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  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.7)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.3.7)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.3.7 Monday, March 7 Prashant Kumta of the University of Pittsburgh explores the perils of winter activities and how to fix them in a more natural way. Tuesday, March 8 Sara Goldrick-Rab of the University of Wisconsin Madison discusses the growing problem of hunger among college students. Wednesday, March…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.2.15-2.19

    The Academic Minute for 2016.2.15-2.19

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    Academic Minute from 2.15 – 2.19 Monday, February 15 Dylan Minor – Harvard Business School Toxic Workers Dylan Minor is a visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he teaches a first year MBA course in Strategy. Professor Minor’s research interests originated from his professional involvement in socially responsible investing. He…

  • Leslie Knapp, University of Utah – Howler Monkey Calls

    Leslie Knapp, University of Utah – Howler Monkey Calls

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    Does a deeper voice lead to better chances of reproducing for male howler monkeys? Leslie Knapp, professor and chair of anthropology at the University of Utah, determines that female howler monkeys might want to stay away from the Barry Whites of the bunch. My research focuses on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, which are critical…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.2.15)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.2.15 Monday, February 15 Dylan Minor of the Harvard Business School explores how toxic workers can harm a working environment. Tuesday, February 16 Emily Lescak of the University of Alaska Anchorage delves into evolutionary timescales among threespine stickleback fish. Wednesday, February 17 Tobin Porterfield of Towson University explains how…

  • The Academic Minute for 2016.1.11-01.15

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    Academic Minute from 1.11 – 1.15 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli – Indiana University Re-discovering A Lost Part of the Brain Franco Pestilli is an assistant professor in the Indiana University Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. He is also associated with the IU Network Science Institute and the Programs…

  • Dave Strayer, University of Utah – Driver Distraction

    Dave Strayer, University of Utah – Driver Distraction

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    Keep your eyes on the road! David Strayer, professor of psychology at the University of Utah, explores the rise of infotainment systems in our cars and their potential consequences on our driving. My work examines how attention functions within multiple research domains, from assessing the limits of human multitasking ability while performing complex tasks such…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2016.1.11)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.1.11 Monday, January 11 Franco Pestilli of Indiana University discusses how a scientific rivalry delayed an important discovery in the brain. Tuesday, January 12 Robert Edgell of SUNY Polytechnic Institute delves into how competing companies can use innovation to help, or harm, consumers. Wednesday,January 13 John Sivey of Towson University examines if herbicide…

  • Gabe Bowen, University of Utah – Ancient Warming Periods and Today

    Gabe Bowen, University of Utah – Ancient Warming Periods and Today

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    The climate has always been changing. Dr. Gabe Bowen, a geochemist at the University of Utah, offers an interesting profile of the climate as it’s been and as it might become. Dr. Gabe Bowen is a native of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (the one up there by Canada) and graduate of the University of Michigan (B.S.…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.4.13)

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    Monday, April 13 Nancy Gallagher of the University of Maryland analyzes the public perception of the recent nuclear deal with Iran. Tuesday, April 14 John Lurz of Tufts University discusses physical media through a close reading of Proust. Wednesday, April 15 The University of Konstanz’s Thomas Goetz defines a new type of boredom. Thursday, April…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.3.16)

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    Monday, March 16 Laura Rokosz of Monmouth University explains the vertical irrigation systems of aeroponic gardens. Tuesday, March 17 Wayne Potts of The University of Utah details his toxicity testing on fructose and table sugar. Wednesday, March 18 Chapman University’s Ky Kugler explores frequency and severity of concussions. Thursday, March 19 Julia Hormes of the…