This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.06.15)
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University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Week on The Academic Minute 2019.06.15 Monday, June 15th Christine Biermann, assistant professor in the department of geography and environmental studies, explores genetic hybrids among trout populations. Tuesday, June 16th Oksana Bihun, associate professor in…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.06.08-2020.06.12
The Academic Minute from 06.08 – 06.12 Monday, June 8th Greg Fulkerson – SUNY Oneonta Urbanization, Urban Dependency and Urbanormativity Gregory Fulkerson received his M.A in Sociology from Western Michigan University in 2000, taught 2 years at Lansing Community…
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Philip Sirianni, SUNY Oneonta – The Result of Taxing Carbon Emissions
On SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week: What happens when carbon emissions are taxed? Philip Sirianni, associate professor of economics, explores how our neighbor has fared with this policy in place. An expert researcher in environmental/sustainability economics, Dr. Sirianni has had six…
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James Mills, SUNY Oneonta – Pilgrimages Could Save the Environment
On SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week: Pilgrimages could save the environment. James Mills, assistant professor of geography and environmental sustainability, explores how. Dr. Mills completed an undergraduate degree in natural resource planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and MA and PhD…
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Tyra Olstad, SUNY Oneonta – How We Value Landscapes
On SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week: Empty landscapes can be a haven for other forms of life. Tyra Olstad, assistant professor of geography and environmental sustainability, says we should value these spaces. Tyra Olstad is a writer, geographer, and former park…
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Trevor Fuller, SUNY Oneonta – What is Environmental Justice?
On SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week: What is environmental justice? Trevor Fuller, associate professor of geography and environmental sustainability, explains. Dr. Fuller worked for almost 10 years as an environmental scientist prior to pursuing advanced degrees in geography. Prior to accepting a…
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Greg Fulkerson, SUNY Oneonta – Urbanization, Urban Dependency, and Urbanormativity
On SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week: The world is getting more and more urban. Greg Fulkerson, associate professor of sociology, explains why an urban world will still depend on rural areas. Gregory Fulkerson received his M.A in Sociology from Western Michigan…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.06.08)
SUNY Oneonta Sustainability Week on The Academic Minute 2019.06.08 Monday, June 8th Greg Fulkerson, associate professor of sociology, explains why a rapidly urbanizing world will still depend on rural areas. Tuesday, June 9th Trevor Fuller, associate professor of geography and…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.06.01-2020.06.05
The Academic Minute from 06.01 – 06.05 Monday, June 1st Jennifer Groscup – Scripps College Consent to Search My primary area of research interest is in the intersection of psychology and law. I am particularly interested in legal decision…
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Sean Flynn, Scripps College – Reducing Healthcare Costs
On Scripps College Week: How do we cut the cost of health care in the U.S.? Sean Flynn, professor of economics, has some solutions. Sean Flynn is the author of the best-seller Economics for Dummies, which has now been translated…