Tag: Jared Nelson

  • The Academic Minute for 2019.01.21-01.25

    The Academic Minute for 2019.01.21-01.25

      Academic Minute from 01.21 – 01.25 Monday, January 21st Rachel Engmann – Hampshire College The Archaeology of the Slaver in 18th-Century Ghana Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, assistant professor of African Studies, received a B.A. in anthropology from Columbia University, an M.A. in museum studies from Columbia, an M.A. in heritage from Stanford University and…

  • Jared Nelson, SUNY New Paltz – Fibers and Reducing Emissions

    Jared Nelson, SUNY New Paltz – Fibers and Reducing Emissions

    How to help save the environment?  Go crunchy. Jared Nelson, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at SUNY New Paltz, determines fibers such as flax and hemp could hold the key to sustainability. Dr. Jared Nelson is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at SUNY New Paltz specializing in materials and solid mechanics with research focused on advances…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.01.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.01.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.01.21 Monday, January 21st Rachel Engmann of Hampshire College discusses the archaeology of the salver in 18th-century Ghana. Tuesday, January 22nd Graham Hodges of Colgate University delves into the history of enslaved people in New Jersey. Wednesday, January 23rd Daniel Reinholz of San Diego State University examines how to…