Tag: Buffalo

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.02.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.02.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.02.13   Monday Heather Welch, project scientist at the University of California Santa Cruz, looks to help illuminate some of the issues faced in locating fishing vessel who are hiding their locations in the open ocean.   Tuesday Parichehr Kazemi, 5th-year PhD candidate in political science at the University…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.11.09-2020.11.13

    The Academic Minute for 2020.11.09-2020.11.13

      The Academic Minute from 11.09 – 11.13 Monday, November 9th Richard Rosenfeld – SUNY Downstate Medical Center Lifestyle Medicine and COVID-19 Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA is Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, in Brooklyn, New York.  He serves as Program Director for residency training, CEO of the…

  • Steven Fliesler, University at Buffalo – Searching For Answers to the Mystery of a Hereditary Blinding Disorder

    Steven Fliesler, University at Buffalo – Searching For Answers to the Mystery of a Hereditary Blinding Disorder

    On SUNY Distinguished Academy Week:  We’re on the way to solving the mystery of a hereditary blindness disorder. Steven Fliesler, SUNY distinguished professor at the University of Buffalo, discusses the new research. After completion of a B.A. in Biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Fliesler obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Rice University…

  • SUNY Distinguished Academy Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.09)

    SUNY Distinguished Academy Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.09)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.11.09 Monday, November 9th Richard M. Rosenfeld, distinguished professor and chairman of otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, discusses why underlying conditions make things worse in the face of COVID-19. Tuesday, November 10th Andrew Kahn, distinguished service professor at SUNY Buffalo State College, delves into whether future teachers being trained…

  • The Academic Minute for 2019.05.20-05.24

    The Academic Minute for 2019.05.20-05.24

    The Academic Minute from 05.20 – 05.24 Monday, May 20th Ken Joseph – University at Buffalo Fighting Fake News I am an assistant professor in the CSE Department at the University at Buffalo. In the past, I was a postdoc at the LazerLab at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University and a fellow at…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.05.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.05.20 Monday, May 20th Kenny Joseph of the University at Buffalo examines how to fight fake news leading up to the 2020 election. Tuesday, May 21st Barry Markovsky of the University of South Carolina discusses mass hysteria in the news. Wednesday, May 22nd Stephanie Jones of Harvard University explores…

  • The Academic Minute for 2019.01.14-01.18

    The Academic Minute for 2019.01.14-01.18

      Academic Minute from 01.14 – 01.18 Monday, January 14th Elizabeth Thomas – University at Buffalo A Wetter Arctic Elizabeth K. Thomas is a paleoclimatologist and geochemist. Her research aims to understand how changes in the Earth’s climate have affected precipitation patterns in various parts of the world — including the Arctic, areas affected by…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.01.14)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.01.14)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.01.14 Monday, January 14th Elizabeth Thomas of the University at Buffalo discusses how the Arctic is getting wetter. Tuesday, January 15th Douglas Challenger of Franklin Pierce University delves into the disenchantment of the world. Wednesday, January 16th Matthew Wallenstein of Colorado State University examines how to reduce food waste.…

  • Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.17)

    Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.17)

    Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.17 Monday, December 17th Chris Lassiter discusses how estrogen helps out organs get in the right place. Tuesday, December 18th Lindsey Osterman delves into the perceptions of certain actors after the #MeToo movement. Wednesday, December 19th Steven Hughes examines how to improve LED technology. Thursday, December 20th Brooks…

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.12.10-12.14

    The Academic Minute for 2018.12.10-12.14

      Academic Minute from 12.10 – 12.14 Monday, December 10th Mark West – University of North Carolina Charlotte The Humanities and STEM Disciplines as Overlapping Circles Mark I. West is a Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since 1984. …