Author: Academic Minute
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The Academic Minute for 2025.04.21-2025.04.25
The Academic Minute from 4.21 – 4.25 Monday John Daily – University of Colorado Wildfires Need Science Dr. Daily is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan (B.S. 1968, M.S. 1969) and at Stanford University (Ph.D. 1975.) After receiving the Ph.D.,…
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Flora Sun, Binghamton University – News Media Conglomeration and Financial Markets
The conglomeration of news media is having impacts on financial markets. Flora Sun, assistant professor of accounting at Binghamton University, explains why. Dr. Sun’s research interests include disclosure and information production in capital markets, focusing on the determinants of media coverage and its impact on capital markets. Sun is also interested in studying how investors…
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Art Jipson, University of Dayton – Understanding Extremism
Understanding extremism can be key to our future. Art Jipson, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Dayton, explores why. Arthur “Art” Jipson is an associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Dayton, where he has taught since 2001. From 2005 to 2016, Jipson was director of UD’s criminal…
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Alison Gernand, Penn State University – Vitamin D Matters During the First Trimester of Pregnancy
What role does vitamin D play in pregnancy? Alison Gernand, associate professor of nutritional sciences at Penn State University, shows us the importance. Alison Gernand is an Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State University. The focus of her research is the impact of maternal micronutrient status on adverse pregnancy outcomes. She received a…
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Eleanor Schille-Hudson, Stanford University – The Problem-Solving Power of Prayer
Is prayer a form of problem solving for the person praying? Eleanor Schille-Hudson, postdoctoral research scientist in the department of anthropology at Stanford University, discusses why it may be the case. A cognitive scientist by training, she studies how people rely on their priors, habituated behaviors, social networks, and cultural context to make sense of…
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John Daily, University of Colorado – Wildfires Need Science
Wildfires are a topic that is demanding our attention these days. John Daily, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, says science can teach us what we need to know. Dr. Daily is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.21 Monday John Daily, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado, says science can teach us what we need to know about wildfires. Tuesday Eleanor Schille-Hudson, postdoctoral research scientist in the department of anthropology at Stanford University, discusses why prayer may be a form…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.04.14-2025.04.18
The Academic Minute from 4.14 – 4.18 Monday Gabe Kwong – Georgia Tech University Using Computer Logic to Enhance Cancer Detection Gabe A. Kwong, Ph.D. is the Robert A. Milton Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory School of Medicine. Dr. Kwong’s research program is centered at the interface…
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Peter Serles, California Institute of Technology – Machine Learning Could Make Superefficient Planes
3D printing may hold the key to making airplanes superefficient. Peter Serles, Schmidt Science Fellow at the California Institute of Technology, looks to let this research take off. Dr. Peter Serles received his PhD from the University of Toronto working with Prof. Tobin Filleter where he was a Vanier Scholar and was awarded the Canadian…
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Anita Rao, Georgetown University – The Impact of Voluntary Labeling
Labels on products showing ‘healthier’ information, may not be telling the whole story. Anita Rao, Beyer Family associate professor at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, tells us why. Anita Rao, Beyer Family Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, is an empirical marketing researcher. Her work focuses on causally measuring…