Category: This Week
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.04.25)
Florida International University Week on The Academic Minute 2022.04.25 Monday, April 25th Anthony Dick, professor of psychology, discusses why disaster news can spark PTSD in children thousands of miles away. Tuesday, April 26th Diana Azzam, assistant professor in the department of health sciences, explains why men have worse survival rates than women for…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.04.18-2022.04.22
The Academic Minute from 04.18 – 04.22 Monday, April 18th Jeff Miller – SUNY New Paltz Lessons on Democracy from Ancient Athens Jeff Miller is a professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he teaches political theory. He publishes mostly…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.04.18)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.04.11 Monday, April 18th Jeff Miller, professor in the department of political science and international relations at SUNY New Paltz, explores where should we look for lessons on sustaining democracy. Tuesday, April 19th Deena Burris, associate professor of management at the University of North Carolina Asheville, looks…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.04.11-2022.04.15
The Academic Minute from 04.11 – 04.15 Monday, April 11th Khurram Afridi – Cornell University Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles Khurram Afridi is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Cornell University’s College of Engineering. He received his BS from Caltech in 1989, and he did his Master’s and Ph.D. work at MIT.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.04.11)
Cornell Engineering Week on The Academic Minute 2022.04.11 Monday, April 11th Khurram Afridi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, looks into how to wirelessly charge electric vehicles. Tuesday, April 12th Lara Estroff, professor and chair of the department of materials science and engineering, determines what we can do to combat the machinery…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.04.04-2022.04.08
The Academic Minute from 04.04 – 04.08 Monday, April 4th Marshall Jones – Winthrop University Why Teaching is Harder Than You Think Dr. Marshall G. Jones is a scholar and teacher with nearly 30 years of experience in preparing teachers in K-12 schools, higher education, and other professional learning environments. His research focuses on…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.04.04)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.04.04 Monday, April 4th Marshall Jones, professor and graduate program director in learning design and technology at Winthrop University, explores how teaching is harder than you think. Tuesday, April 5th Danae Schulz, assistant professor of biology at Harvey Mudd College, describes how to stop one nasty parasite.…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.03.28-2022.04.01
The Academic Minute from 03.28 – 04.01 Monday, March 28th Todd Ferry – Portland State University Best Practices When Building Tiny Home Villages to Address Homelessness Todd Ferry is a Senior Research Associate and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Public Interest Design (CPID) within the Portland State University School of Architecture, and has…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.03.28)
Portland State University Week on The Academic Minute 2022.03.28 Monday, March 28th Todd Ferry, senior research associate, explains why small steps can have huge impacts in addressing homelessness. Tuesday, March 29th Kacy McKinney, instructor of urban studies and planning, explores how to change the narrative around student homelessness through comic books. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.03.21-2022.03.25
The Academic Minute from 03.21 – 03.25 Monday, March 21st Maurizio Valsania – University of Turin First Among Men: George Washington and the Myth of American Masculinity Maurizio Valsania is professor of American history at the University of Turin, Italy. An expert on the Early American Republic, he analyzes the founders within their social,…