Tag: Towson University
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The Academic Minute for 2016.2.15-2.19
Academic Minute from 2.15 – 2.19 Monday, February 15 Dylan Minor – Harvard Business School Toxic Workers Dylan Minor is a visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he teaches a first year MBA course in Strategy. Professor Minor’s research interests originated from his professional involvement in socially responsible investing. He…
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Tobin Porterfield, Towson University – Unlocking the Mysterious Isle
Cuba is undergoing changes in the wake of new travel policies by the U.S. Tobin Porterfield, associate professor in the department of eBusiness & technology management at Towson University, explains how his students got to Cuba before the change. Professor Porterfield specializes in B2B supply chain relationships and comes to the Towson University faculty with…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.15 Monday, February 15 Dylan Minor of the Harvard Business School explores how toxic workers can harm a working environment. Tuesday, February 16 Emily Lescak of the University of Alaska Anchorage delves into evolutionary timescales among threespine stickleback fish. Wednesday, February 17 Tobin Porterfield of Towson University explains how…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.1.11-01.15
Academic Minute from 1.11 – 1.15 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli – Indiana University Re-discovering A Lost Part of the Brain Franco Pestilli is an assistant professor in the Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He is also associated with the IU Network Science Institute and the Programs…
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John Sivey, Towson University – Safeners in Herbicides
The use of herbicides is widespread, but we don’t know the whole story. John Sivey, assistant professor of chemistry at Towson University, is looking into what happens to these chemicals after they are applied. John Sivey (Sĭ’-vee) is the Jess and Mildred Fisher Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Towson University. Professor Sivey’s research group investigates the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.11)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.11 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli of Indiana University discusses how a scientific rivalry delayed an important discovery in the brain. Tuesday, January 12 Robert Edgell of SUNY Polytechnic Institute delves into how competing companies can use innovation to help, or harm, consumers. Wednesday,January 13 John Sivey of Towson University examines if herbicide…
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The Academic Minute for 2015.11.23-11.27
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 11.23 – 11.27 Monday, November 23 Matthew Osborne – University of Toronto Cell Phone Bill Shock Matthew Osborne is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, with a cross-appointment to the Marketing Area at Rotman. His research interests include the…
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Gregory Chasson, Towson University – Hoarding
What is compulsive hoarding? Gregory Chasson, assistant professor of psychology at Towson University, explains this condition. As an Assistant Professor at Towson University and a Maryland licensed psychologist, Dr. Chasson specializes in the nature and treatment of high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSDs; e.g., obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoarding disorder). As an early…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.11.23)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.11.23 Monday, November 23 Matthew Osborne of the University of Toronto Scarborough explores cell-phone bill shock. Tuesday, November 24 Jonathan Pieslak of the City College of New York delves into how terrorists use music to further their cause. Wednesday, November 25 Noelle Eckley Selin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examines the…