Category: This Week
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.14)
University at Albany Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.14 Monday Matthews Syzdagis, associate professor in the department of physics, determines how generating safe and clean electricity can lead to a brighter future. Tuesday Zoe Fowler, PhD candidate in the Gaesser Lab, explains why imagining a future together can have big benefits for a…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.10.07-2024.10.11
The Academic Minute from 10.07 – 10.11 Monday Julie Cederbaum – University of Southern California Supportive Adults Make the Difference in the Lives of Foster Youth Julie Cederbaum is an associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. Her work focuses on the impact of childhood adversity and family processes on the well-being of youth.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.10.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.10.07 Monday Julie Cederbaum, associate professor in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California, explores how to make a difference in the lives of foster youth. Tuesday Charlotte Blease, associate professor at Uppsala University, tells us what patients can bring to…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.30-2024.10.04
The Academic Minute from 9.30 – 10.04 Monday Radu Iovita – New York University Did Neanderthals Use Glue? Researchers Find Evidence that Sticks Radu Iovita is an archaeologist researching how ancient humans used technology to disperse through diverse environments and adapt to the harsh climatic changes of the last Ice Age. He has conducted fieldwork…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.30 Monday Radu Iovita, associate professor of anthropology, looks into how new discoveries by archaeologists are changing our view of Neanderthals. Tuesday Andrew Chang, Leon Levy postdoctoral fellow, asks how our brains differentiate between music and speech. Wednesday Katherine Compitus, clinical assistant professor at the Silver…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.23-2024.09.27
The Academic Minute from 9.23 – 9.27 Monday Matt Knutson – University of North Dakota Arcade Games and Accessible Sport Matt Knutson (he/him) is an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, where he directs the academic program in esports. His research focuses on the temporality of competitive gaming and the pre-history of esports.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.23 Monday Matt Knutson, assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, looks into how accessible competitive gaming is a growing industry. Tuesday Anthony James, professor and interim chair of family science and social work at Miami University, details how to fight back against chronic absenteeism in…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.16-2024.09.20
The Academic Minute from 9.16 – 9.20 Monday Ray Brescia – Albany Law School Lawyers and the Rule of Law in the United States Professor Brescia is the author of “The Future of Change: How Technology Shapes Social Revolutions” (Cornell University Press, 2020), which examines the intersection of technology and social movements, from the American…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.16 Monday Ray Brescia, associate dean for research and intellectual life, Hon. Harold R Tyler Chair in law and technology at Albany Law School, says we need to recommit to the Rule of Law in the United States. Tuesday Jiasun Li, associate professor of finance at the…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.09-2024.09.13
The Academic Minute from 9.09 – 9.13 Monday Megan Brandow-Faller – Georgetown University Child Creativity From Secessionist Vienna to Postwar America Megan Brandow-Faller is Professor of History at the City University of New York Kingsborough and also teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center and the 92nd Street Y. Her research focuses on art and design in Secessionist…