Category: This Week

  • Women in STEM: The Academic Minute for 2015.8.17 – 8.21

    Women in STEM: The Academic Minute for 2015.8.17 – 8.21

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 8.17 – 8.21 Monday, August 17 Ami Zota – George Washington University Heavy Metal Exposure Ami Zota is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. Her study on cadmium was published in the American Journal of…

  • Women in STEM week (2015.8.17)

    Women in STEM week (2015.8.17)

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    All this week, we’ll be highlighting the great research and technological advances women are contributing in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Monday, August 17 Ami Zota of The George Washington University warns of potential health hazards associated with certain heavy metals. Tuesday, August 18 Gayathri Devi of Duke University explores multipurpose medications.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.8.10 – 8.14

    The Academic Minute for 2015.8.10 – 8.14

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 8.10- 8.14 Monday, August 10 Oksana Chkrebtii – The Ohio State University Earthworm Invasion Oksana Chkrebtii is an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics at The Ohio State University. Her research interests include uncertainty quantification and statistical inverse problems. Tuesday, August 11 Gary Wilcox – UT Austin…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.8.10)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.8.10)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, August 10 Oksana Chkrebtii of The Ohio State University describes the statistical possibility of an earthworm invasion. Tuesday, August 11 Gary Wilcox of The University of Texas at Austin profiles alcohol advertising. Wednesday, August 12 Matthew Xu-Friedman of the University at Buffalo explores how the brain processes noise.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.8.3 – 8.7

    The Academic Minute for 2015.8.3 – 8.7

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 8.3- 8.7 Monday, August 3 Chris Pires – University of Missouri Evolving Together Dr. Chris Pires studies the evolution of plants. He does this by comparing the genetic material of plants that are known to regularly duplicate their chromosomes. This process, known as whole genome duplication, can give…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.8.3)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.8.3)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, August 3 Chris Pires of the University of Missouri examines the concept of co-evolution. Tuesday, August 4 Phillip Sponenberg of Virginia’s Tech’s Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine describes the changes in livestock management through a profile of Choctaw hogs. Wednesday, August 5 Michael Kofler of Florida State…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.7.27 – 7.31

    The Academic Minute for 2015.7.27 – 7.31

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 7.27- 7.31 Monday, July 27 Diane Peters – Kettering University Self-Driving Cars Dr. Diane Peters is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. She has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan, with expertise in combined design and control of mechatronic systems. Dr. Peters joined Kettering…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27) Monday, July 27 Diane Peters of Kettering University discusses her research on self-driving cars. Tuesday, July 28 Aron Stubbins of The University of Georgia profiles his experiments on permafrost melt-water. Wednesday, July 29 Jeffrey Hall of The University of Kansas examines flirting and resultant miscommunication. Thursday, July 30 Megan…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.7.20 – 7.24

    The Academic Minute for 2015.7.20 – 7.24

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 7.20- 7.24 Monday, July 20 Jean M. Twenge – San Diego State University Millennial Religiosity Jean M. Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and the books Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive,…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.20)

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    Monday, July 20 Jean M. Twenge of San Diego State University explores the religiosity of the Millennial generation. Tuesday, July 21 William Parker of Duke University examines stress in a historic context. Wednesday, July 22 Robert Kelchen of Seton Hall University describes his research into the college admissions process. Thursday, July 23 Jeffrey Kappen of…