Category: Academic Minute
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.21 Monday Ian Afflerbach, associate professor of American literature at the University of North Georgia, looks into the word “scab” as it applies to American labor politics. Tuesday Amie Rapaport, research scientist at the Center for Social and Economic Research at the University of Southern California, says…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.10.14-2024.10.18
The Academic Minute from 10.14 – 10.18 Monday Matthew Szydagis – University at Albany Lithium and Clean Energy University at Albany Associate Professor of Physics Matthew Szydagis received his B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2005, 2006, and 2011, respectively, then continued his work in physics as a postdoctoral scholar at the University…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.14)
University at Albany Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.14 Monday Matthews Syzdagis, associate professor in the department of physics, determines how generating safe and clean electricity can lead to a brighter future. Tuesday Zoe Fowler, PhD candidate in the Gaesser Lab, explains why imagining a future together can have big benefits for a…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.10.07-2024.10.11
The Academic Minute from 10.07 – 10.11 Monday Julie Cederbaum – University of Southern California Supportive Adults Make the Difference in the Lives of Foster Youth Julie Cederbaum is an associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Her work focuses on the impact of childhood adversity and family processes on the well-being of youth.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.07 Monday Julie Cederbaum, associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, explores how to make a difference in the lives of foster youth. Tuesday Charlotte Blease, associate professor at Uppsala University, tells us what patients can bring to…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.30-2024.10.04
The Academic Minute from 9.30 – 10.04 Monday Radu Iovita – New York University Did Neanderthals Use Glue? Researchers Find Evidence that Sticks Radu Iovita is an archaeologist researching how ancient humans used technology to disperse through diverse environments and adapt to the harsh climatic changes of the last Ice Age. He has conducted fieldwork…
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Anasse Bari, New York University – Can a World Cup Run Drive Interest in a Nation?
On New York University Week: Does a nation stand to benefit as a whole when their national sports team succeeds on a global stage? Anasse Bari, professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, digs into the data. Prof. Anasse Bari is an award-winning professor of Computer Science at New York University’s Courant Institute of…
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Andrew Chang, New York University – Is It a Sound of Music…or of Speech?
On New York University Week: What is music and what is speech? Andrew Chang, Leon Levy postdoctoral fellow, asks our brains to listen in. Andrew Chang is postdoctoral fellow at New York University, supported by National Institute of Health and Leon Levy Scholarship in Neuroscience. He studies the neural mechanisms of auditory perception, and how…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.30 Monday Radu Iovita, associate professor of anthropology, looks into how new discoveries by archaeologists are changing our view of Neanderthals. Tuesday Andrew Chang, Leon Levy postdoctoral fellow, asks how our brains differentiate between music and speech. Wednesday Katherine Compitus, clinical assistant professor at the Silver…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.23-2024.09.27
The Academic Minute from 9.23 – 9.27 Monday Matt Knutson – University of North Dakota Arcade Games and Accessible Sport Matt Knutson (he/him) is an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, where he directs the academic program in esports. His research focuses on the temporality of competitive gaming and the pre-history of esports.…