Joshua Brake, Harvey Mudd College – Using Light to Analyze Plants
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Light can help us in a variety of ways that are still being determined. Joshua Brake, assistant professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College, looks inside plants to find one. Joshua Brake is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Harvey…
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Mejdulene Shomali, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Challenging Misconceptions about Queer Sexualities in Arab Cultures
How do we challenge misconceptions of queer sexualities in Arab cultures? Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, assistant professor in women’s & sexuality studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has some suggestions. Mejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and…
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Sunmin Lee, University of California Irvine – Sleep and Chronic Diseases
Sleep is important, even more so if you have other health conditions. Sunmin Lee, professor in the department of medicine at the University of California, Irvine, explores the relationship. Dr. Sunmin Lee, PhD, ScD, is a Professor in the Department…
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Heather Vough, George Mason University – Why People Don’t Call Themselves Entrepreneurs
Would you call yourself an entrepreneur? Heather Vough, associate professor of management at George Mason University, says many don’t even when they should. Heather Vough is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University School of Business and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.16 Monday Heather Vough, associate professor of management at George Mason University, says many entrepreneurs don’t call themselves entrepreneurs when they should. Tuesday Sunmin Lee, professor in the department of medicine at…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.09-2023.10.13
The Academic Minute from 10.9 – 10.13 Monday Kerry Dean Carso – SUNY New Paltz Follies in America Kerry Dean Carso is professor of art history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she teaches courses…
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Roger Kreuz, University of Memphis – Language and Identity
Your identity is tied up in how you speak and write more than you might think. Roger Kreuz, associate dean and professor of psychology at the University of Memphis, explains why. Roger Kreuz is a Professor of Psychology at the…
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Christine A. Mair, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Caring for Kinless Older Adults
The aging boom is coming, and not everyone will have family to care for them. Christine A. Mair, associate professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, explores how to prepare for this hurdle. Christine A.…
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Brandon del Pozo, Brown University – Gun Violence at Home and War
Just how dangerous is gun violence in some cities for young men? Brandon del Pozo, assistant professor of medicine and public health at Brown University, says going to war may be safer than staying home. Brandon del Pozo an assistant…
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Donald Lamkin, University of California Los Angeles – The Debate on Exercise for Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight, hit the gym, right? Donald Lamkin, assistant professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles, explores why it might not be that simple. Donald M. Lamkin, Ph.D. is an…