Tag: UCLA
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.06-2023.11.10
The Academic Minute from 11.06 – 11.10 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen – Drexel University Defining Good Conversation Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College and Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University. She is the author six novels and six non-fiction books, including, most recently, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing…
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David Shorter, University of California Los Angeles – Contact with ETs Might Not Go Well, Based on Our History
First contact with extraterrestrials has been imagined many times, but what would happen in reality? David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California Los Angeles, has an idea. Dr. David Shorter is a tenured professor at UCLA, where he has taught “Aliens, Psychics, and Ghosts” for over a decade. He…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.06 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, tells us why a good conversation can bring many benefits. Tuesday David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California Los Angeles, discusses why first contact with extra terrestrials might…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.10.09-2023.10.13
The Academic Minute from 10.9 – 10.13 Monday Kerry Dean Carso – SUNY New Paltz Follies in America Kerry Dean Carso is professor of art history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she teaches courses on American art and architecture. She is the author of American Gothic Art and Architecture…
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Donald Lamkin, University of California Los Angeles – The Debate on Exercise for Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight, hit the gym, right? Donald Lamkin, assistant professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles, explores why it might not be that simple. Donald M. Lamkin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a Research Scientist at…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.09)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.09 Monday Kerry Dean Carso, professor of art history at SUNY New Paltz, delves into the history of follies in America. Tuesday Donald Lamkin, assistant professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles, explores why it not be as simple as just…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.04.03-2023.04.07
The Academic Minute from 4.03 – 4.07 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein – University of California Los Angeles The Intersectional Space of a Vichy French WWII Labor Camp in the Algerian Sahara Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History, Sady and Ludwig Kahn Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, and Viterbi Family…
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Sarah Abreveya Stein, University of California Los Angeles – The Intersectional Space of a Vichy French WWII Labor Camp in the Algerian Sahara
There are still stories from World War II that need to be told. Sarah Abreveya Stein, professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles, listens to voices of the past. Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History, Sady and Ludwig Kahn Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, and Viterbi…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.04.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.04.03 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein, professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles, listens to voices of the past for stories from World War II that need to be told. Tuesday Dawn Brancati, senior lecturer in the political science department at Yale University, looks into an unintended…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.09.10-09.14
Academic Minute from 9.10 – 9.14 Monday, September 10th Fred Ledley – Bentley University What Does Academic Research Contribute to New Medicines Dr. Ledley is an opinion leader in the integration of science, business, and education. He has extensive experience as a researcher, educator, entrepreneur, and executive in academia, industry, and government. He is…