Tag: Penn State
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The Academic Minute for 2022.01.03-2022.01.07
The Academic Minute from 01.03 – 01.07 Monday, January 3rd Guangqing Chi – Penn State University Infrastructure in Rural Alaska Guangqing Chi is a Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography and Director of the Computational and Spatial Analysis Core at The Pennsylvania State University. His research seeks to understand the interactions between human populations…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.01.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.01.03 Monday, January 3rd Guangping Chi, professor of rural sociology and demography at Penn State University, explores why repairing infrastructure in rural areas can be a challenging feat. Tuesday, January 4th Melissa Wells, assistant professor in the department of education studies at SUNY Empire State College, discusses how…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.08.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.08.02 Monday, August 2nd Vikash Gayah, associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State University, delves into how to fix left turns in busy cities from being time wasters. Tuesday, August 3rd Kate Padgett-Walsh, associate professor of philosophy at Iowa State University, takes…
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Best Education Segment Award: Laurie Grobman, Penn State University – Humanities
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Education Segment Award: Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women’s studies at Penn State University, determined skills acquired in the Humanities will become more important for businesses in our changing world. Dr. Laurie Grobman is a Professor of English and Women’s Studies at…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.12.28)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.12.28 Monday, December 28th For the Commissioner’s Choice Award: Gretchen Sorin, distinguished professor at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta, explored how Black Americans have had a different experience with cars. Tuesday, December 29th For the Most Popular Segment Award: Kevin Cokley, distinguished teaching professor at the University…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.04.13-2020.04.17
The Academic Minute from 04.13 – 04.17 Monday, April 13th Laurie Grobman – Penn State University Humanities Dr. Laurie Grobman is a Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State Berks. Grobman’s teaching, research, and service interests center on community-engaged scholarship and teaching, bringing together students and community organizations to produce meaningful work while…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.03.30-2020.04.03
The Academic Minute from 03.30 – 04.03 Monday, March 30th Bonnie A. Green – East Stroudsburg University Oppositional Mindset Bonnie A Green, Ph.D. is an experimental psychologist who specializing in research in the Science of Success, particularly as it relates to academic achievement and reducing recidivism. Through the application of cognitive development, psychometrics, and mathematical…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.03.30)
George Fox University Week on The Academic Minute 2019.03.30 Monday, March 30th Bonnie Green, professor of psychology at East Stroudsburg University, explores the ways a critical remark has an effect on a student’s learning capabilities. Tuesday, March 31st Simon Haeder, assistant professor of public policy at Penn State University, details why public hospitals used to…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.29)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.29 Monday, October 29th Minita Sanghvi of Skidmore College examines the gender biases women candidates face in politics. Tuesday, October 30th Ken Gobbo of Landmark College explores neurodiversity. Wednesday, October 31st John Loike of Touro College discusses using xenotransplantation to help reduce the lengthy organ donation waiting lists. Thursday,…
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Saida Heshmati 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 (#1440), Bob has selected…