Category: This Week
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2
Academic Minute from 5.29 – 6.2 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin – Tufts University Liver Transplants and Geography Dr. Ladin incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and normative approaches to study how systemic disadvantage affects health and the ability of individuals to make and pursue lifeplans. Specifically, her research aims to better understand how social networks impact health disparities,…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.29 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin of Tufts University examines if liver transplants should be ruled by geography. Tuesday, May 30th Marla Sokolowski of the University of Toronto discusses if fruit flies can hold a clue to human obesity. Wednesday, May 31st David Festinger of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine explores the current opioid crisis.…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.22-5.26
Academic Minute from 5.22 – 5.26 Monday, May 22nd Mary Bendel-Simso – McDaniel College The New History of Detective Fiction Mary M. Bendel-Simso is a Professor of English at McDaniel College, where she has taught since 1995. She is a Charles A. Boehlke, Jr., Engaged Faculty Fellow at McDaniel, as well as advisor of the college’s…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.22 Monday, May 22nd Mary Bendel-Simso of McDaniel College examines the history of detective fiction. Tuesday, May 23rd Gleb Tsipursky of The Ohio State University discusses when to trust your gut – and when not to. Wednesday, May 24th Lynsey Romo of North Carolina State University explores thin stigma. Thursday, May 25th Jihyun Lee of the…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.15-5.19
Academic Minute from 5.15 – 5.19 Monday, May 15th Benjamin Blencowe – University of Toronto One Protein’s Sweeping Influence on Autism Our research focuses on mechanisms underlying the regulation of gene expression and how these mechanisms go awry in human diseases. Most of our research is directed at understanding how alternative splicing is integrated with other…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.15 Monday, May 15th Benjamin Blencowe of the University of Toronto examines a breakthrough in the fight against autism. Tuesday, May 16th Scott Solomon of Rice University discusses why the future is mixed race. Wednesday, May 17th Lorie Vanchena of the University of Kansas explores the poetry of WWI. Thursday, May 18th Ali Haghani of the University of Maryland…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.8-5.12
Academic Minute from 5.8 – 5.12 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short – University of Maryland Baltimore County Public Transportation Professor, author and renowned public speaker, John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography and the history of cartography. He has studied cities around the world, and lectured around…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.8)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.8 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short of the University of Maryland Baltimore County examines the state of public transportation in the US. Tuesday, May 9th Deborah Y. Cohn of the New York Institute of Technology discusses bad gift giving and why people do it. Wednesday, May 10th Bruce Peabody of Fairleigh Dickinson University explains why heroes…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.1-5.5
Academic Minute from 5.1 – 5.5 Monday, May 1st Max Levine – Siena College Nausea Dr. Levine received a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.S. from The Pennsylvania State University in biological psychology. He also earned his Ph.D. in biological psychology from Penn State and held a post-doctoral fellowship there. He served as…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.1)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.1 Monday, May 1st Max Levine of Siena College examines nausea and its effects on sufferers. Tuesday, May 2nd Christina Starmans of Yale University discusses how adults and children differ in their perceptions of immorality. Wednesday, May 3rd Rebecca Scott of Cardiff University explains why some people pay for painful experiences. Thursday, May 4th Stephen Yoshimura of the University of…