Tag: Columbia
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.8.3)
This Week on The Academic Minute Monday, August 3 Chris Pires of the University of Missouri examines the concept of co-evolution. Tuesday, August 4 Phillip Sponenberg of Virginia’s Tech’s Va-Md Regional College of Veterinary Medicine describes the changes in livestock management through a profile of Choctaw hogs. Wednesday, August 5 Michael Kofler of Florida State…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.7.13 – 7.17
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 7.13- 7.17 Monday, July 13 Scott McGraw – The Ohio State University Bitter Side of Cocoa W. Scott McGraw is a professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University. There, he is an evolutionary anatomist and primate behavioralist with primary research…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.13)
This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.13) Monday, July 13 Scott McGraw of The Ohio State University examines the downside of cocoa farming. Tuesday, July 14 Jay Pasachoff of Williams College offers a timely profile of the dwarf planet Pluto. Wednesday, July 15 Upmanu Lall of Columbia University describes the future of irrigation systems. Thursday, July…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.06.15 – 06.19
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.15- 6.19 Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto – Seton Hall University 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta Robert Pallitto is a political science professor at Seton Hall University and a former public interest lawyer. He received his B.A. cum laude from Rutgers University, his law degree from…
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Adam Sobel, Columbia – Madden-Julian Oscillation
There’s very limited chance you’ve even heard of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Adam Sobel, Columbia University professor, details this phenomenon known better by its acronym, the MJO. Adam Sobel is a professor in Columbia’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory; he is also director of the Columbia Initiative on…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.6.15 – 6.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute [2015.06.15 – 06.19] Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto of Seton Hall University discusses the contemporary significance of the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary. Tuesday, June 16 Rob Spencer of Florida State University examines the dangers of thawing permafrost. Wednesday, June 17 UMass Amherst’s Lisa Chasan-Taber profiles her research…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.05.25 – 05.29
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 5.25- 5.29 Monday, May 25 Jon Mikolashek – American Public University False Historical Narratives Jon Mikolashek is currently an Associate Professor of History at the United States Army Command and General Staff College and American Military University. Previously, he worked as a historian for the United States Army…
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A. Park Williams, Columbia University – Megadroughts
Droughts have been in the news a great deal of late. A. Park Williams, assistant research professor at Columbia University, is studying trees and learning a great deal about droughts in the process. Park Williams is an assistant research professor at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. A bioclimatologist, his research straddles climatology and ecology. His specific…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.05.25)
Monday, May 25 Jon Mikolashek of American Public University discusses the accuracy of historical narratives. Tuesday, May 26 Michael Rawlins of UMass Amherst details climate change in the context of today. Wednesday, May 27 Florida State University’s Sarah Johnson touts the benefits of eating blueberries. Thursday, May 28 Park Williams of Columbia University explores mega-droughts.…