Tag: UMBC
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Best Of Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.31)
Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.31 Monday, December 31st For the Best Communications Segment Award, Naja Ferjan Ramirez of the University of Washington discussed building bilingual brains. Tuesday, January 1st For the Best Health Segment, Bodil Just Christensen of the University of Copenhagen delved into eating as a tool to avoid regaining weight.…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.08-10.12 – Timely Topics Week
Academic Minute from 10.08 – 10.12 Monday, October 8th Amy Bhatt – University of Maryland Baltimore County Highly Skilled Immigrant Family Separation Dr. Amy Bhatt is Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Language, Literacy and Culture Program and the Asian Studies Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.10.08) – Timely Topics Week
Timely Topics Week on The Academic Minute 2018.10.08 Monday, October 8th Amy Bhatt of the University of Maryland Baltimore County examines changes to programs that impact high-skilled immigrant workers and their families. Tuesday, October 9th Richard Cleveland of Georgia Southern University explores how mindfulness can help law enforcement during stressful situations. Wednesday, October 10th Frank…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.12.11-12.15
Academic Minute from 12.11 – 12.15 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner – University of Maryland Baltimore County Quantum Supremacy I was previously a Research Associate in the group of Christopher Jarzynski at the University of Maryland, College Park (2011-2014), and a Director’s Funded Postdoctoral Fellow with Wojciech H. Zurek at the Los Alamos National Laboratory…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.12.11)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.12.11 Monday, December 11th Sebastian Deffner of the University of Maryland Baltimore County explores quantum supremacy. Tuesday, December 12th Cindy Strong of Cornell College discusses what chemistry can teach us about ancient pottery. Wednesday, December 13th Michelle Pautz of the University of Dayton examines if movies and popular opinion differ…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.6.12-6.16
Academic Minute from 6.12 – 6.16 Monday, June 12th Shelby Putt – Indiana University Functional Brain Networks and Early Stone Tools Dr. Putt is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Stone Age Institute and the Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology at Indiana University. She holds a PhD degree in Anthropology from…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.6.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.6.12 Monday, June 12th Shelby Putt of Indiana University examines how to study the brains of our ancestors today. Tuesday, June 13th Tal-Chen Rabinowitch of the University of Washington explores why keeping kids in sync is important. Wednesday, June 14th Jonathan Mijs of the London College of Economics discusses inequality in our country. Thursday, June 15th…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.5.8-5.12
Academic Minute from 5.8 – 5.12 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short – University of Maryland Baltimore County Public Transportation Professor, author and renowned public speaker, John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography and the history of cartography. He has studied cities around the world, and lectured around…
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John Rennie Short, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Public Transportation
How do we get more people on the bus? John Rennie Short, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, examines how public transportation fits better into the future of our cities. Professor, author and renowned public speaker, John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.8)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.8 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short of the University of Maryland Baltimore County examines the state of public transportation in the US. Tuesday, May 9th Deborah Y. Cohn of the New York Institute of Technology discusses bad gift giving and why people do it. Wednesday, May 10th Bruce Peabody of Fairleigh Dickinson University explains why heroes…