Author: David Hopper
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.10.17)
University of Dayton Week on The Academic Minute 2022.10.17 Monday, October 17th Jack Bauer, professor of psychology, delves into one way to try to make sense of our time on Earth. Tuesday, October 18th Subramanian Ramakrishnan, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, examines how to update our models for fighting epidemics. …
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Dimitris Xygalatas, University of Connecticut – The Transformative Effects of Collective Gatherings
The COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize the importance of being around other people. Dimitris Xygalatas, associate professor in the departments of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut, explains why. Dimitris Xygalatas is Associate Professor in the departments of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences and director of the Experimental Anthropology lab at the University of…
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Ranjith Ramasamy, University of Miami – The Impacts of COVID-19 and its Vaccines on Male Fertility
On University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Week: Do COVID-19 vaccines harm male fertility? Ranjith Ramasamy, associate professor and director of reproductive urology, looks into this question. Ranjith Ramasamy, M.D., is an associate professor and director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Reproductive Urology program. His extensive research in male fertility…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.08.15)
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Week on The Academic Minute 2022.08.15 Monday, August 15th Ranjith Ramasamy, associate professor and director of reproductive urology, looks into whether COVID-19 vaccines harm male fertility. Tuesday, August 16th Luanda Grazette, professor of medicine, examines why More patients are surviving heart failure than ever before. …
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The Academic Minute for 2022.08.08-2022.08.12
The Academic Minute from 08.08 – 08.12 Monday, August 8th Karen Cerulo – Rutgers University Dreaming of Future Possibilities Karen A. Cerulo has authored several books and articles in the areas of culture and cognition, symbol systems and meaning, inequality, media and technology, social change, and identity construction. She served as the Chair of…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.08.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.08.01 Monday, August 1st Lynn Addington, professor of justice, law and criminology at American University, discusses how to make the next pandemic easier for one group. Tuesday, August 2nd Josh Draper, lecturer in the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, discusses how to make dining out…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.07.18-2022.07.22
The Academic Minute from 07.18 – 07.22 Monday, July 18th Benjamin Weissman – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Emoji: Language or Communication? Benjamin Weissman is a leading expert in the field of emoji. Weissman’s research focuses on meaning in conversation from a cognitive and linguistic perspective. With a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Illinois…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.07.18)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week on The Academic Minute 2022.07.18 Monday, July 18th Benjamin Weissman, lecturer of cognitive science, discusses whether emojis are a language unto themselves. Tuesday, July 19th Robert Karlicek, Professor and Director of the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications, examines light sculpting. Wednesday, July 20th Susan Smith, lecturer…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.07.11)
Rockefeller College Of Public Affairs & Policy Week on The Academic Minute 2022.07.11 Monday, July 11th Teddy Wilson, assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice, examines efforts to limit the number of guns on the street. Tuesday, July 12th Patricia Strach, professor of political science and public administration & policy, explains how…
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Steven Walkley, Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Rare Disease: When The Diagnoses Is Not The Answer
How do we go beyond the diagnosis to help families cope? Today on The Academic Minute: Steven Walkley, professor of neuroscience, pathology and neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, looks into one way to assist. Dr. Walkley has focused his career on the study of rare genetic brain diseases. Most notably these have…