Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.14 Monday Gabe Kwong, the Robert A. Milton associate professor of biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech University, examines how finding the right treatment for cancer is difficult at times, and computing power may help us with this goal. Tuesday Sarah Kakadellis, postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.04.07-2025.04.11
The Academic Minute from 4.7 – 4.11 Monday Rafaela Fontes – Virginia Tech University Persistence with Abstinence from Substance Use Rafaela Fontes is a research scientist in the Addiction Recovery Research Center at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Her work focuses on decision-making processes in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), using models of choice…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.04.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.04.07 Monday Rafaela Fontes, research scientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech University, takes a look at how long it takes for successful abstinence from substance use. Tuesday Praveen Arany, associate professor of oral biology and biomedical engineering and surgery at the University at…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.03.31-2025.04.04
The Academic Minute from 3.31 – 4.3 Monday Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski – New York University Preterm Births on the Rise Dr. Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski is a Professor of Epidemiology and Precision Health at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and an Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the UCSF School of Medicine. She is the Founder…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.03.31)
New York University Week on The Academic Minute 2025.03.31 Monday Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, professor of epidemiology and precision health at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing, looks into the data to find solutions to the rising rate of preterm births. Tuesday Joseph Cimpian, professor of economics and education policy, says while there’s more diversity…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.03.24-2025.03.28
The Academic Minute from 3.24 – 3.28 Monday Oak McCoy – University of New England Social Security and National Parks Enduring Legacies of the New Deal Dr. Oak McCoy is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the College of Business at the University of New England, where he studies economic history to inform contemporary policy.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.03.24)
University of New England College of Business Week on The Academic Minute 2025.03.24 Monday Oak McCoy, assistant professor of economics in the college of business, examines a couple enduring legacies of the New Deal. Tuesday Norm O’Reilly, full professor and Dean of the College of Business, explores how sponsorship is changing in 2025.…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.03.17-2025.03.21
The Academic Minute from 3.17 – 3.21 Monday Andrea King – University of Chicago Questioning the Dark Side of Addiction Andrea King is a clinical and research psychologist with expertise in addictive disorders, including alcohol use disorder. Tuesday Joshua Rovner – American University Strategy and Grand Strategy Joshua Rovner is associate professor of international relations…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.03.17)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.03.17 Monday Andrea King, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Chicago, tells us why our understanding of alcohol addiction may need a re-write. Tuesday Joshua Rovner, associate professor in the School of International Service at American University, delves into the difference between strategy…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.03.10-2025.03.14
The Academic Minute from 3.10 – 3.14 Monday Marcia Bjornerud – Lawrence University The Dark Side of the Enlightenment Marcia Bjornerud is a structural geologist whose research focuses on the physics of earthquakes and mountain building. She is the author of several books for popular audiences: Reading the Rocks, Timefulness, Geopedia and the recently published Turning to Stone: Discovering the…