Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.19 Monday Jeff Frank, professor of education at St. Lawrence University, thinks philosophically about screentime in schools. Tuesday Alexis Redding, faculty co-chair of higher education and lecturer at Harvard University, says institutions only a have a few days to make a good impression on students. Wednesday…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.08.12-2024.08.16
The Academic Minute from 8.12 – 8.16 Monday Michael Hoberman – Fitchburg State University Jews in the North American Wilderness Michael Hoberman is a professor of American literature at Fitchburg State University. He is the author of several books on Jewish history in the US, including New Israel/New England: Jews and Puritans in Early America and A Hundred Acres of…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.12 Monday Michael Hoberman, professor of English studies at Fitchburg State University, explores how we know the name John Muir, but others came before him. Tuesday Donna Nelson, professor of chemistry at the University of Oklahoma, examines how the opioid crisis has been reported, but maybe not…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.08.05-2024.08.09
The Academic Minute from 8.05 – 8.09 Monday Rogerio Pinto – University of Michigan Helping Straight Men Confront Homophobic and Sexist Beliefs RogĂ©rio M. Pinto is a University of Michigan Diversity & Social Transformation Professor, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work, and Professor of Theater and Drama, School of Music, Theater & Dance. Pinto conducts…
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Joe Arvai, University of Southern California Dornsife – The Hidden Risk of Letting A.I. Decide
Whatâs the harm in letting A.I. make decisions for us? Joe Arvai, Director of USC Wrigley Institute for Environment & Sustainability and professor of psychology at the University of Southern California Dornsife, explores one. Dr. Joe Ărvai is the Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology, and he is the…
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April Smith, University of Auburn – Identifying Dynamic Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation in Service Members
How do we lessen the risk of suicidal ideation among service members? April Smith, associate professor and the director of research on eating disorders and suicidality laboratory at Auburn University, asks questions to find answers. Dr. Smith is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at Auburn University and the director of the Research on Eating…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.05)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.05 Monday Rogerio Pinto, University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan, examines how we get white heterosexual men to confront feelings of homophobia and sexism. Tuesday Michael Werner, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah, reads up…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.07.29-2024.08.02
The Academic Minute from 7.29 – 8.02 Monday Micki Olson – University at Albany Understanding the Heat Index Micki Olson, senior research scientist in the college of emergency preparedness, homeland security and cybersecurity at the University at Albany, explores how to simplify this language to keep people safe. Micki Olson is a risk communication expert who…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.07.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.07.29 Monday Micki Olson, senior research scientist in the college of emergency preparedness, homeland security and cybersecurity at the University at Albany, explores how to simplify weather-related language to keep people safe. Tuesday Jon Rosales, professor of environmental studies at St. Lawrence University, says scientists aren’t the…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.07.22-2024.07.26
The Academic Minute from 7.22 – 7.26 Monday Loren Henderson – University of Maryland Baltimore County Centering the Voices of Black Farmers Hendersonâs research interests include diversity issues, stratification and inequality, health disparities, race, class, gender, and sexuality. She is the current executive officer of the Association of Black Sociologists (2021-Present). Listen to Dr. Henderson talk…