Tag: Scripps College
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Hao Huang, Scripps College – Tradition and Environmentalism in Bali: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
On Scripps College Week: The environment we have today will nurture future generations. Hao Huang, professor of humanities, looks at environmentalism and music in a sacred way. Currently the endowed Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at Scripps College, Dr. Hao Huang has served as a four-time United States Information Agency Artistic Ambassador to…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.01 Monday, February 1st Hao Huang, professor of humanities, looks at environmentalism and music in a sacred way. Tuesday, February 2nd Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of chicanx-latinx studies, looks into how music has been affected by commoditization. Wednesday, February 3rd Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, associate professor of biology, takes a…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.06.01-2020.06.05
The Academic Minute from 06.01 – 06.05 Monday, June 1st Jennifer Groscup – Scripps College Consent to Search My primary area of research interest is in the intersection of psychology and law. I am particularly interested in legal decision making, expert evidence, scientific evidence, and the affect of attitudes and pre-existing knowledge on perceptions…
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Sean Flynn, Scripps College – Reducing Healthcare Costs
On Scripps College Week: How do we cut the cost of health care in the U.S.? Sean Flynn, professor of economics, has some solutions. Sean Flynn is the author of the best-seller Economics for Dummies, which has now been translated into seven foreign languages, as well as the coauthor along with Campbell McConnell and Stanley…
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Christina Edholm, Scripps College – Traveling and Disease Outbreaks
On Scripps College Week: Gaining more information on disease outbreaks will be crucial for the future. Christina Edholm, assistant professor of mathematics, discusses how managers can better prepare for these epidemics. Christina Edholm, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Her area of expertise is applied mathematics, with specific focus…
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Nicholas Kacher, Scripps College – Rising Home Prices
On Scripps College Week: Is there a catch to rising home prices? Nicholas Kacher, assistant professor of economics, determines the unintended consequences of this usually good economic development. Nicholas Kacher is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Scripps College. Originally from Waltham, Massachusetts, he earned a BA in Economics at Wheaton College (MA) in 2011.…
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Branwen Williams, Scripps College – Global Warming
On Scripps College Week: How much of recent global warming would have happened without humans? Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science, looks into the data to find the answer. Dr. Branwen Williams’s research develops the techniques that we use to generate records of our past ocean and climate variability, and uses these records to understand…
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Jennifer Groscup, Scripps College – Consent to Search
On Scripps College Week: Do you have to let the government search you? Jennifer Groscup, associate professor of psychology, has the answer. My primary area of research interest is in the intersection of psychology and law. I am particularly interested in legal decision making, expert evidence, scientific evidence, and the affect of attitudes and pre-existing…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.06.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.06.01 Monday, June 1st Jennifer Groscup, associate professor of psychology, discusses citizen’s knowledge and use of the Fourth Amendment. Tuesday, June 2nd Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science, looks into how much of recent global warming would have occured without humans. Wednesday, June 3rd Nicholas Kacher, assistant professor…
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Roberto Pedace, Scripps College – International Box Office Revenue is a Leading Reason for Less Diversity in Films
Hollywood has a diversity problem. Roberto Pedace, professor of economics at Scripps College, examines the reasons behind the lack of female and minority lead characters in films. Roberto Pedace is Professor of Economics in the department of economics at Scripps College. Prior to this, he was an associate professor in the Drucker School of Management…