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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2

    The Academic Minute for 2017.5.29-6.2

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    Academic Minute from 5.29 – 6.2 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin – Tufts University Liver Transplants and Geography Dr. Ladin incorporates quantitative, qualitative, and normative approaches to study how systemic disadvantage affects health and the ability of individuals to make and pursue lifeplans. Specifically, her research aims to better understand how social networks impact health disparities,…

  • Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto – Fruit Flies and Obesity

    Marla Sokolowski, University of Toronto – Fruit Flies and Obesity

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    Newborn fruit flies might not be that different from human babies. Marla Sokolowski, professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Toronto, looks at the genes of both species and finds a link that could help control obesity for us all. Marla B. Sokolowski, B.Sc. (1977, University of Toronto), Ph.D.…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.29)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.29)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.29 Monday, May 29th Keren Ladin of Tufts University examines if liver transplants should be ruled by geography. Tuesday, May 30th Marla Sokolowski of the University of Toronto discusses if fruit flies can hold a clue to human obesity. Wednesday, May 31st David Festinger of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine explores the current opioid crisis.…