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  • 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…

  • Matthew Carrigan, Santa Fe College – Human Ethanol Consumption

    Matthew Carrigan, Santa Fe College – Human Ethanol Consumption

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    If ethanol consumption is known to be toxic, why have humans consumed it throughout history? Matthew Carrigan, assistant professor of biology at Santa Fe College, discusses this paradox. Matthew Carrigan is an Assistant Professor of Biology.  He began his PhD in neuroscience at University of Florida’s College of Medicine studying the evolution of neuropeptides, and…

  • 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…