Tag: Penn State
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The Academic Minute for 2017.10.2-10.6
Academic Minute from 10.2 – 10.6 Monday, October 2nd Firmin DeBrabander – Maryland Institute College of Art Why Climate Change is a Hard Sell in the U.S. Firmin DeBrabander studied Philosophy at Boston College and the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, and received his Ph.D. in the field from Emory University in 2002. He…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.10.02)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.10.02 Monday, October 2nd Firmin DeBrabander of the Maryland College Institute of Art examines why climate change is such a hard sell in the U.S. Tuesday, October 3rd Brian King of Penn State University explores why climate change and food scarcity can affect the fight against HIV. Wednesday, October 4th…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.7.24-7.28
Academic Minute from 7.24 – 7.28 Monday, July 24th Charles P. Hoy-Ellis – University of Utah Transgender Older Adults and the Military Charles P. Hoy-Ellis earned his PhD in Social Welfare at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is interested in health and mental health disparities and the social determinants of these disparities among lesbian,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.7.24)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.24 Monday, July 24th Charles P. Hoy-Ellis of the University of Utah discusses the military service of transgender adults. Tuesday, July 25th Virginia Ramseyer Winter of the University of Missouri explores body image among teens. Wednesday, July 26th Kate Sweeny of the University of California Riverside discusses mindfulness as a tool…
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Michael Mann 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 (#1397), Bob has selected…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.6.5-6.9
Academic Minute from 6.5 – 6.9 Monday, June 5th Aly Colon – Washington and Lee University The New Gatekeepers of News Aly Colón is the Knight Professor of Media Ethics in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University. Prior to joining Washington and Lee, Colón spent more than 30 years…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.5)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.5 Monday, June 5th Aly Colon of Washington and Lee University examines the new gatekeepers of news. Tuesday, June 6th Ivan Dylko of the University at Buffalo explores whether personalized news feeds are a good thing or part of the problem. Wednesday, June 7th Amanda Lotz of the University of Michigan will look into The…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.4.17-4.21
Academic Minute from 4.17 – 4.21 Monday, April 17th Corey Brettschneider – Brown University Travel Ban Legality Corey Brettschneider is professor of political science at Brown University, where he teaches courses in constitutional law and political theory. He is currently also a visiting professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Brettschneider was a visiting professor…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.3.27-3.31
Academic Minute from 3.27 – 3.31 Monday, March 27th Alexei Morozov – Virginia Tech University Fear in Others The Morozov Laboratory researchers are interested in neuronal substrates of social behaviors. Empathy is an evolutional hallmark that has shaped human civilization by influencing social behaviors. Animals can also express empathy, so the goal of the research…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.3.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.3.27 Monday, March 27th Alexei Morozov of Virginia Tech University discusses if observing fear in others has an effect on you as well. Tuesday, March 28th Kimberly Bigelow of the University of Dayton looks into the use of biomechanics. Wednesday, March 29th Wayne Campbell of Purdue University examines if…