Category: This Week
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.13 Monday, June 13 Don MacKenzie of the University of Washington discusses the pros and cons of self-driving cars. Tuesday, June 14 John O’Meara of St. Michael’s College examines the traces of the first stars in our universe. Wednesday, June 15 Christa Brunnschweiler of the University of East Anglia explores…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.06.06-06.10
Academic Minute from 6.6 – 6.10 Monday, June 6 Trevor Douglas – Indiana University Hydrogen Biofuel Trevor Douglas is the Earl Blough Professor of Chemistry in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry. In his lab at IU, Douglas’s team has pioneered the use of viruses as a platform for the…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.6 Monday, June 6 Trevor Douglas of Indiana University discusses an enzyme that may help us power our cars on water and sunlight. Tuesday, June 7 Deepak Shukla of the University of Illinois at Chicago explores how nano-particles could be the answer to riding ourselves of the herpes virus. Wednesday, June…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.5.30-6.3
Academic Minute from 5.30 – 6.3 Monday, May 30 Allison Webel – Case Western Reserve University Living with HIV Dr. Allison Webel, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Her research focuses on HIV self-management and the social and behavioral determinants of co-morbid chronic disease in people living with…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.5.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.5.30 Monday, May 30 Allison Webel of Case Western Reserve University discusses living with HIV. Tuesday, May 31 Daniel Klessig of Cornell University examines how aspirin works in our bodies. Wednesday, June 1 Jeff Iliff of Oregon Health & Science University delves into how the brain’s janitorial system does…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.5.23-5.27
Academic Minute from 5.23 – 5.27 Monday, May 23 Christopher Wrede – Michigan State University Pre-Solar Grains Prof. Wrede in an experimental nuclear astrophysicist who received a Ph.D. in Physics from Yale University in 2008. From 2008-2011, he was a Research Associate at the University of Washington’s Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics. Since…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.5.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.5.23 Monday, May 23 Chris Wrede of Michigan State University discusses pre-solar grains and the origins of the universe. Tuesday, May 24 Lori Poloni-Staudinger of Northern Arizona University examines why terrorist organizations use females as operatives. Wednesday, May 25 Molly Cummings of the University of Texas at Austin delves…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.5.16-5.20
Academic Minute from 5.16 – 5.20 Monday, May 16 James Cook – University of Missouri School of Medicine A Better Fix for Torn ACLs James Cook, D.V.M., Ph.D., serves as the William and Kathryn Allen Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Cook also is director of the Missouri…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.5.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.5.16 Monday, May 16 James Cook of the University of Missouri discusses a new way to treat ACL injuries in your knee. Tuesday, May 17 Greg Valentine of the University at Buffalo examines why lava flows travel as far as they do. Wednesday, May 18 Brain Primack of the University…
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Food Week On The Academic Minute 2016.5.9-5.13
Academic Minute from 5.9 – 5.13 Monday, May 9 Doug Archer – University of Florida Total Sensory Foods Dr. Archer was appointed Professor and Chair, Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, on January 1, 1994. He stepped down as Chair on January 1, 2001 to return…