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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

    The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

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    Academic Minute from 8.21- 8.25 Monday, August 21st Jay Pasachoff – Williams College Total Solar Eclipse Jay Pasachoff is Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Chair of the International Astronomical Union Working Group on Solar Eclipses. Tuesday, August 22nd Jessica Fish – University of Texas at Austin Mischievous Teens Jessica…

  • Jessica Fish, University of Texas at Austin – Mischievous Teens

    Jessica Fish, University of Texas at Austin – Mischievous Teens

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    Can teens be trusted to report truthfully on a scientific study? Jessica Fish, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, examines whether the stigma of mischievous teens is true – or false. Jessica Fish is a human development and family sciences scholar with interests in LGBTQ health and well-being.  She joined the Population…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.8.21 Monday, August 21st Jay Pasachoff of Williams College discusses the total solar eclipse. Tuesday, August 22nd Jessica Fish of the University of Texas at Austin explores whether teens give wrong answers on scientific studies. Wednesday, August 23rd Susan Fraiman of the University of Virginia examines how the homeless still…