Tag: Brock Bastian

  • Brock Bastian featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Brock Bastian 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 (#1406), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.8.14-8.18

    The Academic Minute for 2017.8.14-8.18

    Academic Minute from 8.14 – 8.18 Monday, August 14th Donald Schaffner – Rutgers University Hand Washing Dr. Donald W. Schaffner is Extension Specialist in Food Science and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. His research interests include quantitative microbial risk assessment, predictive food microbiology, handwashing and cross-contamination. Dr. Schaffner has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications,…

  • Brock Bastian, University of Melbourne – Is the Search for Happiness Causing Depression?

    Brock Bastian, University of Melbourne – Is the Search for Happiness Causing Depression?

    Our search for happiness might be leading to depression. Brock Bastian, associate professor in the school of psychological sciences at the University of Melbourne, explores whether seeking something could be pushing it farther away. Brock is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He is trained as a…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.14)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.14)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.8.14 Monday, August 14th Donald Schaffner of Rutgers University discusses the best way to wash our hands. Tuesday, August 15th Brock Bastian of the University of Melbourne explores why searching for happiness could be leading us to depression. Wednesday, August 16th Jessica Oster of Vanderbilt University delves underground to look…