Tag: Rika Anderson

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.11.05-11.09

    The Academic Minute for 2018.11.05-11.09

      Academic Minute from 11.05 – 11.09 Monday, November 5th Nathan Grawe The Great Recession and Higher Education Nathan is a labor economist with particular interests in how family background–from family income to number of siblings–shapes educational and employment outcomes.  Many of his works study whether access to financial resources significantly limit these important measures…

  • Rika Anderson, Carleton College – Hydrothermal Vents

    Rika Anderson, Carleton College – Hydrothermal Vents

    On Carleton College Week: How does life survive in the deepest parts of the ocean? Rika Anderson, assistant professor of biology, takes a dive into microbes and hydro-thermal vents. Rika Anderson ’06 is an environmental microbiologist interested in how microbes and their viruses evolve, adapt, and diversify. She is currently using bioinformatics approaches to investigate…

  • Carleton College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.11.05)

    Carleton College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.11.05)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.11.05 Monday, November 5th Nathan Grawe of Carleton College examines how the Great Recession will affect higher education into the future. Tuesday, November 6th Jeffrey Snyder of Carleton College explores bias incidents on campus. Wednesday, November 7th Rika Anderson of Carleton College discusses hydro-thermal vents on the sea floor.…