Tag: FIU

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.16)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.16)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.16   Monday Ray Brescia, associate dean for research and intellectual life, Hon. Harold R Tyler Chair in law and technology at Albany Law School, says we need to recommit to the Rule of Law in the United States.   Tuesday Jiasun Li, associate professor of finance at the…

  • Best-Of Week 2022: William E. Pelham, Florida International University – Medication Doesn’t Help Kids With ADHD Learn

    Best-Of Week 2022: William E. Pelham, Florida International University – Medication Doesn’t Help Kids With ADHD Learn

    It’s Best Of Week on The Academic Minute.  In our fourth most listened to segment of 2022, William E. Pelham, distinguished professor of psychology at Florida International University, discussed why medications may not always be the answer for certain disorders. Pelham has authored or co-authored nearly 500 professional publications dealing with ADHD and its assessment…

  • Best Of Week on The Academic Minute (2022.12.26)

    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…

  • The Academic Minute for 2022.11.28-2022.12.02

    The Academic Minute for 2022.11.28-2022.12.02

      The Academic Minute from 11.28 – 12.02 Monday, November 28th Jun Wu – University of California, Irvine Examining Effects of Environment on Preterm Birth Jun Wu, PhD, is a Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the UCI Program in Public Health. Dr. Wu’s interests focus on population-based research of environmental exposure assessment, environmental…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.11.28)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.11.28)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.11.28   Monday, November 28th Jun Wu, professor of environment and occupational health at the University of California, Irvine program in public health, says your environment can play a role in when nurturing begins.   Tuesday, November 29th Hala Altamimi, Assistant Professor in the School of Public Affairs and…

  • The Academic Minute for 2022.08.08-2022.08.12

    The Academic Minute for 2022.08.08-2022.08.12

      The Academic Minute from 08.08 – 08.12 Monday, August 8th Karen Cerulo – Rutgers University Dreaming of Future Possibilities Karen A. Cerulo has authored several books and articles in the areas of culture and cognition, symbol systems and meaning, inequality, media and technology, social change, and identity construction. She served as the Chair of…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.08.08)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.08.08)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.08.08   Monday, August 8th Karen Cerulo, full professor of sociology at Rutgers University, explains how striving to achieve our dreams can make things better for everyone.   Tuesday, August 9th John Tures, professor of political science at LaGrange College, examines whether red flag laws help lower gun deaths…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.11.29-2021.12.03

    The Academic Minute for 2021.11.29-2021.12.03

      The Academic Minute from 11.29 – 12.03 Monday, November 29th David Bray – Florida International University Mexico’s Community Forests David Barton Bray is a professor in the Earth and Environment Department at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami. He carries out research on community forest management in Mexico and Central America. He has taught…

  • David Bray, Florida International University – Mexico’s Community Forests

    David Bray, Florida International University – Mexico’s Community Forests

    Who does the best job of managing forests sustainably? David Bray, professor in the department of earth and environment at Florida International University, says it might not be who you expect. While anecdotal evidence indicates blood thinners may decrease a person’s sexual interest, no substantial evidence is available to show anti-coagulants cause substantial erectile dysfunction…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.04.05-2021.04.09

    The Academic Minute for 2021.04.05-2021.04.09

      The Academic Minute from 04.05 – 04.09 Monday, April 5th Matt Hendley – SUNY Oneonta What if the U.S. Followed the U.K. Parliamentary Model Dr. Matthew Hendley is Chair and Professor of History at the State University of New York – College at Oneonta (SUNY Oneonta).  Educated in Canada, he is a specialist in Modern…