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  • The Academic Minute for 2019.02.18-02.22

    The Academic Minute for 2019.02.18-02.22

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    Academic Minute from 02.18 – 02.22 Monday, February 18th Alicia Simmons – Colgate University Politicians and Dissent I’m a social psychologist focused on the intersections of media, race, and politics. I study how the American news media shapes audience members’ racial attitudes and public policy preferences, and how public opinion ultimately shapes the direction of…

  • David Olson, University of California Davis – Psychedelics as Treatment for Depression

    David Olson, University of California Davis – Psychedelics as Treatment for Depression

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    LSD could be your future treatment for depression. David E. Olson, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine at the University of California, Davis, explores how psychedelic compounds could treat disorders of the mind. David studied chemistry and biology at Union College under the guidance of Joanne…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.02.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.02.18)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.02.18 Monday, February 18th Alicia Simmons of Colgate University explores how hard it is to ask a politician a tough question today. Tuesday, February 19th Kurt Amsler of the New York Institute of Technology discusses preventing the imminent physician-scientist shortage. Wednesday, February 20th Jennifer Harman of Colorado State University…