The Academic Minute for 2023.03.13-2023.03.17
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The Academic Minute from 3.13 – 3.17 Monday Christopher Jeansonne – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gameful Learning Christopher Jeansonne is a media educator, a media maker, and a scholar focusing on critical media pedagogy. His research involves practical and theoretical investigations…
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Shayla Sawyer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Improving Biosensors for Ecological Monitoring
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Shayla Sawyer, professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, explores a metal-breathing bacterium dramatically improves biosensors for aquatic ecosystems Shayla Sawyer is a professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic…
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Marcus Carter, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Intertidal Objects: A Design Solution for Coastal Erosion
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Coastlines are a battleground in the face of sea level rise. Marcus Carter, assistant professor in the school of architecture, explains why design matters. MARCUS CARTER is an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and…
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Aparna Gupta, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – The Future of Fintech
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Technology can be used to tackle climate change. Aparna Gupta, professor of quantitative finance at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute, examines this. Aparna Gupta is a professor of quantitative finance and co-director of the NSF IUCRC Center…
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Brett Fajen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Vision
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: There are always obstacles in our way. Brett Fajen, associate dean for academic affairs and professor, looks at how we navigate this by tracking our eye movements. Brett Fajen conducts research on perception and action.…
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Christopher Jeansonne, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Gameful Learning
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Can games be a useful component of learning in the classroom? Christopher Jeansonne, lecturer of communication and media, says yes. Christopher Jeansonne is a media educator, a media maker, and a scholar focusing on critical…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.13)
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE WEEK on The Academic Minute 2023.03.13 Monday Christopher Jeansonne, lecturer of communication and media, says games be a useful component of learning in the classroom. Tuesday Brett Fajen, associate dean for academic affairs and professor,…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.03.06-2023.03.10
The Academic Minute from 3.06 – 3.10 Monday Lisa Jean Moore – Purchase College Spider Goats Lisa Jean Moore is a medical sociologist and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Purchase College, State University of New York.…
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Lou Roper, SUNY New Paltz – Making Slavery ‘Normal’ in English America
On SUNY Distinguished Professor Week: The history of slavery should continue to be talked about. Lou Roper, SUNY distinguished professor of history at SUNY New Paltz, explains why. Lou Roper is SUNY Distinguished Professor of History at the State University…
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Ian Reifowitz, SUNY-Empire State College – Republic or Democracy?
On SUNY Distinguished Professor Week: Is the United States a republic or a democracy, and why does it matter? Ian Reifowitz, SUNY distinguished professor of history at SUNY Empire State College, breaks this question down. Ian Reifowitz is a SUNY…