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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.1.2-1.6

    The Academic Minute for 2017.1.2-1.6

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    Academic Minute from 1.2 – 1.6 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood – San Jose State University Twilight of the Roadside Motel Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored books on internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. His 2009 book City Ubiquitous: Place, Communication, and the Rise of Omnitopia received…

  • Lori Martin, Louisiana State University – Alton Sterling and Black Lives Matter

    Lori Martin, Louisiana State University – Alton Sterling and Black Lives Matter

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    Social justice concerns have been ever present in the news. Lori Martin, associate professor in the department of sociology and African American studies at Louisiana State University, discusses the issues that continue to divide the country. I am a native New Yorker. I was born and raised in Nyack, New York, a small town about…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.2)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.2)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.2 Monday, January 2nd Andrew Wood of San Jose State University explores a part of Americana that’s being left by the wayside. Tuesday, January 3rd Rafael Narvaez of Winona State University discusses souls. Wednesday, January 4th Reed Scherer of Northern Illinois University examines ocean fossils in mountains and sea…

  • Lori Martin featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Lori Martin featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

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    As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1342), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.4.25-4.29

    The Academic Minute for 2016.4.25-4.29

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    Academic Minute from 4.25 – 4.29 Monday, April 25 Josh Reno – Binghamton University Landfills Josh Reno’s diverse research interests share a focus on controversial modern technologies designed to solve seemingly intractable problems, from waste and climate change to disability and energy insecurity. His early research focused on a large landfill in the periphery of…

  • Lori Martin, Louisiana State University – Greatest of All-Time

    Lori Martin, Louisiana State University – Greatest of All-Time

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    Can you call someone the greatest of all time when not all people were allowed to play? Lori Martin, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University, discusses how racism has tinged this question since the early days of major competitive sports. Lori Latrice…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.4.25)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.4.25)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.4.25 Monday, April 25 Joshua Reno of Binghamton University discusses landfills and our relationship with our trash. Tuesday, April 26 Matthew Carrigan of Santa Fe College explores our history with ethanol consumption. Wednesday, April 27 Andrew Ellington of the University of Texas at Austin details how to fight cancer…