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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.10.30-11.03

    The Academic Minute for 2017.10.30-11.03

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    Academic Minute from 10.30 – 11.03 Monday, October 30th Karen Kedrowski – Winthrop University Pink Ribbons and Breast Cancer Awareness Dr. Kedrowski has been a member of the Winthrop faculty since 1994. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma in 1992, and her B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1986. She is…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.10.30)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.10.30)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.10.30 Monday, October 30th Karen Kedrowski of Winthrop University discusses how pink ribbons came to symbolize Breast Cancer awareness. Tuesday, October 31st Tracy Betsinger of SUNY Oneonta explores another European vampire legend you might not have heard of. Wednesday, November 1st Jonathan Kelber of California State University, Northridge delves into…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.7.3-7.7

    The Academic Minute for 2017.7.3-7.7

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    Academic Minute from 7.3 – 7.7 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin – University at Buffalo Empathy Dr. Poulin’s research interests focus on understanding the resources that people use to adjust to stressful or traumatic events, as well as what motivates people to respond to the adversity of others.  Both sets of phenomena have implications both…

  • Bella DePaulo, University of California Santa Barbara – More Single People Than Ever Before

    Bella DePaulo, University of California Santa Barbara – More Single People Than Ever Before

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    There’s a lot of single people out there. Bella DePaulo, Project Scientist at the University of California Santa Barbara, examines if this is a good thing for our society. Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard) has been described by Atlantic magazine as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” She is the author of more…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.3)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.7.3)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.7.3 Monday, July 3rd Michael Poulin of the University at Buffalo discusses empathy. Tuesday, July 4th Jay Zagorsky of The Ohio State University determines why the census is so important to our democracy. Wednesday, July 5th Bella DePaulo of the University of California Santa Barbara delves into why having more single…

  • David Weld, University of California Santa Barbara – The Dance of Atoms

    David Weld, University of California Santa Barbara – The Dance of Atoms

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    Improving our understanding of matter could lead to new technologies. David Weld, assistant professor of physics at the University of California Santa Barbara, discusses how getting a solid out of equilibrium could bring us big benefits in the future. David Weld received his bachelor’s degree in physics from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in physics…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.06.06)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.6.6 Monday, June 6 Trevor Douglas of Indiana University discusses an enzyme that may help us power our cars on water and sunlight. Tuesday, June 7 Deepak Shukla of the University of Illinois at Chicago explores how nano-particles could be the answer to riding ourselves of the herpes virus. Wednesday, June…