Tag: Cornell
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.08.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.08.21 Monday Farzin Lotfi-Jam, assistant professor of architecture and director of Realtime Urbanism lab, invites us to answer the many questions about the intersection of A.I. and humanity. Tuesday Malte Jung, associate professor of information science, outlines how the technology that guides how we respond in conversations may…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.01.09)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.1.9 Monday, January 9th Ben Cotterill, lecturer in forensic psychology at Clemson University, examines whether children can provide reliable eyewitness testimony. Tuesday, January 10th Mneesha Gellman, associate professor of political science in the Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College, delves into the…
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Best Of Week on The Academic Minute (2022.12.26)
Best Of Week on The Academic Minute 2022.12.26 Monday, December 26th In our fifth most listened to segment of the year, Khurram Afridi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, examined how to charge electric cars more efficiently during Cornell University College of Engineering Week. Tuesday, December 27th In our…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.08.22-2022.08.26
The Academic Minute from 08.22 – 08.26 Monday, August 22nd Dimitris Xygalatas – University of Connecticut The Transformative Effects of Collective Gatherings Dimitris Xygalatas is Associate Professor in the departments of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences and director of the Experimental Anthropology lab at the University of Connecticut. Most of his work focuses on the social and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.08.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.08.22 Monday, August 22nd Dimitris Xygalatas, associate professor in the departments of Anthropology and Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut, explains why the COVID-19 pandemic has made us realize the importance of being around other people. Tuesday, August 23rd Olivia Holmes, professor of medieval studies and English…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.12.07-2020.12.11
The Academic Minute from 12.07 – 12.11 Monday, December 7th Naminata Diabate – Cornell University Naked Agency Naminata Diabate is an associate professor of Comparative Literature at Cornell University. A native of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa, Naminata Diabate is a scholar of African and African diaspora studies with an emphasis on questions of sexuality and gender…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.22-10.26
Academic Minute from 10.22 – 10.26 Monday, October 22nd Ashley Taylor – Colgate University Intellectual Disability and the Producation of Knowledge I am Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Colgate University. I teach educational foundations courses in disability studies, inclusive education, and philosophy of education. I received my Ph.D. in Cultural Foundations of Education…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.22 Monday, October 22nd Ashley Taylor of Colgate University examines who can be a producer of knowledge. Tuesday, October 23rd Joe Erlichman of St. Lawrence University explores if a new treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease could be on the way. Wednesday, October 24th Suman Seth of Cornell University discusses…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.05.21-05.25
Academic Minute from 5.21 – 5.25 Monday, May 21st Lisa Stegall – Hamline University Moving to the Music May Reduce Fall Risk in Elderly Dr. Ferguson-Stegall is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN, and directs the Integrative Physiology Laboratory. She earned her PhD in Exercise Physiology from the…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.03.26-03.30
Academic Minute from 3.26 – 3.30 Monday, March 26th Joseph Fins – Cornell University Secret Memo Shows Bipartisanship during Watergate Crisis Dr. Joseph J. Fins is The E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics and Chief of the Division of Medical Ethics at Weill Cornell Medical College where he also serves as…