Wolf Gruner, University of Southern California – #LastSeen Project: Unknown Pictures, Untold Stories of the Holocaust
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Photos of the Holocaust are still being found. Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish studies and professor of history at the University of Southern California, explores the history still to be told through images. Wolf Gruner is the Shapell-Guerin Chair…
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Moussa N’Gom, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Optics: The Future of Computation and Medicine
Light can be a useful and non-invasive tool in medicine. Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how. Moussa N’Gom is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.03.27 Monday Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how optics is the future. Tuesday Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.03.20-2023.03.24
The Academic Minute from 3.20 – 3.24 Monday Oladele Ogunseitan – University of California, Irvine Disentangling the Worldwide Web of E-Waste and Climate Change Oladele (Dele) Ogunseitan holds the University of California Presidential Chair at Irvine where he served for…
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Britteny Howell, University of Alaska Anchorage – What We Need to Age Healthy May Be The Hardest Things to Obtain
Your physical space is very important as you age. Britteny Howell, assistant professor of health sciences and director of the healthy aging research laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage, says your health could be on the line. Britteny M.…
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Ted Hadzi-Antich, Austin Community College – Asking the Great Questions at Community Colleges
Students come into higher education institutions with a lot of questions about their futures Ted Hadzi-Antich, associate professor of government at Austin Community College, explores one way to help them get answers. Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr. has been teaching “great books”…
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David Bakhurst, Queen’s University – Why Education Matters to Philosophy
The field of philosophy is changing. David Bakhurst, Charlton professor of philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario, looks into one instance why. David Bakhurst is Charlton Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario. His book, Consciousness and Revolution in Soviet Philosophy…
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Jerald Podair, Lawrence University – When History Rhymes
Being a sore loser in a presidential race has historical precedent. Jerald Podair, professor of history at Lawrence University, explains. Jerald Podair is Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies Emeritus at Lawrence University. He is…
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Oladele Ogunseitan, University of California, Irvine – Disentangling the Worldwide Web of E-Waste and Climate Change
E-waste is a climate change issue. Oladele Ogunseitan, professor in the department of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, looks into combating this. Oladele (Dele) Ogunseitan holds the University of California Presidential Chair at Irvine…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.20)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.03.20 Monday Oladele Ogunseitan, professor in the department of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, looks into combating e-waste as a climate change issue. Tuesday Jerald Podair,…