Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.30 Monday, May 30th Birol Yesilada, professor of political science and international studies at Portland State University, discusses how to protect the smart grid from attack. Tuesday, May 31st Graham Reynolds, associate professor of biology at the University of North Carolina Asheville, explores the hidden biodiversity of…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.23-2022.05.27
The Academic Minute from 05.23 – 05.27 Monday, May 23rd Unal Tatar – University at Albany The Economic Cost of Critical Infrastructure Disruptions Dr. Unal Tatar is an assistant professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany. Dr. Tatar served as the head of the National…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.23)
University at Albany Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.23 Monday, May 23rd Unal Tatar, assistant professor at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, explores the economic cost of disruptions in infrastructure. Tuesday, May 24th Jerry Brotzge, research scientist, explores why it’s still tricky predicting the weather. Wednesday, May 25th Tomoko…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.16-2022.05.20
The Academic Minute from 05.16 – 05.20 Monday, May 16th Casey Coomes – SUNY Oneonta Songbirds and Climate Change Casey Coomes is a recent graduate of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Her research examines the effects of heat stress on animal behavior. Specifically, Dr. Coomes focuses…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.16)
SUNY Oneonta Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.16 Monday, May 16th Casey Coomes, visiting instructor and prodig fellow, discusses one small animal that is in great peril due to climate change. Tuesday, May 17th Dan Stich, associate professor of biology, says sacrifices are required to bring back lost species of fish. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.09-2022.05.13
The Academic Minute from 05.09 – 05.13 Monday, May 9th William Warren – Brown University Studying Human “Flocking” to Understand Collective Behavior Bill Warren is Chancellor’s Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, and President of the International Society for Ecological Psychology. He pioneered the use of virtual reality (VR) techniques…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.09)
Brown University Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.09 Monday, May 9th William Warren, chancellor’s professor of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences, explores why humans flock together too. Tuesday, May 10th Mary A. Carskadon, professor of psychiatry and human behavior, explores the science of kids, school and sleep. Wednesday, May 11th Oriel FeldmanHall,…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.05.02-2022.05.06
The Academic Minute from 05.02 – 05.06 Monday, May 2nd Wes Routon – Georgia Gwinnett College Dual Enrollment Pays Off Dr. Wes Routon is an applied microeconomist with broad research interests, though much of his work falls within education economics, particularly the economics of higher education. Routon has been teaching economics and business statistics…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.05.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.05.02 Monday, May 2nd Wes Routon, associate professor of economics and quantitative analysis at Georgia Gwinnett College, discusses the benefits of dual enrollment for students. Tuesday, May 3rd Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of California, Irvine, examines how to transform the personalization of…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.04.25-2022.04.29
The Academic Minute from 04.25 – 04.29 Monday, April 25th Anthony Dick – Florida International University Disaster News Can Trigger Post-Traumatic Stress in Kids Anthony Steven Dick is a Developmental Science and Cognitive Neuroscience Professor at Florida International University. He studies the neurobiology of language and executive function using diffusion-weighted and functional imaging. He…