Tag: Holy Cross

  • Neel Smith, Holy Cross – Digital Research

    Neel Smith, Holy Cross – Digital Research

    Everything is going digital! Neel Smith, professor of classics at College of the Holy Cross, discusses his work studying classical material using modern methods. Neel Smith is an associate professor of classics at the College of the Holy Cross where he teaches a wide range of courses in ancient languages, archaeology and ancient science. For…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.7.27) Monday, July 27 Diane Peters of Kettering University discusses her research on self-driving cars. Tuesday, July 28 Aron Stubbins of The University of Georgia profiles his experiments on permafrost melt-water. Wednesday, July 29 Jeffrey Hall of The University of Kansas examines flirting and resultant miscommunication. Thursday, July 30 Megan…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.06.01 – 06.05

    The Academic Minute for 2015.06.01 – 06.05

    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.1- 6.5 Monday, June 1 Susan Brantley – Penn State University Hydraulic Fracturing Concerns Susan Brantley is a distinguished professor of geosciences and director of the Earth and Environmental Institute at Penn State. Her research interests include aqueous geochemistry, geochemical kinetics and, microbial biogeochemistry. Tuesday, June 2 Michael…

  • Renée Beard, Holy Cross – Stigma of Alzheimer’s

    Renée Beard, Holy Cross – Stigma of Alzheimer’s

    Can sentiments about a disease be worse than the actual condition? Renée Beard, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at the College of the Holy Cross, discusses the stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Renée L. Beard, Ph.D., received her degree in medical sociology from the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California,…