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  • Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.17)

    Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.17)

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    Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.17 Monday, December 17th Chris Lassiter discusses how estrogen helps out organs get in the right place. Tuesday, December 18th Lindsey Osterman delves into the perceptions of certain actors after the #MeToo movement. Wednesday, December 19th Steven Hughes examines how to improve LED technology. Thursday, December 20th Brooks…

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.12.10-12.14

    The Academic Minute for 2018.12.10-12.14

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      Academic Minute from 12.10 – 12.14 Monday, December 10th Mark West – University of North Carolina Charlotte The Humanities and STEM Disciplines as Overlapping Circles Mark I. West is a Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since 1984. …

  • Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, University at Buffalo – Cellular Senescence

    Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, University at Buffalo – Cellular Senescence

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    Have we found one of the genes responsible for aging? Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen, assistant professor of chemistry at the University at Buffalo, explores senescence and one gene that stops cells from dividing later in life. Ekin Atilla-Gokcumen is a chemical biologist who studies lipids, a class of organic molecules that includes fats, waxes and sterols like…