Tag: Penn State University
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Bill Goffe, Penn State University – Deliberate Practice and Teaching
On Penn State University Week: How do we make students more active in their learning? Bill Goffe, teaching professor of economics, explores this question. Bill Goffe (PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is a Teaching Professor at Penn State. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Economic Education and recently rotated…
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Laurie Grobman, Penn State University – Humanities
The humanities and soft skills might be more important than ever. Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women’s studies at Penn State University, says these skills will become more important for businesses in our changing world. She and coauthor E. Michele Ramsey recently published Major Decisions: College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities (University…
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Simon Haeder, Penn State University – Public Hospitals and the Development of the U.S. Healthcare System
Public hospitals used to be a safety net for health care. Simon Haeder, assistant professor of public policy at Penn State University, details why this changed. Simon F. Haeder is an assistant professor of public policy. Prior to joining the Penn State School of Public Policy, he was an assistant professor in the Department of…
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Saida Heshmati, Penn State University – Felt Love
What makes you feel loved? Saida Heshmati, postdoctoral research scholar at Penn State University, looks into whether actions really do speak louder than words. I am a postdoctoral research scholar in positive and Quantitative Psychology at Penn State University. I am interested in finding objective methods to measure complex cognitive and emotional behavior to examine…
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Brian King, Penn State University – Climate Change and the Fight against HIV
How does food scarcity affect the treatment of HIV? Brian King, associate professor in the department of geography at Penn State University, explores this question. Brian King is Associate Professor of Geography and Faculty Associate at the Population Research Institute at the Pennsylvania State University. He is also a 2017 National Academy of Science Kavli…
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Karen Winterich, Penn State University – Taking A Photo Can Help You De-clutter and Donate
We all need to de-clutter our homes. Karen Winterich, associate professor of marketing at Penn State University, discusses a new trick to get people to give away more of the stuff they have trouble parting with. Professor Karen Page Winterich is a Frank and Mary Smeal Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Marketing at the…
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Michael Mann, Penn State University – Extreme Weather and Climate Change
Is climate change causing more extreme weather events? Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, delves into this question. Mann is author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published three books including Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, The Hockey Stick…
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Jennifer Van Hook featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
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 (#1390), Bob has selected Jennifer…
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Aaron Knochel, Penn State University – Defunding the National Endowment For the Arts
Why is the National Endowment of the Arts on the chopping block? Aaron Knochel, assistant professor of art education at Penn State University, looks into this question. Dr. Aaron D. Knochel completed his doctorate in Art Education at the Ohio State University in 2011 focused on critical media literacy, software studies and art education. He…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.4.17)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.4.17 Monday, April 17th Corey Brettschneider of Brown University discusses the legality of the recent travel ban from majority Muslim countries. Tuesday, April 18th Daniel Orenstein of the University of California San Francisco explores a lesser known part of the failed American Health Care Act. Wednesday, April 19th Aaron Knochel of Penn State…