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  • The Academic Minute for 2023.11.20-2023.11.24

    The Academic Minute for 2023.11.20-2023.11.24

    The Academic Minute from 11.20 – 11.24 Monday Lucas Berenbrok – University of Pittsburgh The Curious Case of Phenylephrine Lucas Berenbrok, associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist. Dr. Berenbrok’s research focuses on the expanding roles pharmacists play in keeping communities healthy. His scholarly work includes…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.05.08-2023.05.12

    The Academic Minute for 2023.05.08-2023.05.12

    The Academic Minute from 5.08 – 5.12 Monday Miriam Wallace – New College of Florida Free Speech and the 1780s Elocution Movement Miriam L. Wallace is Professor of English and Gender Studies at New College of Florida where she has taught English literature from 1660 forward since 1995. She is the author of Revolutionary Subjects in the…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.05.08)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.05.08)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.05.08   Monday Miriam Wallace, professor of English and gender studies at New College of Florida, explores why exercising rights can be key to a healthy society.   Tuesday Brad Garner, associate professor of education and digital learning scholar in residence at Indiana Wesleyan University, explores how faculty can…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.03.27-2023.03.31

    The Academic Minute for 2023.03.27-2023.03.31

    The Academic Minute from 3.27 – 3.31 Monday Moussa N’Gom – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Optics: The Future of Computation and Medicine Moussa N’Gom is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following an early career in industry as a senior research scientist in ultrafast lasers, optical…

  • Moussa N’Gom, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Optics: The Future of Computation and Medicine

    Moussa N’Gom, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Optics: The Future of Computation and Medicine

    Light can be a useful and non-invasive tool in medicine. Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how. Moussa N’Gom is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following an early career in industry as…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.03.27   Monday Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how optics is the future.   Tuesday Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish studies and professor of history at the University of South California, explores the history of…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.03.13-2023.03.17

    The Academic Minute for 2023.03.13-2023.03.17

    The Academic Minute from 3.13 – 3.17 Monday Christopher Jeansonne – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gameful Learning Christopher Jeansonne is a media educator, a media maker, and a scholar focusing on critical media pedagogy. His research involves practical and theoretical investigations of pedagogical methods that help students explore how identities are established within and articulated through…

  • The Academic Minute for 2022.09.12-2022.09.16

    The Academic Minute for 2022.09.12-2022.09.16

      The Academic Minute from 09.12 – 09.16 Monday, September 12th Aviva Philipp-Muller – Simon Fraser University Why are People Anti-Science and What Can We Do About It? Aviva Philipp-Muller is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Philipp-Muller’s research investigates attitude strength, persuasion, and consumer…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.09.12)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.09.12)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.09.12   Monday, September 12th Aviva Philipp-Muller, assistant professor of marketing at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, explains changing a person’s attitude on a subject can be tricky.   Tuesday, September 13th Markus Baer, professor of organizational behavior at the Olin Business School at Washington…

  • The Academic Minute for 2022.08.01-2022.08.05

    The Academic Minute for 2022.08.01-2022.08.05

      The Academic Minute from 08.01 – 08.05 Monday, August 1st Lynn Addington – American University Pandemic Planning With Older Adults in Mind Lynn A. Addington, JD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology at American University in Washington, D.C.  Her research focuses on fatal and non-fatal violent victimization (with…