Category: This Week

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.4.24-4.28

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    Academic Minute from 4.24 – 4.28 Monday, April 24th Adam Klein – Pace University Hate Groups Go Online Dr. Klein is the recent author of Fanaticism, Racism, and Rage Online: Corrupting the Digital Sphere (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).  His work on radical voices in global media and politics has included studies on the white power movement, terrorist networks, hacktivists, and authoritarian press systems.  He…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.24)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.4.24 Monday, April 24th Adam Klein of Pace University explores how hate groups have gone online to spread their messages. Tuesday, April 25th Joanna Huxster of Bucknell University discusses if partisan media can change perceptions of climate change in the public. Wednesday, April 26th Russell Golman of Carnegie Mellon University examines why we avoid…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.4.17-4.21

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    Academic Minute from 4.17 – 4.21 Monday, April 17th Corey Brettschneider – Brown University Travel Ban Legality Corey Brettschneider is professor of political science at Brown University, where he teaches courses in constitutional law and political theory. He is currently also a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Brettschneider was a visiting professor…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.17)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.4.17 Monday, April 17th Corey Brettschneider of Brown University discusses the legality of the recent travel ban from majority Muslim countries. Tuesday, April 18th Daniel Orenstein of the University of California San Francisco explores a lesser known part of the failed American Health Care Act. Wednesday, April 19th Aaron Knochel of Penn State…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.4.10-4.14

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    Academic Minute from 4.10 – 4.14 Monday, April 10th Lisa Wade – Occidental College Mass Murder as a Form of Protest Prof. Wade’s research, found in highly-regarded academic journals, involves the relationship between social inequality and the body, especially as sexuality becomes a marker of difference and an arena of social control. She has published extensively…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.10)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.4.10 Monday, April 10th Lisa Wade of Occidental College discusses if mass murder is becoming a form of protest. Tuesday, April 11th Jennifer Bevan of Chapman University explores romantic jealousy in the digital age. Wednesday, April 12th Ana Ines Ansaldo of the University of Montreal examines if bilingualism can benefit us in more ways…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.4.3-4.7

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    Academic Minute from 4.3 – 4.7 Monday, April 3rd Amy Adamczyk – John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public Opinions on Homosexuality Amy Adamczyk is Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Programs of Doctoral Study in Sociology and Criminal Justice at The Graduate Center, City University of New York…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.3)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.4.3 Monday, April 3rd Amy Adamczyk of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice discusses public opinions on homosexuality in different parts of the world. Tuesday, April 4th Keith Herman of the University of Missouri explores parental involvement and teacher’s perceptions. Wednesday, April 5th David Ward of Pacific Lutheran University examines how to build…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.3.27-3.31

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    Academic Minute from 3.27 – 3.31 Monday, March 27th Alexei Morozov – Virginia Tech University Fear in Others The Morozov Laboratory researchers are interested in neuronal substrates of social behaviors. Empathy is an evolutional hallmark that has shaped human civilization by influencing social behaviors. Animals can also express empathy, so the goal of the research…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.27)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.27 Monday, March 27th Alexei Morozov of Virginia Tech University discusses if observing fear in others has an effect on you as well. Tuesday, March 28th Kimberly Bigelow of the University of Dayton looks into the use of biomechanics. Wednesday, March 29th Wayne Campbell of Purdue University examines if…