Charlton McIlwain 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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David Cox, University of Surrey – The World’s Smallest Snowman
Do you want to build the world smallest snowman? David Cox, a fellow at the University of Surrey, did just that in a recent nanotech experiment! Dr. David Cox is a research fellow at the University of Surrey’s Nanoelectronics Centre.…
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Rhett Brymer, Miami University – Referee Bias in NCAA Football
Are the referees playing by the rules? Rhett Brymer, a professor at the Farmer School of Business at Miami University, is analyzing officiating in the NCAA and looking for instances of bias. Dr. Rhett Brymer is the John Mee Endowed Assistant…
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Frank Frisch, Chapman University – Osteoporosis & Stress Factors
Can stress in the workplace intensify the symptoms of osteoporosis? Frank Frisch, a kinesiologist at Chapman University, is working with rats to study the degenerative disease. Dr. Frank Frisch is a professor of kinesiology at Chapman University in Orange, California.…
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2015.2.9 – This Week on The Academic Minute
Monday, February 9 Frank Frisch of Chapman University examines the relationship between stress and osteoporosis. Tuesday, February 10 Rhett Brymer of The Farmer School of Business at Miami University analyzes referee bias in NCAA football. Wednesday, February 11 University of…
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Stephanie Pietros, Mt. St. Mary College – Shakespearean Satire
Saturday Night Live premiered in 1975, but satire is hardly a new concept. Stephanie Pietros, a English professor at Mount Saint Mary College, presents a close read of Shakespeare’s Othello as contemporary theater attendees might have interpreted some inside jokes.…
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Jessica Gall Myrick, Indiana University – Celebrity Influence
The suicide of Robin Williams is just the latest example of a celebrity’s actions raising the discussion to national attention. Jessica Gall Myrick, a communications professor at Indiana University, explores the nature of celebrity influence over the population especially in…
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Kim Haines-Eitzen 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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Jean Wahl Harris, University of Scranton – Duties of the First Lady
What exactly does the job description of First Lady of the United States consist of? We’re not sure and throughout history, it seems like the position has taken on a variety of unspoken duties. Jean Harris, a political scientist at…
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Paul Matthew Sutter, Ohio State – Cosmological Nothingness
The concept of nothingness is very different in outer space. Paul Matthew Sutter, a theoretical physicist at The Ohio State, discusses nothing through the lens of cosmology. Dr. Paul Matthew Sutter is the INFN Fellow in Theoretical Physics at the…