Category: This Week
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.9-1.13
Academic Minute from 1.9 – 1.13 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock – University of Miami School of Law Guantanamo Professor Frohock earned her B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina and her M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from New York University…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.9)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.9 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock of University of Miami School of Law explores the base at Guantanamo Bay from a legal perspective. Tuesday, January 10th Shannon Hinsa-Leasure of Grinnell College discusses using copper to reduce infections in hospitals. Wednesday, January 11th Christopher von Rueden of the University of…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.2-1.6
Academic Minute from 1.2 – 1.6 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood – San Jose State University Twilight of the Roadside Motel Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored books on internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. His 2009 book City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia received…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.2)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.2 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood of San Jose State University explores a part of Americana that’s being left by the wayside. Tuesday, January 3rd Rafael Narvaez of Winona State University discusses souls. Wednesday, January 4th Reed Scherer of Northern Illinois University examines ocean fossils in mountains and sea…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.26 Monday, December 26th Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois explored anxiety disorders and optimism. Tuesday, December 27th Andrew Stokes of Boston University detailed the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 28th Michael Kraus of Yale University examined if the clothes really do make the man. Thursday, December 29th Jack Gilbert of…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.19-12.23
Academic Minute from 12.19 – 12.23 Monday, December 19th Evelyn Johnson – Boise State University Reading Disorders Evelyn received her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1999 and holds the position of Professor of Special Education, and Executive Director of Lee Pesky Learning Center, a non-profit organization whose mission is…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.19 Monday, December 19th Evelyn Johnson of Boise State University examines how to catch reading disorders earlier in children. Tuesday, December 20th Jeff Blaustein of the University of Massachusetts Amherst details difficult decisions that have to be made by breast cancer survivors on further treatment. Wednesday, December 21st Shervin…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.12-12.16
Academic Minute from 12.12 – 12.16 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen – Leiden University Medical Center Continuous Light Causes Premature Aging I started performing research concerning circadian rhythms as an undergrad student and have thus been in the chronobiology field for about 10 years. Last March I obtained my PhD degree with as a subject…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.12 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen of the Leiden University Medical Center examines if continuous light can make you age faster. Tuesday, December 13th F. Chris Curran of the University of Maryland Baltimore County details when the science achievement gap starts. Wednesday, December 14th Charles Bourque of McGill University…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.12.05-12.09
Academic Minute from 12.5 – 12.9 Monday, December 5th Craig Thorley – University of Liverpool Group Work Can Harm Memory Recall Dr. Craig Thorley, PhD, is a Tenure-Track Lecturer in Psychology at University of Liverpool, England. As of January 2017 he will be a Lecturer in Psychology at James Cook University, Australia. He conducts laboratory…