Tag: Prashanth Rangan

  • Prashanth Rangan featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Prashanth Rangan 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 (#1374), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.1.9-1.13

    The Academic Minute for 2017.1.9-1.13

    Academic Minute from 1.9 – 1.13 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock – University of Miami School of Law Guantanamo Professor Frohock earned her B.A. with Honors in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina and her M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from New York University…

  • Prashanth Rangan, University at Albany – Fruit Flies Offer Fertility Clues

    Prashanth Rangan, University at Albany – Fruit Flies Offer Fertility Clues

    What can fruit flies tell us about ourselves? Prashanth Rangan, associate professor of biological sciences at the University at Albany, delves into this question. Prash got his undergraduate engeneering degree in Industrial Biotechnology in India. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he spent a summer rotation working in a virology lab which left an indelible mark.…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.9)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.9)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.9 Monday, January 9th Christina Frohock of University of Miami School of Law explores the base at Guantanamo Bay from a legal perspective. Tuesday, January 10th Shannon Hinsa-Leasure of Grinnell College discusses using copper to reduce infections in hospitals. Wednesday, January 11th Christopher von Rueden of the University of…