Category: Academic Minute
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.29-11.02
Academic Minute from 10.29 – 11.02 Monday, October 29th Minita Sanghvi – Skidmore College Gender and Biases in Politics Minita Sanghvi, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Management and Business Department at Skidmore College, where she teaches business, marketing, and a Scribner Seminar on gender and politics to first-year students. She specializes in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.29 Monday, October 29th Minita Sanghvi of Skidmore College examines the gender biases women candidates face in politics. Tuesday, October 30th Ken Gobbo of Landmark College explores neurodiversity. Wednesday, October 31st John Loike of Touro College discusses using xenotransplantation to help reduce the lengthy organ donation waiting lists. Thursday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.22-10.26
Academic Minute from 10.22 – 10.26 Monday, October 22nd Ashley Taylor – Colgate University Intellectual Disability and the Producation of Knowledge I am Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Colgate University. I teach educational foundations courses in disability studies, inclusive education, and philosophy of education. I received my Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations of Education…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.22 Monday, October 22nd Ashley Taylor of Colgate University examines who can be a producer of knowledge. Tuesday, October 23rd Joe Erlichman of St. Lawrence University explores if a new treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease could be on the way. Wednesday, October 24th Suman Seth of Cornell University discusses…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.15-10.19
Academic Minute from 10.15 – 10.19 Monday, October 15th David Jones – Amherst College Vulcanism and Mass Extinctions I am a geologist with interests in surface Earth history. I use stratigraphy and geochemistry to address questions about the co-evolution of life and Earth’s surface environments in deep time. Most of the rocks I study…
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Rachel Robinson featured on The Best of our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1465), Bob has selected…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.15)
Amherst College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.15 Monday, October 15th David Jones examines if volcanoes are responsible for the mass extinctions in Earth’s history. Tuesday, October 16th Sheila Jaswal explores how to retain more women and underrepresented minorities in STEM programs. Wednesday, October 17th Josef Trapani discusses how hair cells do more than put…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.08-10.12 – Timely Topics Week
Academic Minute from 10.08 – 10.12 Monday, October 8th Amy Bhatt – University of Maryland Baltimore County Highly Skilled Immigrant Family Separation Dr. Amy Bhatt is Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Language, Literacy and Culture Program and the Asian Studies Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.08) – Timely Topics Week
Timely Topics Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.08 Monday, October 8th Amy Bhatt of the University of Maryland Baltimore County examines changes to programs that impact high-skilled immigrant workers and their families. Tuesday, October 9th Richard Cleveland of Georgia Southern University explores how mindfulness can help law enforcement during stressful situations. Wednesday, October 10th Frank…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.01-10.05
Academic Minute from 10.01 – 10.05 Monday, October 1st Amy Whitaker – New York University Rethinking Artists as Investors Amy Whitaker is a devoted teacher, mentor, and researcher at the intersections of art and business. At NYU, Amy teaches economics, finance, and entrepreneurship in the arts, and advises graduate students on thesis projects and…