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Best-Of The Academic Minute in 2025 – Pamela Prickett, Pomona College – America’s Rising Number of Unclaimed Deaths
Unclaimed deaths are on the rise. Pamela Prickett, associate professor of sociology at Pomona College, examines how some have come together to honor them. Pamela Prickett is an associate professor of sociology at Pomona College and former journalist. She is the author of two books about Los Angeles, including The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City…
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Ryan Engley, Pomona College – Seriality and Our Psyches
On Pomona College Week: Did you binge-watch last weekend? Ryan Engley, assistant professor of media studies, examines why we stay up to keep watching. Ryan Engley researches the intersection of psychoanalytic theory and media studies. His current book manuscript, Seriality: Media and the Psychic Form of Everyday Life, casts the notion of seriality as a…
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Charlotte Chang, Pomona College – Mapping the Local Impacts of Global Nature-Based Carbon Mitigation
On Pomona College Week: Natural climate solutions have a role to play in fighting climate change. Charlotte Chang, assistant professor of biology and environmental analysis, explores how. Charlotte Chang is a computational sustainability scientist whose work focuses on finding solutions for nature and people to thrive together. Chang is the inaugural One Conservancy Visiting Science…
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Char Miller, Pomona College – Why is California on Fire?
On Pomona College Week: Wildfires in California have a long history. Char Miller, W. M. Keck professor of environmental analysis and history, examines this. Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College, where he teaches classes on public lands, water, fire, urbanization. Why is California on Fire?…
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Jo Hardin, Pomona College – A Unified Framework for Random Forest Prediction Error Estimation
On Pomona College Week: What is the Random Forest prediction model? Jo Hardin, professor of math and statistics and Hardison Chair of analytical thinking, explores how it works. Jo Hardin is Professor of Mathematics & Statistics and Hardison Chair of Analytical Thinking at Pomona College. Her research areas include machine learning, methods development for biological…
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Pamela Prickett, Pomona College – America’s Rising Number of Unclaimed Deaths
On Pomona College Week: Unclaimed deaths are on the rise. Pamela Prickett, associate professor of sociology, examines how some have come together to honor them. Pamela Prickett is an associate professor of sociology at Pomona College and former journalist. She is the author of two books about Los Angeles, including The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.08.11)
Pomona College Week on The Academic Minute 2025.08.11 Monday Pamela Prickett, associate professor of sociology, examines why unclaimed deaths are on the rise in the United States. Tuesday Jo Hardin, professor of math and statistics and Hardison Chair of analytical thinking, explores how the Random Forest prediction model works. Wednesday Char Miller,…
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Nicole Holliday, Pomona College – What Do We Assume Based on the Voices We Hear
The sound of your voice can tell a lot about you. Nicole Holliday, assistant professor of linguistics at Pomona College, discusses why. Nicole Holliday is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Pomona College in Claremont, California. She received her Ph.D. in linguistics from New York University, where her dissertation focused on how individuals with one black parent and one…