The Academic Minute for 2021.06.07-2021.06.11
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The Academic Minute from 06.07 – 06.11 Monday, June 7th Yoah Sui – University of Victoria More Sitting is Bad, But Not All Sitting is the Same Dr. Wuyou (Yoah) Sui received his PhD in Kinesiology at Western University in…
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Robert Edgell, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – 1962 and the First Commercial Space Firm
What was COMSAT? Robert Edgell, professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, goes back to the Space Race to find out. Dr. Edgell is currently a Professor of Technology Management and Co-Director of the Joint Center for Creativity, Design,…
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Jenny Lenkowski, Goucher College – What Human Medicine Can Learn From Fish Eyes
The eyes of fish could help us see the light again. Jenny Lenkowski, associate professor of biological sciences at Goucher College, explains why. After receiving her bachelor’s degree at Brown University, Dr. Lenkowski taught in China then worked as a…
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Dimitra Atri, NYU Abu Dhabi – Space Weather, Planets and Life
Is there another planet like Earth? Dimitra Atri, research scientist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science, looks through the telescope to find out. Dimitra Atri is an Astrophysicist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science…
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Jennifer Wollock, Texas A&M University – Wars of Chivalry
They say chivalry is dead. Is that a good thing? Jennifer Wollock, professor of English at Texas A&M University, discusses why it may not be. Jennifer Goodman Wollock, literary historian, daughter of a World War II Navy veteran who served…
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Yoah Sui, University of Victoria – More Sitting is Bad, But Not All Sitting is the Same
If you’re sitting, you might want to stand up for this one. Yoah Sui, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, explains why. Dr. Wuyou (Yoah) Sui received his PhD in Kinesiology at Western University in 2020. Dr. Sui’s expertise…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.06.07)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.06.07 Monday, June 7th Yoah Sui, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, explains why if you’re sitting, you might want to stand up. Tuesday, June 8th Jennifer Wollock, professor of English at…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.05.31-2021.06.04
The Academic Minute from 05.31 – 06.04 Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire – Purchase College The Vietnam Veterans’ Anti-War Movement Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University…
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Sanya Carley, Indiana University – Energy Insecurity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Flip the switch and the light goes on for most of us, but not all. But not for everyone. Sanya Carley, professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, looks at energy insecurity. Professor Sanya…
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Tyler Anderson-Sieg, University of South Carolina – Our Strategically Lazy Brains
On this Student Spotlight: We are all busy, and so are our brains. Tyler Anderson-Sieg, PhD-student in neuroscience at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, examines schemas and how they help us in a chaotic world. Tyler Anderson-Sieg…