Tag: RPI Week
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Nishtha Langer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Women in IT More Likely to Be Promoted Than Men
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Women in IT jobs face many challenges. Nishtha Langer, assistant professor of business analytics, says despite this, they may be more likely to get promoted than their male counterparts. Nishtha Langer is an assistant professor of business analytics at the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She teaches…
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Nancy D. Campbell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Naloxone
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Is politics in the way of saving the lives of people who overdose? Nancy D. Campbell, professor the department of science and technology studies, discusses why naloxone-for-all is a tough sell. Professor Nancy Campbell is the Department Head in the Department of Science and Technology Studies. She is a historian…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.11.30 Monday, November 30th Nancy D. Campbell, professor the department of science and technology studies, discusses why naloxone-for-all is a tough sell. Tuesday, December 1st Nishtha Langer, assistant professor of business analytics, says despite the challenges women face in IT jobs, they may be more likely to get promoted…
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Gaurav Jain, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – How Cognitive Biases Influence Consumer Choices
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: What happens subconsciously when we shop? Gaurav Jain, assistant professor of marketing, takes a look at how we make decisions. Gaurav Jain, assistant professor of marketing at the Rensselaer Lally School of Management, examines how individuals make judgments, estimates, and decisions in the absence of complete information. Prior to earning…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.05.06-05.10
The Academic Minute from 05.06 – 05.10 Monday, May 6th Peter Fox – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Data Set Anaylsis Peter Fox is a Tetherless World Constellation Chair and Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Fox also directs the Insitution-wide interdisciplinary Information Technology and Web Science program.…
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Qiang Wu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Female CFOs are More Risk Averse
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Female CFOs can be more risk averse. Qiang Wu, associate professor of financial accounting and corporate finance, explores the differences between the sexes in this role. Qiang Wu’s current research interests include tax avoidance, accounting conservatism, debt contracting, earnings quality, auditing quality, corporate governance, financial analysts, and corporate social responsibility.…
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Juergen Hahn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Using Big Data To Evaluate Autism Treatments
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: We need a new way to diagnose autism. Juergen Hahn, professor of biomedical engineering, looks to the blood to find a solution. Juergen Hahn is the department head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in addition to holding an appointment in the Department of Chemical &…
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Miki Amitay, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Expanding Wind Energy
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Should wind turbines breathe like our lungs do? Miki Amitay, professor in the department of mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering, discusses this question. Michael Amitay, James L. Decker ’45 Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an internationally recognized expert for his research on active and passive…
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Richard Gross, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Recyclable By Design
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Plastics that degrade naturally could be a lifesaver for our planet. Richard Gross, professor in the department of chemistry and biology, looks into how to get there. Professor Gross received his Ph.D. from ‘Brooklyn Poly’ (Polytechnic University) working on Polymer Stereochemistry (synthetic chemistry) and then performed postdoctoral research with Robert…
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Peter Fox, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Data Set Analysis
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Are the secrets to solving our problems hiding in plain sight? Peter Fox, professor and tetherless world constellation chair, details how it’s all in the data. Peter Fox is a Tetherless World Constellation Chair and Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Computer Science and Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.…