Robert Pallitto featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
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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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Graham Hatfull, PITT – Bacteriophages
Viruses are all around us! Graham Hatfull, biologist at the University of Pittsburgh, is working to decode their genetic makeup. Graham F. Hatfull, Ph.D. Professor of Biological Sciences, Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, University of…
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Deji Akinwande, UT Austin – Silicene Transistors and Moore’s Law
Computers are getting smaller faster. Deji Akinwande, an engineer at UT Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering, discusses Moore’s law and some groundbreaking technology advances. Deji Akinwande is an assistant professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of…
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Radu Sporea, University of Surrey – Year 2038 Problem
Remember the hysteria related to Y2K? One of our top engineers, The University of Surrey’s Radu Sporea, profiles a very similar issue we may face in the year 2038. Dr. Radu Sporea is Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Research Fellow in the Advanced…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.06.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, June 22 Radu Sporea of The University of Surrey explains the Year 2038 problem. Tuesday, June 23 Deji Akinwande of The University of Texas at Austin profiles silicene transistors and the shrinking size…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.06.15 – 06.19
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.15- 6.19 Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto – Seton Hall University 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta Robert Pallitto is a political science professor at Seton Hall University and a former public…
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Adam Sobel, Columbia – Madden-Julian Oscillation
There’s very limited chance you’ve even heard of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Adam Sobel, Columbia University professor, details this phenomenon known better by its acronym, the MJO. Adam Sobel is a professor in Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and…
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Ron Mallett 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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Tiziana Casciaro, University of Toronto – Professional Networking
Networking with your colleagues can be an onerous task. Tiziana Casciaro, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, is studying the nature of networking and the resultant feelings. Tiziana Casciaro is an associate professor…
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Lisa Chasan-Taber, UMass Amherst – Gestational Diabetes
What can gestational diabetes tell us? Lisa Chasan-Taber, professor of epidemiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is studying gestational diabetes and how it manifests itself later in life. Lisa Chasan-Taber is a reproductive epidemiologist and an internationally recognized expert…