Category: Academic Minute

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.12.11-2023.12.15

    The Academic Minute for 2023.12.11-2023.12.15

    The Academic Minute from 12.11 – 12.15 Monday Charmeka Newton – University of North Dakota Healing Anti-Black Messaging College of Education & Human Development at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Newton is also the owner of Legacy Mental Health Services, PLLC. She has over 20 years of experience in clinical, academic, and community settings,…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.12.11)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.12.11)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.12.11   Monday Charmeka Newton, clinical assistant professor in the college of education and human development at the University of North Dakota, develops a toolkit to help heal from anti-black messaging for those afflicted.   Tuesday David Buys, state health specialist and associate professor at Mississippi State University, examines…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.12.04-2023.12.08

    The Academic Minute for 2023.12.04-2023.12.08

    The Academic Minute from 12.04 – 12.08 Monday Joseph Cimpian – New York University Misleading Numbers: Examining Data Reliability in Public Health Joseph Cimpian, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics and Education Policy at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. His research focuses on the use and development of novel and rigorous methods…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.12.04)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.12.04)

    New York University Week on The Academic Minute 2023.12.04   Monday Joseph Cimpian, professor of economics and education policy, discusses how bad data can have big consequences.   Tuesday Adolfo Cuevas, assistant professor in the department of social and behavioral sciences, discusses how social stressors can lead to bad outcomes.   Wednesday Natalie Brito, associate…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.11.27-2023.12.01

    The Academic Minute for 2023.11.27-2023.12.01

    The Academic Minute from 11.27 – 12.01 Monday Jay Zagorsky – Boston University Can Important Unions Collapse and Disappear? Jay Zagorsky is an economist who teaches at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.  This summer he taught his 10,000th Boston University student.  Professor Zagorsky has published three books and is working on his fourth entitled…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.27   Monday Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, examines how one union that came and went due to technological inventions.   Tuesday Marie-Claire Beaulieu, associate professor of classical studies at Tufts University, explores the mythology present in your garden.  …

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.11.20-2023.11.24

    The Academic Minute for 2023.11.20-2023.11.24

    The Academic Minute from 11.20 – 11.24 Monday Lucas Berenbrok – University of Pittsburgh The Curious Case of Phenylephrine Lucas Berenbrok, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist. Dr. Berenbrok’s research focuses on the expanding roles pharmacists play in keeping communities healthy. His scholarly work includes…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.20   Monday Lucas Berenbrok, associate professor of pharmacy and therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the curious case of Phenylephrine.   Tuesday Emily Midkiff, assistant professor of teaching, leadership, and professional practice at the University of North Dakota, says there’s plenty of “space” on the shelf for…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.11.13-2023.11.17

    The Academic Minute for 2023.11.13-2023.11.17

    The Academic Minute from 11.13 – 11.17 Monday Catherine Sanderson – Amherst College Group Loyalty and Problematic Behavior on Campuses Catherine Sanderson is the Poler Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College. Her most recent book, Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into Moral Rebels, examines why good people so often stay silent or do nothing in…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.13   Monday Catherine Sanderson, Poler Family professor of psychology at Amherst College, looks into group loyalty and problematic behavior on campus.   Tuesday Steve Minton, associate professor in applied and clinical psychology at the University of Plymouth, examines how we’re still learning about the horrors of residential schools…