Category: This Week
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The Academic Minute for 2017.7.24-7.28
Academic Minute from 7.24 – 7.28 Monday, July 24th Charles P. Hoy-Ellis – University of Utah Transgender Older Adults and the Military Charles P. Hoy-Ellis earned his PhD in Social Welfare at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is interested in health and mental health disparities and the social determinants of these disparities among lesbian,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.7.24)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.24 Monday, July 24th Charles P. Hoy-Ellis of the University of Utah discusses the military service of transgender adults. Tuesday, July 25th Virginia Ramseyer Winter of the University of Missouri explores body image among teens. Wednesday, July 26th Kate Sweeny of the University of California Riverside discusses mindfulness as a tool…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.7.17-7.21
Academic Minute from 7.17 – 7.21 Monday, July 17th Billie Murray – Villanova University Hate Speech A rhetorical activist scholar, Dr. Murray’s research explores the timely territory of community responses to hate speech. In conducting her research she observes, and can speak about, protest movements at street level. Dr. Murray can also address issues and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.7.17)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.17 Monday, July 17th Billie Murray of Villanova University discusses if the U.S. should change its policy on hate speech. Tuesday, July 18th Cassandra Burke Robertson of Case Western Reserve University explores how to stop leaks of confidential information from the inside. Wednesday, July 19th Thaddeus Hoffmeister of the University of…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.7.10-7.14
Academic Minute from 7.10 – 7.14 Monday, July 10th Brain Beatty – New York Institute of Technology Heart Disease Brian Beatty, Ph.D., specializes in evolutionary biology, paleontology, anatomy, and paleopathology. His research focuses on marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and manatees, as well as hoofed mammals such as camels, deer, and extinct forms. In…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.10 Monday, July 10th Brian Beatty of the New York Institute of Technology discusses heart disease. Tuesday, July 11th Mark Bartholomew at the University at Buffalo explores free speech and advertising. Wednesday, July 12th Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan of The Ohio State University delves into whether news mom should avoid Facebook. Thursday, July 13th…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.7.3-7.7
Academic Minute from 7.3 – 7.7 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin – University at Buffalo Empathy Dr. Poulin’s research interests focus on understanding the resources that people use to adjust to stressful or traumatic events, as well as what motivates people to respond to the adversity of others. Both sets of phenomena have implications both…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.3)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.3 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin of the University at Buffalo discusses empathy. Tuesday, July 4th Jay Zagorsky of The Ohio State University determines why the census is so important to our democracy. Wednesday, July 5th Bella DePaulo of the University of California Santa Barbara delves into why having more single…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.6.26-6.30
Academic Minute from 6.26 – 6.30 Monday, June 26th Richard Sadler – Michigan State University Fighting Rust Belt Blight Rick Sadler is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Public Health at Michigan State University in Flint. His work is rooted in community partnerships and aimed at strengthening the understanding between the built environment and…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.26 Monday, June 26th Richard Sadler of Michigan State University determines how to fight blight in the Rust Belt. Tuesday, June 27th Dae-Young Kim of the University of Missouri looks into tipping and a server’s perceptions of their customers. Wednesday, June 28th Jurgen Kornmeier of the University of Freiburg delves into…