Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.06.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.06.01 Monday, June 1st Jennifer Groscup, associate professor of psychology, discusses citizen’s knowledge and use of the Fourth Amendment. Tuesday, June 2nd Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science, looks into how much of recent global warming would have occured without humans. Wednesday, June 3rd Nicholas Kacher, assistant professor…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.05.25-2020.05.29
The Academic Minute from 05.25 – 05.29 Monday, May 25th Brian Harward – Allegheny College Congressional Responsiveness to Presidential Power Brian M. Harward, Ph.D. is Professor and Robert G. Seddig Chair in Political Science at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA where he has taught for 10 years. He is also the Director of the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.05.25)
Allegheny College Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.25 Monday, May 25th Brian Harward, professor and chair of political science, looks into how Congress responds to executive action by the president. Tuesday, May 26th Janyl Jumadinova, assistant professor in the department of computer science, explores how robotics can help us test water quality. Wednesday, May 27th…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.05.18-2020.05.22
The Academic Minute from 05.18 – 05.22 Monday, May 18th Thomas Mackey – SUNY Empire Metaliterate Learners Thomas P. Mackey, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Arts and Media, School of Arts and Humanities at SUNY Empire State College. His research examines metaliteracy, an empowering pedagogical framework for reflective teaching and learning that he…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.05.18)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.18 Monday, May 18th Thomas Mackey, professor in the department of arts and media at SUNY Empire, discusses how to become a better thinker. Tuesday, May 19th Helena Blumen, assistant professor in the department of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, gets us moving and shaking. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.05.11-2020.05.15
The Academic Minute from 05.11 – 05.15 Monday, May 11th Kelly Whitmer – University of the South Youth and Early Modern Innovation Culture Kelly Joan Whitmer’s research explores the intersection of history of science with the history of youth culture, education, religion and emotion in the early modern world. She is particularly interested in the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.05.11)
University of the South Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.11 Monday, May 11th Kelly Whitmer, associate professor of history, looks to the young for innovation. Tuesday, May 12th Rob Bachman, professor of chemistry, explores a benefit of platinum. Wednesday, May 13th William E. Engel, professor of English, discusses how one man had a big effect…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.05.04)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.04 Monday, May 4th Carola Daffner, associate professor of global languages and cultures at the University of Dayton, looks into the history of German Jewish women writers during Holocaust. Tuesday, May 5th Karen Bonuck, professor in the department of family and social medicine at the Albert Einstein College of…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.04.27-2020.05.01
The Academic Minute from 04.27 – 05.01 Monday, April 27th Jennifer Barkin – Mercer University Measuring How New Mothers Are Functioning Dr. Jennifer Barkin is an associate professor of community medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at Mercer University School of Medicine. A psychiatric epidemiologist by training, her research is focused on Perinatal Mood and Anxiety…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.04.27)
Mercer University Week on The Academic Minute 2019.04.27 Monday, April 27th Jennifer Barkin, associate professor of community medicine and obstetrics, details measuring the functioning of new mothers. Tuesday, April 28th Nader Moniri, professor in the department of pharmaceutical sciences, looks into a way to combat Parkinson’s Disaese. Wednesday, April 29th Melanie Pavich, associate professor of…