Tag: USC
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.03.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.03.27 Monday Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how optics is the future. Tuesday Wolf Gruner, Shapell-Guerin Chair in Jewish studies and professor of history at the University of South California, explores the history of…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.01.30-2023.02.03
The Academic Minute from 1.30 – 2.3 Monday Darby Saxbe – University of Southern California Dad Brain? How Fatherhood Changes the Brain Darby Saxbe is a professor in the psychology department at the University of Southern California, where she co-directs the USC Center for the Changing Family and studies families, stress, health, and neuroplasticity in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.01.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.1.30 Monday Darby Saxbe, professor in the psychology department at the University of Southern California, looks at how fatherhood can change the brain. Tuesday Joel Christensen, professor of classical studies and senior associate dean for faculty affairs at Brandeis University, examines women’s stories from ancient Greece to…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.11.01-2021.11.05
The Academic Minute from 11.01 – 11.05 Monday, November 1st Richard Aronson – Florida Institute of Technology Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Sea Life His research explores the response of marine communities to environmental changes in deep time. His primary focus is on coral reefs and subtidal communities in Antarctica and on…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.11.01)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.11.01 Monday, November 1st Richard Aronson, professor and head of the Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences department at the Florida Institute of Technology, dives in to look at the effects of climate change on sea life. Tuesday, November 2nd Filippo Menczer, professor of informatics and computer science at…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.10 Monday, May 10th Robert Edgell, professor of technology management at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, looks beyond our planet for innovation. Tuesday, May 11th Elizabeth Kiester, associate professor of sociology at Albright College, determines the reasons immigrant communities have been hit hard by the pandemic. Wednesday, May 12th Joseph…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.12.23-12.27
The Academic Minute from 12.23 – 12.27 Monday, December 23rd Carin Robinson – Hood College Encouraging Women to Run for Political Office I became a news junkie in college. Growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, I never paid much attention to politics. But as a young adult, I started to enjoy watching and…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.04.30-05.04
Academic Minute from 4.30 – 5.04 Monday, April 30th David Kastan – Yale University The Politics of Red and Blue David Scott Kastan is currently the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, having previously taught at Columbia and at Dartmouth College. Among his books are Shakespeare and the Shapes of Time, Shakespeare after Theory, Shakespeare…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.04.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.04.30 Monday, April 30th David Kastan of Yale University examines the politics of red and blue. Tuesday, May 1st Arie Kapteyn of the University of Southern California delves into how active Americans really are vs their perceived activity levels. Wednesday, May 2nd Amelia Reigstad of the University of Wisconsin…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.1.23-1.27
Academic Minute from 1.23 – 1.27 Monday, January 23rd Arie Kruglanski – University of Maryland The Psychology of Radicalization Arie W. Kruglanski is a Distinguished University Professor, a recipient of numerous awards, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. He has served as editor of the Journal of…