The Academic Minute

Category: Holiday

  • Jay Zagorsky, The Ohio State University – Fireworks

    Jay Zagorsky, The Ohio State University – Fireworks

    —

    by

    Academic Minute
    in

    Be careful with your fireworks this year. Jay Zagorsky, research scientist and economist at The Ohio State University, says more fireworks are shot off each year and injuries are increasing. Since 1995 I have held the position of Research Scientist at The Ohio State University, where I collect data as part of the National Longitudinal…

  • Charles Sohaskey, Chapman University – Vampires and Tuberculosis

    Charles Sohaskey, Chapman University – Vampires and Tuberculosis

    —

    by

    Academic Minute
    in , ,

    This Halloween, be on the lookout for vampires – and tuberculosis. Charles Sohaskey, post-doctoral research faculty at Chapman University, explores if this disease could play a part in the origin of vampire mythology. Charles Sohaskey is the biological safety officer at Chapman University.  He also does work at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Long Beach,…

  • Jeremy Wells, Roger Williams University – Haunted Houses

    Jeremy Wells, Roger Williams University – Haunted Houses

    —

    by

    Academic Minute
    in ,

    Is this place haunted? Jeremy Wells, assistant professor of historic preservation at Roger Williams University, delves into our attraction to haunted and decaying places. Areas of Expertise: Historic Preservation/Heritage Conservation, World Heritage, Preservation Law, Community Planning, Place Attachment, Environmental Design and Behavior Research, Social Science Methods Haunted Houses What would Halloween be without haunted houses?…