Jackie Dudley is a professor of molecular biosciences at The University of Texas at Austin whose research focuses on retroviruses, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and breast cancer. She studies another retrovirus,…
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Denise Wilson, University of Washington – Arsenic in Wine
What is lurking in your wine glass? Denise Wilson, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, discusses if the amount of arsenic in wine is something to worry about. Our research is focused in two areas: (a) engineering education; and (b) sensors and photovoltaics. In both areas, we look at research questions whose…
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Kristie Seelman featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1316), Bob has selected Kristie Seelman‘s segment…
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Kevin Wright, Arizona State University – Prisons and Poor Communities
How do the communities prisoners come back to compare to the prison they just left? Kevin Wright, assistant professor in criminal justice at Arizona State University, examines this pivotal factor in reforming our criminal justice system. Kevin A. Wright is an assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. …