Category: This Week
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.17)
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…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.4.10-4.14
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…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.10)
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…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.4.3-4.7
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…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.3)
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…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.3.27-3.31
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…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.27)
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…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.3.20-3.24
Academic Minute from 3.20 – 3.24 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann – George Washington University Local Weather and Belief in Climate Change Michael Mann is an Assistant Professor of Geography at The George Washington University. Here he teaches classes on GIS, Python programming, and spatial modeling. His research has focused on the application of spatial…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.20)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.20 Monday, March 20th Michael Mann of George Washington University discusses if your local weather can affect your belief in climate change. Tuesday, March 21st Melissa Armstrong of the University of Florida looks into what you’re not telling your doctor. Wednesday, March 22nd Uriel Cohen Priva of Brown University examines…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.3.13-3.17
Academic Minute from 3.13 – 3.17 Monday, March 13th Jennifer Mueller – University of San Diego Leadership Resisting Creativity My research examines the biases people have against creative ideas and creative people. I wrote a paper, “The Bias Against Creativity” that went viral and was downloaded more than 65,000 times. Before joining the faculty at the…