Jaime Palter, University of Rhode Island – The Great Ocean Conveyor and Europe’s Winters
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Could a cooldown be coming to Europe? Jaime Palter, assistant professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, determines whether global warming is slowing the ocean currents that bring heat to the continent. Palter joined the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate…
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Jeff Iliff, Oregon Health & Science University – The Brain’s Janitor
Your brain’s janitor may get worse as you age. Jeff Iliff, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, discusses how the brain’s cleaning process may be hindered as we get older, and…
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Daniel Klessig, Cornell University – How Does Aspirin Work?
How does aspirin work in your body? Daniel Klessig, professor in the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University, examines how this widely used drug goes to work. Dr. Klessig’s early research career, which started as a graduate student with Nobel…
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Allison Webel, Case Western Reserve University – Living with HIV
People with HIV are living longer than ever before, but secondary illnesses could be an issue. Allison Webel, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, discusses how improving lifestyle behaviors in HIV patients could help mitigate the risk…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.5.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.5.30 Monday, May 30 Allison Webel of Case Western Reserve University discusses living with HIV. Tuesday, May 31 Daniel Klessig of Cornell University examines how aspirin works in our bodies. Wednesday, June 1 Jeff…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.5.23-5.27
Academic Minute from 5.23 – 5.27 Monday, May 23 Christopher Wrede – Michigan State University Pre-Solar Grains Prof. Wrede in an experimental nuclear astrophysicist who received a Ph.D. in Physics from Yale University in 2008. From 2008-2011, he was a…
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David Frederick, Chapman University – Obesity Framing in the Media
Does the mass media’s coverage of obesity affect how we perceive others? David Frederick, assistant professor in the department of psychology at Chapman University, says how we frame the national discussion of obesity can have a big influence on those…
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Josh Reno 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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Rebecca Gullan, Gwynedd Mercy University – Mentors that Matter
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…