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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.08.15-08.19

    The Academic Minute for 2016.08.15-08.19

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    Academic Minute from 8.15 – 8.19 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown – McGill University Risky Drivers Thomas G. Brown, Ph.D. and his team of students and collaborators are developing psychosocial interventions to combat substance abuse. They also aim to identify individual characteristics of vulnerability in order to optimally provide the most suitable intervention. In addition,…

  • Simon Darroch, Vanderbilt University – Cambrian Explosion

    Simon Darroch, Vanderbilt University – Cambrian Explosion

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    What came before the animals we all know today? Simon Darroch, assistant professor in the department of earth and environmental sciences at Vanderbilt University, explores whether the spread of modern animals led to the demise of the previous era’s inhabitants. Education Ph.D. Yale University, 2014 M.S. University of Tokyo, Japan, 2008 B.S. Durham University, UK,…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.15)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.15)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.8.15 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown of McGill University examines the different types of risky drivers. Tuesday, August 16th Robert Brinkmann of Hofstra University explores deep underground and whether caves can help us prepare for life in outer space. Wednesday, August 17th Kim Burchiel of Oregon Health & Science…