Category: This Week
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.05.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.05.21 Monday, May 21st Lisa Stegall of Hamline University examines how getting up and moving to the music can reduce the risk of a fall for the elderly. Tuesday, May 22nd Timothy Mulgan of the University of Auckland delves into why aliens may be avoiding us. Wednesday, May 23rd…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.05.14-05.18
Academic Minute from 5.14 – 5.18 Monday, May 14th Elizabeth Kiester – Albright College Religion and Policy on Attitudes Towards LGBTQ Rights Dr. Elizabeth Kiester, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Albright College, discusses why what we believe and who we know can affect our attitudes towards individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.05.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.05.14 Monday, May 14th Elizabeth Kiester of Albright College examines how religion and policy affect attitudes towards LGBTQ rights. Tuesday, May 15th Marie Helweg-Larsen of Dickinson College delves into hygge and why the Danish people are so much happier than Americans. Wednesday, May 16th Phillip Zoladz of Ohio Northern…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.05.07-05.11
Academic Minute from 5.07 – 5.11 Monday, May 7th Amy Cook – Stony Brook University The Art and Science of Casting Amy Cook is Associate Professor in English and Theatre Arts and Graduate Director in the Department of Theatre Arts. She specializes in the intersection of cognitive science and theories of performance and early…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.05.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.05.07 Monday, May 7th Amy Cook of Stony Brook University examines the art and science of casting for stage and screen. Tuesday, May 8th Mark Montgomery of Grinnell College delves into why international adoption rates are falling. Wednesday, May 9th Robert Edgell of SUNY Polytechnic Institute discusses how to…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.04.30-05.04
Academic Minute from 4.30 – 5.04 Monday, April 30th David Kastan – Yale University The Politics of Red and Blue David Scott Kastan is currently the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, having previously taught at Columbia and at Dartmouth College. Among his books are Shakespeare and the Shapes of Time, Shakespeare after Theory, Shakespeare…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.04.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.04.30 Monday, April 30th David Kastan of Yale University examines the politics of red and blue. Tuesday, May 1st Arie Kapteyn of the University of Southern California delves into how active Americans really are vs their perceived activity levels. Wednesday, May 2nd Amelia Reigstad of the University of Wisconsin…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.04.23-04.27
Academic Minute from 4.23 – 4.27 Monday, April 23rd Nikos Solounias – New York Institute of Technology How Many Toes Do Horses Have? Nikos Solounias, Ph.D., specializes in evolutionary biology, paleontology, anatomy. His research focuses on living and extinct ungulates such as horses, giraffes, and antelopes. Solounias teaches embryology and gross anatomy. He is…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.04.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.04.23 Monday, April 23rd Nikos Solounias of the New York Institute of Technology examines many toes horses have and why it’s a point of debate. Tuesday, April 24th Elizabeth Tippett of the University of Oregon discusses what employers can do to stop the next Larry Nassar. Wednesday, April 25th…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.04.16-04.20 – Purdue University Week
Academic Minute from 4.16 – 4.20 Monday, April 16th Mary Pilotte – Purdue University Engineering Education Mary Pilotte received her B.S. in organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue in 1986, an MBA from the Goizueta School of Business, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, in 2001, and returned to Purdue for her Ph.D. in engineering education…