Category: Academic Minute
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Rene Price 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 (#1454), Bob has selected…
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American University Week on The Academic Minute (2018.07.30)
American University Week on The Academic Minute 2018.07.30 Monday, July 30th Sarah Snyder of American University looks into how human rights have transformed U.S. foreign policy. Tuesday, July 31st Krista Tuomi of American University discusses misconceptions about crowdfunding. Wednesday, August 1st Tricia Bacon of American University determines how the allies of the Islamic State will…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.07.23-07.27 – Siena College Week
Academic Minute from 7.23 – 7.27 Monday, July 23rd Matt Bellis – Siena College The Large Hadron Collider and the Future of Physics I’m a particle physicist by training and currently a member of the Department of Physics at Astronomy at Siena College. I received my PhD in Physics from RPI in 2003, working…
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Marie Helweg-Larsen 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 (#1453), Bob has selected…
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Siena College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.07.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.07.23 Monday, July 23rd Matt Bellis of Siena College looks into the future of physics. Tuesday, July 24th Marcela Garces of Siena College discusses txokos and why they are a model for the slow-food movement. Wednesday, July 25th Carla Sofka of Siena College delves into thanatechnology. Thursday, July…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.07.16-07.20
Academic Minute from 7.16 – 7.20 Monday, July 16th Carlos Mendes de Leon – University of Michigan Wealth Shock Dr. Carlos Mendes de Leon is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he has been a faculty member since 2011. Prior to joining the University of Michigan,…
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Lisa Fazio 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 (#1452), Bob has selected…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.07.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.07.16 Monday, July 16th Carlos Mendes de Leon of the University of Michigan looks into how harmful a sudden loss of wealth can be in later life. Tuesday, July 17th Meredith MacKenzie of Villanova University determines how to care for the informal caregivers of hospice patients. Wednesday, July 18th…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.07.09-07.13
Academic Minute from 7.09 – 7.13 Monday, July 9th Lisa Fazio – Vanderbilt University Why We Stink at Fact-Checking I study how people learn new information, both true and false, and how to correct errors in people’s knowledge. This includes how to mitigate the effects of reading false information and how to increase classroom…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.07.09)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.07.09 Monday, July 9th Lisa Fazio of Vanderbilt University looks into why we stink at fact-checking. Tuesday, July 10th Ellen Stockstill of Penn State Harrisburg discusses African history through the lens of Marvel’s Black Panther. Wednesday, July 11th Rene Price of Florida International University examines salt water intrusion in…