Tag: UMass
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.6.15 – 6.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute [2015.06.15 – 06.19] Monday, June 15 Robert Pallitto of Seton Hall University discusses the contemporary significance of the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary. Tuesday, June 16 Rob Spencer of Florida State University examines the dangers of thawing permafrost. Wednesday, June 17 UMass Amherst’s Lisa Chasan-Taber profiles her research…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.05.25)
Monday, May 25 Jon Mikolashek of American Public University discusses the accuracy of historical narratives. Tuesday, May 26 Michael Rawlins of UMass Amherst details climate change in the context of today. Wednesday, May 27 Florida State University’s Sarah Johnson touts the benefits of eating blueberries. Thursday, May 28 Park Williams of Columbia University explores mega-droughts.…
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Richard Peltier, UMass Amherst – Indigenous Air Pollution
The term air pollution might evoke images of an industrialized city with many factories each with billowing smokestacks or a crowded freeway of cars pumping emissions into the atmosphere. But, as Richard Peltier, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at UMass Amherst, will show us, everyone should be aware of air they breathe. Dr. Richard…
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2015.01.05 – This week on The Academic Minute
Monday, January 5 Kimberly Fenn of Michigan State University shows how social media might be corroding the accuracy of memory. Tuesday, January 6 Jacob Hirsh of The University of Toronto explores the predicative nature of personality traits. Wednesday, January 7 New York University media professor Charlton McIlwain analyzes the journalistic slant present in news coverage…
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Alfred Crosby, UMass Amherst – New Adhesive Technology
The animal kingdom is a frequent inspiration for engineers. Dr. Alfred Crosby, a professor of polymer science at The University of Massachusetts Amherst, has helped to create a super-sticky adhesive modeled after the feet of a gecko. Dr. Alfred Crosby is a materials scientist and engineer interested in the mechanics of soft materials and biological…