Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.09.20)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.09.20 Monday, September 20th Clifford F. Thies, professor of economics and finance at Shenandoah University, considers if war is good for a country’s economy. Tuesday, September 21st Tim Franz, professor of psychology at St. John Fisher College, examines why team projects can be fraught, but are important as…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.09.13-2021.09.17
The Academic Minute from 09.13 – 09.17 Monday, September 13th Dana Ferraris – McDaniel College Discovering Anti-Viral Drugs to Treat COVID-19 Dana Ferraris, associate professor of Chemistry and the John Desmond Kopp Professorship in the Sciences, began teaching at McDaniel College in 2015 as a visiting professor before joining the faculty as associate professor…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.09.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.09.13 Monday, September 13th Dana Ferraris, associate professor of chemistry at McDaniel College, discusses why the COVID-19 pandemic is offering a great teaching opportunity for faculty. Tuesday, September 14th Kenneth Sider, visiting assistant professor at Skidmore College, explains why who is hired as teachers has a big impact.…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.09.06-2021.09.10
The Academic Minute from 09.06 – 09.10 Monday, September 6th Meredith Kneavel – LaSalle University Athletic Trainers: Unseen Healthcare Workers of the Pandemic Dr. Meredith Kneavel, Ph.D., has training as a biopsychologist whose foundational work was in the study of sex differences in stress, learning, and memory. Her stress research has expanded to understanding…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.09.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.09.06 Monday, September 6th Meredith Kneavel, professor in the department of urban public health and nutrition at La Salle University, explores one group of unseen workers during the pandemic. Tuesday, September 7th Shamma Alam, associate professor of international studies at Dickinson College, examines how job less might affect…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.08.30-2021.09.03
The Academic Minute from 08.30 – 09.03 Monday, August 30th Heather Tanana – University of Utah Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribes in the Colorado River Basin Heather Tanana is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and Assistant Professor & Wallace Stegner Center Fellow at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. Heather is…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.30 Monday, August 30th Heather Tanana, assistant professor of law at the University of Utah, discusses the wide gap in drinking water access. Tuesday, August 31st April Thames, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Southern California Dornsife, details why racism is toxic for your…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.08.23-2021.08.27
The Academic Minute from 08.23 – 08.27 Monday, August 23rd Ximena Garcia-Rada – Texas A&M University Consumers Value Effort over Ease When Caring for Closer Others I am an assistant professor of marketing at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University researching consumer behavior and well-being with an emphasis on close, personal relationships. I use a wide range…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.23 Monday, August 23rd Ximena Garcia-Rada, assistant professor of marketing at Texas A&M University, determines that products to ease the burden of caregiving aren’t always welcomed. Tuesday, August 24th Ann Duncan, associate professor of American studies at religion at Goucher College, determines that non-religious people might still have…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.08.16-2021.08.20
The Academic Minute from 08.16 – 08.20 Monday, August 16th Bin He – Carnegie Mellon University Meditation and Mind Control Bin He is the Trustee Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. He has made significant research contributions to the field of neuroengineering, including brain-computer interface, functional neuroimaging, and…