Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.06.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.06.07 Monday, June 7th Yoah Sui, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, explains why if you’re sitting, you might want to stand up. Tuesday, June 8th Jennifer Wollock, professor of English at Texas A&M University, discusses the wars of chivalry. Wednesday, June 9th Dimitra Atri, research scientist…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.31-2021.06.04
The Academic Minute from 05.31 – 06.04 Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire – Purchase College The Vietnam Veterans’ Anti-War Movement Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is a two-time fellowship recipient from the National Endowment for the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.31)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.31 Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the Vietnam war. Tuesday, June 1st Heath Henderson, assistant professor of economics at Drake University, discusses if cash payments are the best way to…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.24-2021.05.28
The Academic Minute from 05.24 – 05.28 Monday, May 24th Amy Bidwell – SUNY Oswego College Weight Gain Dr. Bidwell is an Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness at SUNY Oswego. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University in Exercise Physiology and Science Education with a research…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.24)
SUNY Oswego Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.24 Monday, May 24th Amy Bidwell, associate professor of in the department of health promotion and wellness, details what else besides knowledge is needed to keep off extra weight. Tuesday, May 25th Michele Thornton, assistant professor in health services administration, examines the correlation between your employment and…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.17-2021.05.21
The Academic Minute from 05.17 – 05.21 Monday, May 17th Barbara Rumain – Touro College Teenagers are More Susceptible to Getting COVID-19 than Older Adults Dr. Barbara Rumain received a B.A. in mathematics from Columbia University and then a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from New York University. Her areas of interest include: how people learn…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.17)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.17 Monday, May 17th Barbara Rumain, associate professor of psychology at Touro College, examines whether teenagers are more susceptible to contracting COVID-19. Tuesday, May 18th William D. Ramos, associate professor in the department of health & wellness design at Indiana University Bloomington, explains why water safety continues to…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.10-2021.05.14
The Academic Minute from 05.10 – 05.14 Monday, May 10th Robert Edgell – SUNY Polytechnic Institute Humans and Outer Space Dr. Edgell is currently a Professor of Technology Management and Co-Director of the Joint Center for Creativity, Design, and Venturing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. He directs Innovation Challenge New York (ICNY), an integrated community-based experiential…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.10 Monday, May 10th Robert Edgell, professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, looks beyond our planet for innovation. Tuesday, May 11th Elizabeth Kiester, associate professor of sociology at Albright College, determines the reasons immigrant communities have been hit hard by the pandemic. Wednesday, May 12th Joseph…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.03-2021.05.07
The Academic Minute from 05.03 – 05.07 Monday, May 3rd William Powers – University of Houston Clear Lake The Transformative Effects of Higher Education for Incarcerated Students Dr. William Powers, Jr. completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University in May 1993 in the field of 20th Century US History, specifically– the Petroleum Industry. His dissertation,…