Tag: jim downs

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.08.28-2023.09.01

    The Academic Minute for 2023.08.28-2023.09.01

    The Academic Minute from 8.28 – 9.01 Monday Megan Benka-Coker – Gettysburg College Evaluating Real-World Global Health Interventions Dr. Benka-Coker is an Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Department at Gettysburg College. She is an environmental epidemiologist and global health researcher. Her research primarily focuses on household energy and cooking, evaluating cleaner-burning cookstove technologies and…

  • Jim Downs, Gettysburg College – New Theories of Epidemiology

    Jim Downs, Gettysburg College – New Theories of Epidemiology

    On Gettysburg College Week:  How did doctors begin to track infectious diseases? Jim Downs, professor of Civil War era studies and history, delves into the history. Jim Downs is the Gilder Lehrman-National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Civil War Era Studies and History at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Maladies of Empire:…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.08.28)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.08.28)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.08.28   Monday Megan Benka-Coker, assistant professor of health sciences, examines one home heating method with the potential to help cut down the risks in hard to reach areas.   Tuesday Jennifer Bloomquist, professor of linguistics and Africana studies, determines explains why the representation of the characters on the…