Category: This Week
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.02.05) – Lafayette College Week
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.02.05 Monday, February 5th Neha Vora of Lafayette College explores if liberal education can thrive under restrictive regimes abroad. Tuesday, February 6th Sue Wenze of Lafayette College discusses how to address mental health issues with technology. Wednesday, February 7th Brett Hendrickson of Lafayette College explores the culture and heritage…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.01.29-02.02
Academic Minute from 1.29 – 2.02 Monday, January 29th Chelsea Good Abbas – Widener University What Happens in Latin American when the U.S. Tightens its Borders Chelsea Good Abbas, an anthropology instructor at Widener University, received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and Bachelor of Science in international area studies from Drexel University in December…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.01.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.01.29 Monday, January 29th Chelsea Good Abbas of Widener University explores what happens in Latin America when the U.S. tightens its borders. Tuesday, January 30th Rachel Perry of Yale University discusses treating Type-2 diabetes. Wednesday, January 31st Jenna Gallegos of Colorado State University examines cyberbiosecurity and if its possible to…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.01.22-01.26
Academic Minute from 1.22 – 1.26 Monday, January 22nd Alex Maier – Vanderbilt University Mind’s Eye Blink Alex Maier obtained his Ph.D. in neuroscience at the Max Planck Institute of Cybernetics in Germany. He worked as a research fellow at the U.S. National Institutes of Health before joining Vanderbilt’s faculty as an assistant professor,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.01.22)
RPI Week on The Academic Minute 2018.01.22 Monday, January 22nd Alex Maier of Vanderbilt University explores if your mind’s eye also blinks. Tuesday, January 23rd Stacey Havlik of Villanova University discusses if homeless students may be hiding in plain sight. Wednesday, January 24th Austin Sarat of Amherst College examines how the law making lying to government…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.01.15-01.19 – RPI Week
Academic Minute from 1.15 – 1.19 Monday, January 15th Jennifer Hurley – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Circadian Clock Disruption Dr. Jennifer Hurley received her B.S. from Juniata College in 2004 in Molecular Biology and her Ph.D. at Rutgers/UMDNJ for studying the function of Toxin-Antitoxin modules. She completed her Postdoctoral fellowship at the Geisel School of…
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RPI Week on The Academic Minute (2018.01.15)
RPI Week on The Academic Minute 2018.01.15 Monday, January 15th Jennifer Hurley of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute explores the risks of circadian clock disruption. Tuesday, January 16th Kevin Rose of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute discusses some things don’t yet know about climate change. Wednesday, January 17th Pankaj Karande of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute examines making new organs in the…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.01.08-01.12
Academic Minute from 1.08 – 1.12 Monday, January 8th Julia Seng – University of Michigan Pregnancy and PTSD Dr. Seng’s research focuses on the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on women’s health and childbearing. Her projects approach this topic from a variety of perspectives. She used qualitative, participatory action research to understand women’s…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.01.08)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.01.08 Monday, January 8th Julia Seng of the University of Michigan explores how PTSD can affect pregnancy. Tuesday, January 9th Marieke van Heugten of the University at Buffalo discusses how children who hear multiple accents at home recognize words differently. Wednesday, January 10th Naja Ferjan Ramirez of the University of…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.01.01-01.05
Academic Minute from 1.01 – 1.05 Monday, January 1st Atorod Azizinamini – Florida International University Accelerated Bridge Construction Dr. Atorod Azizinamini was appointed by the College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University (FIU) as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at FIU in January of 2011. Dr. Azizinamini…