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  • The Academic Minute for 2015.11.9-11.13

    The Academic Minute for 2015.11.9-11.13

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 11.9 – 11.13 Monday, November 9 Christopher Salas-Wright – University of Texas at Austin Immigrants and Crime Dr. Christopher Salas-Wright is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his PhD from Boston College and completed an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.11.9)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.11.9 Monday, November 9 Christopher Salas-Wright of  The University of Texas at Austin explores if immigrants are wrongly portrayed as criminals in our country. Tuesday, November 10 Miriam Solomon of Temple University explains precision medicine. Wednesday, November 11 Gregory Cunningham of the St. John Fisher College examines if penguins have a sense of…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.11.2-11.6

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 11.2 – 11.6 Monday, November 2 Joseph Reagle – Northeastern University Peeple Joseph Reagle is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern. He’s been a resident fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard (in 1998 and 2010), and he taught and received his Ph.D. at NYU’s Department…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.11.2)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.11.2 Monday, November 2 Joseph Reagle of Northeastern University delves into the ramifications of a people rating app. Tuesday, November 3 Nicole Gardner-Neblett of the University of North Carolina explores how storytelling improves literacy for African-American children. Wednesday, November 4 Lynn Perry of the University of Miami examines the iconicity of languages. Thursday, November 5…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.26-10.30

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.26 – 10.30 Monday, October 26 Llewellyn Padayachy – University of Cape Town Brain Function Dr Llewellyn Padayachy is a paediatric neurosurgeon. Having encountered a vast number of devastating conditions affecting little children, and having performed many complex surgical procedures on the tiniest of little beings, found himself developing a…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.19-10.23

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.19 – 10.23 Monday, October 19 Lisa Stowers – Scripps Research Institute Smell & Behavior Lisa Stowers received her PhD in Molecular & Cellular Biology from Harvard University in 1997, where she used a molecular genetic approach to study the neurobiology of mouse behavior. Since then, her research has focused…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.12-10.16

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.12 – 10.16 Monday, October 12 Kristie Seelman – Georgia State University Transgender Discrimination on College Campuses Dr. Kristie Seelman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Dr. Seelman’s research focuses on improving social welfare services and education settings…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.12)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.10.12 Monday, October 12 Kristie Seelman of Georgia State University explains how discrimination is not always just one person targeting another. Tuesday, October 13 John Rennie Short of the University of Maryland Baltimore County explores the rash of wildfires in the Western US. Wednesday, October 14 Stephen Christ of Truman State University tells…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.05-10.09

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.05 – 10.09 Monday, October 5 Jonathan Willner – Oklahoma City University Sports Economics Dr. Jonathan Willner received his BA in Economics from Colorado State University in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Economics from Purdue University in 1994. Originally a trade theorist, he switched to empirical research in the early…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.5)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.10.5 Monday, October 5 Jonathan Willner of Oklahoma City University talks about the economics of sports. Tuesday, October 6 Richard Pak of Clemson University explains how we may be putting too much trust in technology. Wednesday, October 7 Brianna Mount of the Black Hills State University tells us about dark matter. Thursday, October 8 Jos Lelieveld of the…