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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

    The Academic Minute for 2016.06.20-06.24

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    Academic Minute from 6.20 – 6.24 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober – Emory University Learning From Mistakes I attended Wesleyan University, where I received a BA in Neuroscience & Behavior. I did my doctoral research as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow with Philip N.  Sabes at UCSF and was a Helen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow…

  • Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Institute – Wellderly

    Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Institute – Wellderly

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    What good is extending your lifespan if your health doesn’t go along with it? Ali Torkamani, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at the Scripps Research Institute, studies the “wellderly” and what we can learn about healthy aging from this group. Ali Torkamani, Ph.D., who is Assistant Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.20 Monday, June 20 Samuel Sober of Emory University discusses how dopamine in our brains helps us learn from our mistakes. Tuesday, June 21 Douglas Massey of Princeton University examines our border patrol policy. Wednesday, June 22 Stephanie Seguino of the University of Vermont explores if women are getting equal…