Tag: Johns Hopkins
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.30-2023.11.03
The Academic Minute from 10.30 – 11.03 Monday Marjan Ehsassi – Johns Hopkins University Putting the Public Back in Policy Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow (non-resident) and Strategic Director of the Democratic Action Fund. A former litigator and governance practitioner, she is an expert in citizen participation, democratic innovations,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.30 Monday Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details why U.S. citizens feel like they are not being heard in politics. Tuesday Sarah Seymour, expat specialist and lecturer at Chiang Mai University, examines how humans are always…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.04.03-2023.04.07
The Academic Minute from 4.03 – 4.07 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein – University of California Los Angeles The Intersectional Space of a Vichy French WWII Labor Camp in the Algerian Sahara Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History, Sady and Ludwig Kahn Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, and Viterbi Family…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.04.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.04.03 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein, professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles, listens to voices of the past for stories from World War II that need to be told. Tuesday Dawn Brancati, senior lecturer in the political science department at Yale University, looks into an unintended…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.01.27-2020.01.31
The Academic Minute from 01.27 – 01.31 Monday, January 27th Kevin Cokley – University of Texas at Austin Impostor Syndrome Kevin Cokley’s research can be broadly categorized in the area of African American psychology, with a focus on racial and ethnic identity development, academic motivation and academic achievement. A theme of much of his research…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.07.22-07.26
The Academic Minute from 07.22 – 07.26 Monday, July 22nd Scot Miller – Johns Hopkins University Methane Emissions Scot M. Miller, an assistant professor of environmental health and engineering, studies the emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. His lab, the Greenhouse Gas Research Group, uses observations of greenhouse gases collected from airplanes, towers and…
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Timely Topics Week on The Academic Minute (2019.07.22)
Timely Topics Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.22 Monday, July 22nd Scot Miller of Johns Hopkins University examines the concern over China’s methane emissions. Tuesday, July 23rd Mariana Sanchez of Florida International University looks into whether Latinos drink more or less after immigrating to the U.S. Wednesday, July 24th Sarah Stitzlein of the University of…
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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 2018.02.12-02.16
Academic Minute from 2.12 – 2.16 Monday, February 12th David Richardson – SUNY New Paltz Warming Lakes David Richardson is an Associate Professor of Biology at SUNY New Paltz. David Richardson conducts research on the ecology of aquatic ecosystems including lakes, rivers, and streams. Broadly speaking, Richardson seeks to understand how aquatic ecosystems function…