Rebecca Gullan, Gwynedd Mercy University – Mentors that Matter
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How important is having a good mentor during college? Rebecca Lakin Gullan, associate professor of psychology at Gwynedd Mercy University, discusses the ways a strong mentor can make a difference to students. Associate professor of psychology Rebecca Lakin Gullan, PhD…
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Molly Cummings, University of Texas at Austin – Fish Skin Provides Invisibility in Open Ocean
How do you hide from predators in the open ocean? Molly Cummings, associate professor of biological sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, explains how fish use polarized light to disappear from view. Molly Cummings studies the evolutionary forces…
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Lori Poloni-Staudinger, Northern Arizona University – Female Terrorists
Female terrorists are used partly for their shock value. Lori Poloni-Staudinger, professor and department chair in the department of politics and international affairs at Northern Arizona University, explores how the idea of women as peaceful life-givers makes their attacks stand…
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Christopher Wrede, Michigan State University – Pre-Solar Grains
Are some of the earliest building blocks of the universe making their way to Earth? Chris Wrede, Assistant Professor of Physics at Michigan State University, discusses how pre-solar grains inside meteorites are giving us a rare up close look into…
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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…
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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…
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Lester Loschky, Kansas State University – Moviegoers and Eye Movements
Next time you watch a movie, try to control your eyes. Lester Loschky, associate professor in the department of psychological sciences at Kansas State University, examines how Hollywood directors have become masters at telling our eyes where to look when…
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Robin Queen featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts…
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Devyn Spence Benson, Louisiana State University – Obama, Cuba and Afro-Cubans
Will President Obama’s recent trip to Cuba help Afro-Cubans? Devyn Spence Benson, assistant professor in the department of history at Louisiana State University, examines the challenges faced by this ethnic group and whether change is on the horizon on the…
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Brian Primack, University of Pittsburgh – Social Media and Depression
Does being addicted to social media make you more depressed? Brian Primack, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Society in the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences. Director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Research on Media, Technology,…