Category: Academic Minute
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Edward Guinan 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 (#1437), Bob has selected…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.04.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.04.02 Monday, April 2nd Shannon Pruden of Florida International University examines how to reduce the gender gap in the STEM fields. Tuesday, April 3rd David Schultz of Hamline University discusses the benefits of getting involved in your local government. Wednesday, April 4th Anjali Joseph of Clemson University explores how…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.03.26-03.30
Academic Minute from 3.26 – 3.30 Monday, March 26th Joseph Fins – Cornell University Secret Memo Shows Bipartisanship during Watergate Crisis Dr. Joseph J. Fins is The E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College where he also serves as…
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Raymond Boisvert 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 (#1436), Bob has selected…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.03.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.03.26 Monday, March 26th Joseph Fins of Cornell University examines bipartisanship during the Watergate Crisis. Tuesday, March 20th Jessica Young of American University discusses how where you live matters for your health. Wednesday, March 21st Greg Hall of Case Western Reserve University explores the health risks of tattoos. Thursday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.03.19-03.23
Academic Minute from 3.19 – 3.23 Monday, March 19th Jack Tseng – University at Buffalo Carnivore Skull Shape and Diet I am an integrative and evolutionary biologist, and my research focuses on the quantitative and functional anatomy and evolution of the mammalian craniodental system. One of the oldest endeavors in the study of gross…
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Derek Black 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 (#1435), Bob has selected…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.03.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.03.19 Monday, March 19th Jack Tseng of the University at Buffalo discusses the shape of your skull and what it has to do with your diet. Tuesday, March 20th Monica Lewin of New York University examines fetal alcohol syndrome and finding a new to block it in the brain.…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.03.12-03.16
Academic Minute from 3.12 – 3.16 Monday, March 12th Raymond Boisvert – Siena College 200th Publication Anniversary of Frankenstein Educated in Rhode Island, Switzerland, the University of Toronto and Emory University in Atlanta, Raymond Boisvert made his academic reputation with two books on the American philosopher John Dewey. Hired at Siena in 1984, he…
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Samuel Sober 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 (#1434), Bob has selected…