Author: Academic Minute
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Behind the Scenes: Producing The Academic Minute
Here’s another look behind the scenes at The Academic Minute! Dr. Lynn Pasquerella delivers an AM introduction as WAMC Program Director Katie Britton listens in!
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Matt Taylor, Washington State University – Knowledge Transfer
Computers are very useful in the classroom, but in the near future, they might be conducting the class! Matt Taylor, assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University, is teaching computers how to teach. Matthew E. Taylor is Washington State University’s Allred Distinguished Professor in Artificial Intelligence and…
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Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, FSU – The Power of Californium
Research from Florida State University might change the way we build and store radioactive waste. Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Florida State University, is working with atomic element number 98: californium. Professor Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt received his B.S. in chemistry from Southwest Minnesota State University in 1993. He…
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Geoff Ball, University of Alberta – Metabolically Healthy Obesity
UAlberta research shows: a study of 181 children with obesity aged eight to 17 years old showed that up to a third could be classified as “metabolically healthy,” meaning they’re not imminently at risk of developing insulin resistance—a precursor to Type 2 diabetes—high blood pressure, high cholesterol or other obesity-related diseases. This study was originally…
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Volkan Topalli, Georgia State University – Cash vs. Credit and Crime
“Our study shows that even a small reduction of cash has a positive effect in reducing street crime.” Volkan Topalli, associate professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University, profiles the effect that switching government assistance funds from cash to credit cards has on street crime. Volkan Topalli is an associate professor of…
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This Week on the Academic Minute
Monday, June 30 Dr. Volkan Topalli of Georgia State University explains how switching government assistance funds from cash to credit might reduce street crime. Tuesday, July 1 Dr. Geoff Ball of the University of Alberta discusses metabolically healthy obesity. Wednesday, July 2 Florida State University’s Dr. Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt delves into the power of Californium.…
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Dr. Dennis O’Rourke 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 today’s edition, he’s picked Dr. Dennis O’Rourke’s…
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Anne Warlaumont, UC Merced – Positive Feedback Loop
Studying the communicative relationship that parents share with their children is a great way to understand how kids learn to interact. Anne Warlaumont, a cognitive scientist at the University of California, Merced, is studying positive feedback loops, or the way successful interaction catalyzes future successful interaction in children. Anne Warlaumont is an assistant professor of…
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A Look Behind the Scenes!
Founded in 1837, Mt. Holyoke College is a big part of The Academic Minute! This glorious architecture houses the offices of Academic Minute host Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, and some of the production work and recording occur in a nearby audio lab.
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Jonathan Kotula, Harvard – Engineering Bacteria
Imagine the medical possibilities of monitoring a person’s digestive tract from the inside out. With a team of scientists from Dr. Pamela Silver’s lab at the Wyss Institute and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jonathan Kotula and his colleagues including Dr. Jordan Kerns and Dr. Jeff Way, engineered bacteria to sense environmental signals within the mammalian…