Category: Academic Minute

  • Mark Bartholomew featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Mark Bartholomew 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 (#1400), Bob has selected…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.7.17)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.7.17)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.17 Monday, July 17th Billie Murray of Villanova University discusses if the U.S. should change its policy on hate speech. Tuesday, July 18th Cassandra Burke Robertson of Case Western Reserve University explores how to stop leaks of confidential information from the inside. Wednesday, July 19th Thaddeus Hoffmeister of the University of…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.7.10-7.14

    The Academic Minute for 2017.7.10-7.14

    Academic Minute from 7.10 – 7.14 Monday, July 10th Brain Beatty – New York Institute of Technology Heart Disease Brian Beatty, Ph.D., specializes in evolutionary biology, paleontology, anatomy, and paleopathology. His research focuses on marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and manatees, as well as hoofed mammals such as camels, deer, and extinct forms.  In…

  • Colin Camerer featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Colin Camerer 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 (#1399), Bob has selected…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.10)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.10)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.10 Monday, July 10th Brian Beatty of the New York Institute of Technology discusses heart disease. Tuesday, July 11th Mark Bartholomew at the University at Buffalo explores free speech and advertising. Wednesday, July 12th Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan of The Ohio State University delves into whether news mom should avoid Facebook. Thursday, July 13th…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.7.3-7.7

    The Academic Minute for 2017.7.3-7.7

    Academic Minute from 7.3 – 7.7 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin – University at Buffalo Empathy Dr. Poulin’s research interests focus on understanding the resources that people use to adjust to stressful or traumatic events, as well as what motivates people to respond to the adversity of others.  Both sets of phenomena have implications both…

  • Amanda Hiner featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Amanda Hiner 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 (#1398), Bob has selected…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.3)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.3)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.3 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin of the University at Buffalo discusses empathy. Tuesday, July 4th Jay Zagorsky of The Ohio State University determines why the census is so important to our democracy. Wednesday, July 5th Bella DePaulo of the University of California Santa Barbara delves into why having more single…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.6.26-6.30

    The Academic Minute for 2017.6.26-6.30

    Academic Minute from 6.26 – 6.30 Monday, June 26th Richard Sadler – Michigan State University Fighting Rust Belt Blight Rick Sadler is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Public Health at Michigan State University in Flint.  His work is rooted in community partnerships and aimed at strengthening the understanding between the built environment and…

  • Michael Mann featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Michael Mann 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 (#1397), Bob has selected…