Tag: NYU
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The Academic Minute for 2025.06.09-2025.06.13
Monday Will Berelson – University of Southern California Dornsife Urban Greenery Plays a Bigger Role in Offsetting Fossil Fuel Emissions than Expected Will Berelson is the Paxson Offield Professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. His research involves studies of chemical cycling in the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.06.09)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.06.09 Monday Will Berelson, Paxson Offield professor of Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies and Spatial Sciences at the University of Southern California Dornsife, looks at reducing emissions in urban areas. Tuesday Shun Ye, associate professor of information systems and operations management at George Mason University, whether AI is…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.05.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.05.19 Monday Katherine Perry, assistant professor of mathematics at Soka University of America, explores if mathematics can hide in plain sight. Tuesday Niels Mede, science communication researcher at the University of Zurich, asks if there is a crisis of trust in science. Wednesday Patrick Barry, clinical…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.12.23-2024.12.27
The Academic Minute from 12.23 – 12.27 Monday Kirk Schneider – Saybrook University The Need For Raw Awe Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D. is a leading spokesperson for existential-humanistic and existential-integrative psychology, an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University and formerly Teachers College, Columbia University, and a cofounder and current president of the award-winning Existential-Humanistic Institute.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.12.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.12.23 Monday Kirk Schneider, adjunct faculty in clinical psychology at Saybrook University, wonders if we have enough awe in our lives. Tuesday Jose Valentino Ruiz, affiliate professor of Arts, Migration, & Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida, teaches us lessons from the life of Quincy Jones. …
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The Academic Minute for 2024.12.16-2024.12.20
The Academic Minute from 12.16 – 12.20 Monday Laura Link – University of North Dakota Holding Kids Back Does More Harm Than Good Dr. Laura Link is the co-author of Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership and author of several articles, book chapters, and professional papers on school leaders, grading, and classroom assessments. She currently…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.09.30-2024.10.04
The Academic Minute from 9.30 – 10.04 Monday Radu Iovita – New York University Did Neanderthals Use Glue? Researchers Find Evidence that Sticks Radu Iovita is an archaeologist researching how ancient humans used technology to disperse through diverse environments and adapt to the harsh climatic changes of the last Ice Age. He has conducted fieldwork…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.30 Monday Radu Iovita, associate professor of anthropology, looks into how new discoveries by archaeologists are changing our view of Neanderthals. Tuesday Andrew Chang, Leon Levy postdoctoral fellow, asks how our brains differentiate between music and speech. Wednesday Katherine Compitus, clinical assistant professor at the Silver…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.05.27-2024.05.31
The Academic Minute from 5.27 – 5.31 Monday Ernesto Sagas – Colorado State University The Haitian Crisis and Foreign Intervention Dr. Ernesto Sagás is Professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. He has a Ph.D. in political science from University of Florida with a concentration in Latin American studies. Dr. Sagás is the author…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.05.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.05.27 Monday Ernesto Sagas, professor of ethnic studies at Colorado State University, looks at the complexities of the political situation in Haiti amidst the current crisis. Tuesday Sophia Tintori, postdoctoral associate in the biology department at New York University, heads to Chornobyl to find out what worms…