Tag: Columbia University
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Jonathan Kingslake, Columbia University – Discovering Rivers and Lakes in Frozen Antarctica
There is still a lot to learn about how climate change will affect the world. Jonathan Kingslake, assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University, explores how meltwater may affect the Antarctic Ice sheet and sea level rise. I grew up in Reading UK, 20 minutes by train from London.…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.2.29-3.4
Academic Minute from 2.29 – 3.4 Monday, February 29 Justin Mankin – Columbia University Declining Snowpacks Mankin is a climate scientist jointly appointed at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies under the Earth Institute. His research aims to advance understanding and responses to global warming’s impacts on people. He focuses on two…
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Justin Mankin, Columbia University – Declining Snowpacks
Ski resorts aren’t the only ones that depend on a good base of snow in the winter. Justin Mankin, a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University, describes how a changing climate may change the way cultures get their water in the spring and summer. Mankin is a climate scientist jointly appointed at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.29 Monday, February 29 Justin Mankin of Columbia University explores how a declining snowpack can affect a region or culture. Tuesday, March 1 David Badre of Brown University discusses executive functions and why some people have a hard time doing normal tasks. Wednesday, March 2 Anna Sosa of Northern Arizona…
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Pietro Ceccato 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 (#1304), Bob has selected Pietro…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.8.3 – 8.7
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 8.3- 8.7 Monday, August 3 Chris Pires – University of Missouri Evolving Together Dr. Chris Pires studies the evolution of plants. He does this by comparing the genetic material of plants that are known to regularly duplicate their chromosomes. This process, known as whole genome duplication, can give…
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Upmanu Lall, Columbia University – Futuristic Irrigation
We all need water! Upmanu Lall, professor of engineering at Columbia University, explores the future of irrigation. Upmanu Lall is director of the Columbia Water Center ,and the Alan and Carol Silberstein Professor of Engineering at Columbia University. He has broad interests in hydrology, climate dynamics, water resource systems analysis, risk management and sustainability. He is motivated…