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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.2.20-2.24

    The Academic Minute for 2017.2.20-2.24

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    Academic Minute from 2.20 – 2.24 Monday, February 20th Christopher Salas-Wright – University of Texas at Austin/Boston University Immigrant Mischaracterization 2016-present Assistant Professor School of Social Work, Boston University 2013-2016 Assistant Professor School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin 2015-2016 Faculty Research Associate Population Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin…

  • Joel Cohen, University of Chicago – Tornado Outbreaks

    Joel Cohen, University of Chicago – Tornado Outbreaks

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    Are more tornadoes occurring than ever before? Joel Cohen, Visiting Scholar in the Department of Statistics at the University of Chicago, examines this question. I use mathematics, statistics, and computation to understand populations of single or multiple types of individuals. Quantitative techniques include products of random matrices, non-negative decompositions of nonnegative matrices, random graphs (directed…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.20)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.2.20)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.2.20 Monday, February 20th Christopher Salas-Wright of the University of Texas at Austin discusses immigrant mischaracterization. Tuesday, February 21st Peggy Albers of Georgia State University examines children and stories. Wednesday, February 22nd Matthew DeLisi of Iowa State University talks homicidal ideation. Thursday, February 23rd Ameae Walker of the University of…