Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.16)
Carnegie Mellon Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.16 Monday, August 16th Bin He, professor of biomedical engineering, discovers meditation and mind control. Tuesday, August 17th Daniel Armanios, assistant professor in the department of engineering and public policy, explores how infrastructure can keep people locked in the past. Wednesday, August 18th Amir Barati Farimani, assistant…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.08.09-2021.08.13
The Academic Minute from 08.09 – 08.13 Monday, August 9th Maura Pavao – Worcester State University Fermenters as a Model System to Study the Lung and Gut Microbiomes Native of Massachusetts, BS In Biotechnology from WPI and PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Rutgers University as a NIH Biotechnology Training Fellow. Postdoctoral fellow at…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.09)
Worcester State University Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.09 Monday, August 9th Maura Pavao, professor of biology, explains why the human microbiome is important for our health. Tuesday, August 10th Ian Stephens, assistant professor of physics, details how we’re making advances in studying the births of new stars. Wednesday, August 11th Kathryn Frazier, assistant…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.08.01-2021.08.06
The Academic Minute from 08.02 – 08.06 Monday, August 2nd Vikash Gayah – Penn State University Improve Traffic Flow in Cities by Banning Left Turns? Dr. Vikash V. Gayah is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.02 Monday, August 2nd Vikash Gayah, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State University, delves into how to fix left turns in busy cities from being time wasters. Tuesday, August 3rd Kate Padgett-Walsh, associate professor of philosophy at Iowa State University, takes…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.07.26-2021.07.30
The Academic Minute from 07.26 – 07.30 Monday, July 26th Jerry Malayer – Oklahoma State University Why Do We Do Research on Highly Infectious Microbes? Jerry Malayer is a Professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.07.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.07.26 Monday, July 26th Jerry Malayer, professor in the department of physiological sciences at Oklahoma State University, explores why we study highly-infectious microbes. Tuesday, July 27th Caitlin Clark, Instructor and Ph.D student in the department of food science and human nutrition at Colorado State University, discusses another dietary favorite that…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.07.19-2021.07.23
The Academic Minute from 07.19 – 07.23 Monday, July 19th Ali Hamza – Widener University Understanding the Future of Automated Self-Driving Ali Hamza is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Widener University. His research interests include statistical signal and array processing, radar signal processing, communication systems, sparse arrays, convex optimization, and RF sensing for…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.07.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.07.19 Monday, July 19th Ali Hamza, assistant professor of electrical engineering, outlines a technological fix for self-driving cars who struggle to see. Tuesday, July 20th Shaakira Abdullah, professor of nursing, explores one community that carries more risk for engaging in sexual education. Wednesday, July 21st Paul Baker, assistant…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.07.12-2021.07.16
The Academic Minute from 07.12 – 07.16 Monday, July 12th RonNell Anderson – University of Utah The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press Professor RonNell Andersen Jones is an Affiliated Fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project and the Teitelbaum Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney…