Category: This Week

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.18)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.18 Monday, January 18 Adam Arenson of Manhattan College explores the lives of freed slaves after they reached the end of the Underground Railroad. Tuesday, January 19 John Christian of West Virginia University delves into how to get home when you’re lost in deep space. Wednesday,January 20 Peter Polos of Seton Hall University examines if…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.1.11-01.15

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    Academic Minute from 1.11 – 1.15 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli – Indiana University Re-discovering A Lost Part of the Brain Franco Pestilli is an assistant professor in the Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He is also associated with the IU Network Science Institute and the Programs…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.11)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.11 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli of Indiana University discusses how a scientific rivalry delayed an important discovery in the brain. Tuesday, January 12 Robert Edgell of SUNY Polytechnic Institute delves into how competing companies can use innovation to help, or harm, consumers. Wednesday,January 13 John Sivey of Towson University examines if herbicide…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.1.04-01.08

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    Academic Minute from 1.04 – 1.08 Monday, January 4 Cristine Legare – University of Texas at Austin Imitation and Innovation Cristine Legare is an associate professor of psychology and the director of the Cognition, Culture and Development Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. As a cognitive scientist, her research examines the evolution and development of…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.4)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.4 Monday, January 4 Cristine Legare of the University of Texas at Austin discusses the dual engines of cultural learning: imitation and innovation. Tuesday, January 5 Maria Aysa-Lastra of Winthrop University delves how The Great Recession affected Latino immigrants in the United States and Spain. Wednesday,January 6 Leo Fleishman of Union…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.12.28-1.1

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    Academic Minute from 12.28 – 1.1 Monday, December 28 Mitch Grayson – Medical College of Wisconsin Asthma Research Congratulations to Mitchell Grayson of The Medical College of Wisconsin for winning our 2015 President’s Choice Senior Superlative award. Dr. Grayson’s segment discussed a new treatment for the common affliction of asthma. This segment aired on September…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.12.21-12.25

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    Academic Minute from 12.14 – 12.18 Monday, December 21 Melissa Wooten – University of Massachusetts Amherst Are Black Colleges Necessary? Melissa E. Wooten is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She studies how the structure of race and racism influences organizational development. Her book In the Face of Inequality: How Black…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.21)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.21 Monday, December 21 Melissa Wooten of the University of Massachusetts Amherst delves into why black colleges are necessary for African-American students. Tuesday, December 22 Jon Morris of the University of Florida will examine the emotional appeal of Donald Trump. Wednesday, December 23 Martin Edwards of Seton Hall University informs us about how Americans view the United…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.12.14-12.18

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    Academic Minute from 12.14 – 12.18 Monday, December 14 Amy Nuttall – Michigan State University Children as Caregivers Guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, Nuttall’s program of research broadly focuses on processes of resilience and risk in the context of family stress with the broader goal of translating research into effective interventions. Nuttall is particularly interested in…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.14)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.14 Monday, December 14 Amy Nuttall of Michigan State University discusses how the dangers of overburdening children with caregiving responsibilities.. Tuesday, December 15 Andrew Stokes of Boston University will examine the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 16 Pia Steensland of the Karolinska Institutet delves into a possible new treatment for alcohol dependence. Thursday, December 17 Tom Stace of…