Tag: Indiana
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The Academic Minute for 2018.09.03-09.07
Academic Minute from 9.03 – 9.07 Monday, September 3rd Carsten Prasse – Johns Hopkins University Water Purification Carsten Prasse’s research is driven by a fascination with water chemistry and a deep concern about the public and environmental health impacts of chemicals present in our water. He investigates the fate of contaminants in the built…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.09.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.09.03 Monday, September 3rd Carsten Prasse of Johns Hopkins University explores drinking water safety and water purification. Tuesday, September 4th Franziska Landes of Columbia University discusses how much lead is in the soil. Wednesday, September 5th Janice Stapley of Monmouth University examines concussions in female student athletes. Thursday, September…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.03.12-03.16
Academic Minute from 3.12 – 3.16 Monday, March 12th Raymond Boisvert – Siena College 200th Publication Anniversary of Frankenstein Educated in Rhode Island, Switzerland, the University of Toronto and Emory University in Atlanta, Raymond Boisvert made his academic reputation with two books on the American philosopher John Dewey. Hired at Siena in 1984, he…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.03.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.03.12 Monday, March 12th Raymond Boisvert of Siena College discusses the Frankenstein legend on the day after the 200th publication anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel. Tuesday, March 13th Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University discusses climate change’s effect on extreme winter weather. Wednesday, March 14th Jennifer LeMesurier of Colgate University…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.6.12-6.16
Academic Minute from 6.12 – 6.16 Monday, June 12th Shelby Putt – Indiana University Functional Brain Networks and Early Stone Tools Dr. Putt is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Stone Age Institute and the Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology at Indiana University. She holds a PhD degree in Anthropology from…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.12 Monday, June 12th Shelby Putt of Indiana University examines how to study the brains of our ancestors today. Tuesday, June 13th Tal-Chen Rabinowitch of the University of Washington explores why keeping kids in sync is important. Wednesday, June 14th Jonathan Mijs of the London College of Economics discusses inequality in our country. Thursday, June 15th…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.1-5.5
Academic Minute from 5.1 – 5.5 Monday, May 1st Max Levine – Siena College Nausea Dr. Levine received a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.S. from The Pennsylvania State University in biological psychology. He also earned his Ph.D. in biological psychology from Penn State and held a post-doctoral fellowship there. He served as…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.1)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.1 Monday, May 1st Max Levine of Siena College examines nausea and its effects on sufferers. Tuesday, May 2nd Christina Starmans of Yale University discusses how adults and children differ in their perceptions of immorality. Wednesday, May 3rd Rebecca Scott of Cardiff University explains why some people pay for painful experiences. Thursday, May 4th Stephen Yoshimura of the University of…
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Women in STEM week (2015.8.17)
All this week, we’ll be highlighting the great research and technological advances women are contributing in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Monday, August 17 Ami Zota of The George Washington University warns of potential health hazards associated with certain heavy metals. Tuesday, August 18 Gayathri Devi of Duke University explores multipurpose medications.…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.6.29 – 7.3
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 6.29- 7.3 Monday, June 29 Emily O’Brien – Duke University AFib Dr. O’Brien’s primary research focus is care delivery and outcomes in observational cardiovascular disease cohorts, with specific applications to atrial fibrillation, stroke, and hypercholesterolemia. Her research interests include comparative effectiveness, patient-reported outcomes, quality of care, and medication…