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  • The Academic Minute for 2016.12.12-12.16

    The Academic Minute for 2016.12.12-12.16

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    Academic Minute from 12.12 – 12.16 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen – Leiden University Medical Center Continuous Light Causes Premature Aging I started performing research concerning circadian rhythms as an undergrad student and have thus been in the chronobiology field for about 10 years. Last March I obtained my PhD degree with as a subject…

  • F. Chris Curran, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Science Achievement Gap

    F. Chris Curran, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Science Achievement Gap

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    The achievement gap in science can start early. F. Chris Curran, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, explores why there’s a need to focus on early science learning. Chris Curran, PhD, is an educational researcher who focuses on improving educational outcomes for disadvantaged groups of students. In particular, his…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.12)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.12.12)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.12.12 Monday, December 12th Eliane Lucassen of the Leiden University Medical Center examines if continuous light can make you age faster. Tuesday, December 13th F. Chris Curran of the University of Maryland Baltimore County details when the science achievement gap starts. Wednesday, December 14th Charles Bourque of McGill University…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.12-10.16

    The Academic Minute for 2015.10.12-10.16

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.12 – 10.16 Monday, October 12 Kristie Seelman – Georgia State University Transgender Discrimination on College Campuses Dr. Kristie Seelman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Dr. Seelman’s research focuses on improving social welfare services and education settings…

  • John Rennie Short, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Western Wildfires

    John Rennie Short, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Western Wildfires

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    The western region of the US has been experiencing a rash of wildfires. John Rennie Short, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County,  explains how people living in at-risk areas and the west getting drier is not a good combination. EducationPh.D., University of BristolM.A., Geography, University of Aberdeen Research InterestsUrban issues, environmental…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.12)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.10.12)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.10.12 Monday, October 12 Kristie Seelman of Georgia State University explains how discrimination is not always just one person targeting another. Tuesday, October 13 John Rennie Short of the University of Maryland Baltimore County explores the rash of wildfires in the Western US. Wednesday, October 14 Stephen Christ of Truman State University tells…