Tag: UC San Diego
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The Academic Minute for 2025.07.14-2025.07.18
Monday Nancy Guo – Binghamton University The Search for Relapse Predictors in Lung Cancer Tumors Nancy Guo is one of the newest additions to the Binghamton University School of Computing as a part of the SUNY Empire Innovation Program. With 62 peer reviewed publications amassing over 4,170 citations, her research on artificial intelligence and bioinformatics…
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Raphael Cuomo, University of California San Diego – Cannabis Use Disorder and Colon Cancer Survival
We are still learning about all the effects of cannabis use. Raphael Cuomo, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, explores how it may tie in with one affliction. Raphael E. Cuomo, PhD, is a globally recognized authority in biomedical science and non-communicable disease epidemiology. His research has shaped how scientists and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.07.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.07.14 Monday Nancy Guo, SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the school of computing at Binghamton University, discusses the search for relapse predictors in lung cancer tumors. Tuesday Nick Muller, professor of economics, engineering, and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, explores how to address wildfire smoke pollution.…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.06.30-2025.07.04
Monday Rae Robertson-Anderson – University of San Diego Learning From Biology to Design Self-Healing Infrastructure Robertson-Anderson is Associate Provost for Engaged Scholarship at University of San Diego, where she has been a Professor of Physics and Biophysics since 2009. Robertson-Anderson received her BS in Physics from Georgetown University in 2003, funded by a Clare Boothe…
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Leo Porter, University of California, San Diego – Computer Programming in the Generative AI Era
Artificial intelligence is changing who can be a computer programmer. Leo Porter, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California San Diego, explores how. Leo Porter is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego interested in computer science education research and computer architecture. Leo co-founded the Computing Education…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.05.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2025.05.19 Monday Katherine Perry, assistant professor of mathematics at Soka University of America, explores if mathematics can hide in plain sight. Tuesday Niels Mede, science communication researcher at the University of Zurich, asks if there is a crisis of trust in science. Wednesday Patrick Barry, clinical…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.12.21-2020.12.25
The Academic Minute from 12.21 – 12.25 Monday, December 21st Rosalyn LaPier – University of Montana Solstice Rosalyn is an award winning Indigenous writer, ethnobotanist and environmental activist with a BA in physics and a PhD in environmental history. She works to revitalize Indigenous & traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), to address environmental justice &…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.08.10-2020.08.14
The Academic Minute from 08.10 – 08.14 Monday, August 10th Michael Vargas – SUNY New Paltz COVID-19 and the Black Death Employed at SUNY New Paltz since 2006, Michael Vargas advanced to Associate Professor rank in 2013 and Professor rank in 2019. He is a historian of the European Middle Ages, covering the period…
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Paula Saravia, University of California San Diego – Patagonia Sadness
Communities are very vulnerable to environmental changes. Paula Saravia, researcher at the University of California San Diego, explores how health can be intertwined with the environment. I studied social anthropology at Universidad de Chile (1995-2000), where I specialized in medical anthropology. Before continuing my studies abroad, I worked on poverty reduction programs in Chile, and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.08.10 Monday, August 10th Michael Vargas, professor of medieval history at SUNY New Paltz, compares COVID-19 to the period of the Black Death. Tuesday, August 11th Tamie Jovanelly, associate professor of geology at Berry College, determines how experiences can change people’s relationship with a water source. Wednesday, August 12th…