Tag: University of Connecticut
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The Academic Minute for 2016.09.26-09.30
Academic Minute from 9.26 – 9.30 Monday, September 26th Stephen Kane – San Francisco State University Second Earth Candidates Stephen Kane has been researching planets around other stars for more than 20 years and has discovered and characterized hundreds of exoplanets, including Kepler-186f, which is the smallest planet yet to have been found in the…
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Richard Stevens, University of Connecticut – Artificial Lighting and Our Health
Turn off the lights. Richard Stevens, professor in the school of medicine at the University of Connecticut, examines the effects of electric light on our circadian rhythms. Dr. Stevens has been working for a long time trying to help figure out why people get cancer. One of his major interests has been in the possible…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.09.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.9.26 Monday, September 26th Stephen Kane of San Francisco State University explores the cosmos for Second Earth candidates. Tuesday, September 27th Richard Stevens of the University of Connecticut examines if artificial light is disrupting our circadian rhythms. Wednesday, September 28th Stephanie Pfirman of Barnard College details if making a game of it…
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Ron Mallett, University of Connecticut – Theories of Time Travel
Most Likely to Blow Your Mind Congratulations to Ron Mallett of The University of Connecticut for winning our 2015 Most Likely to Blow Your Mind Senior Superlative award. A research professor of physics at UCONN, Dr. Mallett’s fascinating segment discusses theories of time travel. This segment originally aired on February 16th, 2015.
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.12.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2015.12.28 Monday, December 28 Mitchell Grayson of the Medical College of Wisconsin won our President’s Choice Senior Superlative Award for his research into treating asthma. Tuesday, December 29 Stacy Tye-Williams of Iowa State University won our Listener’s Choice Senior Superlative Award for her segment on workplace bullies. Wednesday, December 30 Ron Mallett of the University of Connecticut won…
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Nicholas Leadbeater, University of Connecticut â Scarcity of Helium
You may be surprised to learn of the widespread uses of helium. Nicholas Leadbeater, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut, details the wide application of this chemical element and explains why its days of filling party balloons may be coming to an end. Nicholas Leadbeater is an associate professor of organic and…