Category: This Week

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.01.01)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.01.01 Monday, January 1st Atorod Azizinamini of Florida International University explores accelerated bridge construction. Tuesday, January 2nd Andrea Lang of the University at Albany discusses the polar vortex. Wednesday, January 3rd Ray Raymond of the State University of New York Ulster examines the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.12.25-12.29 – BEST OF WEEK

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      Academic Minute from 12.25 – 12.29 Monday, December 25th Christian Kiewitz – University of Dayton Abusive Bosses and Defensive Silence Christian Kiewitz is a professor of management at the University of Dayton. His publications and research interests involve workplace aggression, especially abusive supervision, as well as organizational politics and justice, and the impact of…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.25) – BEST-OF WEEK

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.25 Monday, December 25th For the Best Communications Segment Award, Christian Kiewitz, professor in management at the University of Dayton, discusses how a vicious cycle can damage the workplace, discussed abusive bosses and defensive silence. Tuesday, December 26th For the President’s Choice Award, Damon Coletta, professor of political science at the…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.12.18-12.22 – CORNELL COLLEGE WEEK

    The Academic Minute for 2017.12.18-12.22 – CORNELL COLLEGE WEEK

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    Academic Minute from 12.18 – 12.22 Monday, December 18th Tammy Mildenstein – Cornell College Fruit Bats Tammy Mildenstein is an assistant professor of biology at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She teaches courses in biology, including Ecology, Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, and Organismal Biology. Tammy studies threatened flying foxes in Southeast Asia and Oceania.…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.18) – CORNELL COLLEGE WEEK

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.18 Monday, December 18th Tammy Mildenstein of Cornell College explores Old World fruit bats and why they may become extinct. Tuesday, December 19th Erin Davis of Cornell College discusses the trials faced by the homeless LGBTQ community. Wednesday, December 20th Hans Hassell of Cornell College examines the media coverage of…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.12.11-12.15

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    Academic Minute from 12.11 – 12.15 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner – University of Maryland Baltimore County Quantum Supremacy I was previously a Research Associate in the group of Christopher Jarzynski at the University of Maryland, College Park (2011-2014), and a Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellow with Wojciech H. Zurek at the Los Alamos National Laboratory…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.11)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.11 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner of the University of Maryland Baltimore County explores quantum supremacy. Tuesday, December 12th Cindy Strong of Cornell College discusses what chemistry can teach us about ancient pottery. Wednesday, December 13th Michelle Pautz of the University of Dayton examines if movies and popular opinion differ…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.12.04-12.08 – WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY WEEK

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    Academic Minute from 12.04 – 12.08 Monday, December 4th Casey Andrews – Whitworth University Peace Literature Charles Andrews is an associate professor of English at Whitworth University where he teaches courses in modern British, Irish, and postcolonial literatures as well as film studies. He is the author of Writing against War: Literature, Activism, and the…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.04) – Whitworth University Week

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.04 Monday, December 4th Casey Andrews of Whitworth University explores post-war peace literature. Tuesday, December 5th Erica Salkin of Whitworth University discusses what rights students have to expression while on campus. Wednesday, December 6th Robin Pickering of Whitworth University examines whether social media makes us exercise more – or less.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.11.27-12.01

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    Academic Minute from 11.27 – 12.01 Monday, November 27th Dustin Wright – Connecticut College Sunagawa Struggle Dustin Wright is a historian of Japan, The Pacific, Okinawa and East Asia. At Connecticut College, he teaches a range of courses, including Protest and US Imperialism in Asia, Quakes & Nukes: (Un)Natural Japanese History, Food Empires of Asia…