Tag: boston university
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Matthew Pase, Boston University – Diet Soda and Accelerated Brain Aging
Put down the diet soda. Matthew Pase, fellow in the department of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, looks into whether diet drinks are more harmful than previously thought. Matthew Pase is a fellow in the MED neurology department at Boston University Medical School and an investigator at the FHS. Diet Soda and…
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic…
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2016!
Enjoy some of our best segments from September 2015 – August 2016 right here! Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois had a very popular segment last January on anxiety disorders and optimism. Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.26 Monday, December 26th Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois explored anxiety disorders and optimism. Tuesday, December 27th Andrew Stokes of Boston University detailed the obesity paradox. Wednesday, December 28th Michael Kraus of Yale University examined if the clothes really do make the man. Thursday, December 29th Jack Gilbert of…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.08.22-08.26
Academic Minute from 8.22 – 8.26 Monday, August 22nd Julia Jaekel – University of Tennessee Knoxville Refugee Mother’s Child Care Practices Dr. Julia Jaekel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. She studied developmental psychology and received her PhD titled “Familial developmental factors of…
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Howard Eichenbaum, Boston University – Guided Memory
Did you wash the dishes in the sink before work this morning? Howard Eichenbaum, university professor in the department of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, discusses how the brain suppresses some memories to better focus on the tasks at hand. The hippocampus plays a critical role in memory formation, but our understanding of…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.8.22 Monday, August 22nd Julia Jaekel of the University of Tennessee Knoxville examines the child care practices of refugee mothers. Tuesday, August 23rd Guillermo Aguilar of the University of California Riverside details a window to the brain. Wednesday, August 24th John Cummings of Siena College discusses the neutrino. Thursday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.12.14-12.18
Academic Minute from 12.14 – 12.18 Monday, December 14 Amy Nuttall – Michigan State University Children as Caregivers Guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective, Nuttall’s program of research broadly focuses on processes of resilience and risk in the context of family stress with the broader goal of translating research into effective interventions. Nuttall is particularly interested in…
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Yvette Cozier 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 and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1317), Bob has selected Yvette…
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Andrew Stokes, Boston University – Obesity Paradox
Does being obese protect you from getting certain diseases? Andrew Stokes, assistant professor in the school of public health at Boston University, explains how this paradoxically way of thinking came to be and what his research says on this debate. Research and Teaching Interests include: Global health, demography, medical sociology, epidemiology, health disparities, obesity, chronic…