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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.3.7-3.11

    The Academic Minute for 2016.3.7-3.11

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    Academic Minute from 3.7 – 3.11 Monday, March 7 Prashant Kumta – University of Pittsburgh Biodegradable Parts for Fixing Complex Fractures Professor Kumta obtained his Bachelor of Technology (with Honors) in Metallurgical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India in 1984. He then obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering…

  • Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University – History of Influenza

    Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University – History of Influenza

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    Did you get your flu shot this year? Derek Gatherer, lecturer in the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Lancaster University, explores the history of influenza and what it may teach us about preventing this disease in the future. Dr Gatherer works  in bioinformatics, which he defines very generally as anything that can be…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.7)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.7)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.3.7 Monday, March 7 Prashant Kumta of the University of Pittsburgh explores the perils of winter activities and how to fix them in a more natural way. Tuesday, March 8 Sara Goldrick-Rab of the University of Wisconsin Madison discusses the growing problem of hunger among college students. Wednesday, March…