Category: This Week
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.12.04)
New York University Week on The Academic Minute 2023.12.04 Monday Joseph Cimpian, professor of economics and education policy, discusses how bad data can have big consequences. Tuesday Adolfo Cuevas, assistant professor in the department of social and behavioral sciences, discusses how social stressors can lead to bad outcomes. Wednesday Natalie Brito, associate…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.27-2023.12.01
The Academic Minute from 11.27 – 12.01 Monday Jay Zagorsky – Boston University Can Important Unions Collapse and Disappear? Jay Zagorsky is an economist who teaches at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. This summer he taught his 10,000th Boston University student. Professor Zagorsky has published three books and is working on his fourth entitled…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.27 Monday Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, examines how one union that came and went due to technological inventions. Tuesday Marie-Claire Beaulieu, associate professor of classical studies at Tufts University, explores the mythology present in your garden. …
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.20-2023.11.24
The Academic Minute from 11.20 – 11.24 Monday Lucas Berenbrok – University of Pittsburgh The Curious Case of Phenylephrine Lucas Berenbrok, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist. Dr. Berenbrok’s research focuses on the expanding roles pharmacists play in keeping communities healthy. His scholarly work includes…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.20)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.20 Monday Lucas Berenbrok, associate professor of pharmacy and therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses the curious case of Phenylephrine. Tuesday Emily Midkiff, assistant professor of teaching, leadership, and professional practice at the University of North Dakota, says there’s plenty of “space” on the shelf for…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.13-2023.11.17
The Academic Minute from 11.13 – 11.17 Monday Catherine Sanderson – Amherst College Group Loyalty and Problematic Behavior on Campuses Catherine Sanderson is the Poler Family Professor of Psychology at Amherst College. Her most recent book, Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into Moral Rebels, examines why good people so often stay silent or do nothing in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.13 Monday Catherine Sanderson, Poler Family professor of psychology at Amherst College, looks into group loyalty and problematic behavior on campus. Tuesday Steve Minton, associate professor in applied and clinical psychology at the University of Plymouth, examines how we’re still learning about the horrors of residential schools…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.06-2023.11.10
The Academic Minute from 11.06 – 11.10 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen – Drexel University Defining Good Conversation Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College and Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University. She is the author six novels and six non-fiction books, including, most recently, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.06 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, tells us why a good conversation can bring many benefits. Tuesday David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California Los Angeles, discusses why first contact with extra terrestrials might…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.30-2023.11.03
The Academic Minute from 10.30 – 11.03 Monday Marjan Ehsassi – Johns Hopkins University Putting the Public Back in Policy Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow (non-resident) and Strategic Director of the Democratic Action Fund. A former litigator and governance practitioner, she is an expert in citizen participation, democratic innovations,…