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  • The Academic Minute for 2024.11.25-2024.11.29

    The Academic Minute for 2024.11.25-2024.11.29

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    The Academic Minute from 11.25 – 11.29 Monday Matthew Powers – University of Washington Why Would Anyone Still Want to be a Journalist? Matthew Powers is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he co-directs the Center for Journalism, Media and Democracy. With Sandra Vera-Zambrano, he is…

  • The Academic Minute for 2024.09.23-2024.09.27

    The Academic Minute for 2024.09.23-2024.09.27

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    The Academic Minute from 9.23 – 9.27 Monday Matt Knutson – University of North Dakota Arcade Games and Accessible Sport Matt Knutson (he/him) is an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, where he directs the academic program in esports. His research focuses on the temporality of competitive gaming and the pre-history of esports.…

  • Charles Silver, University of Texas School of Law – Put Consumers in Charge of Health Care

    Charles Silver, University of Texas School of Law – Put Consumers in Charge of Health Care

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    There are many nightmare stories about dealing with the healthcare system in the U.S.; so how do we change it? Charles Silver, Roy W. and Eugenia C. McDonald endowed chair in civil procedure at the University of Texas School of Law, suggests a solution. Charles Silver teaches courses on civil procedure, health law, and professional responsibility.…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.23)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.09.23)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.09.23   Monday Matt Knutson, assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, looks into how accessible competitive gaming is a growing industry.   Tuesday Anthony James, professor and interim chair of family science and social work at Miami University, details how to fight back against chronic absenteeism in…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.10.30-2023.11.03

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    The Academic Minute from 10.30 – 11.03 Monday Marjan Ehsassi – Johns Hopkins University Putting the Public Back in Policy Dr. Marjan H. Ehsassi is a Berggruen Future of Democracy Fellow (non-resident) and Strategic Director of the Democratic Action Fund. A former litigator and governance practitioner, she is an expert in citizen participation, democratic innovations,…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.30)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.30)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.30   Monday Marjan Ehsassi, Berggruen Future of Democracy fellow and research and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, details why U.S. citizens feel like they are not being heard in politics.   Tuesday Sarah Seymour, expat specialist and lecturer at Chiang Mai University, examines how humans are always…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.07.17-2023.07.21

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    The Academic Minute from 7.17 – 7.21 Monday Linda Charmaraman – Wellesley College When It Comes to Teens and Screens, Pets Can Have Surprising Benefits Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., is a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College and director of the Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab. Her research interests…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.07.17)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.07.17)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.07.17   Monday Linda Charmaraman, senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College, details how pets can help teens with screen time.   Tuesday Paula Rochon, professor in the department of medicine at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto,…

  • The Academic Minute for 2023.06.19-2023.06.23

    The Academic Minute for 2023.06.19-2023.06.23

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    The Academic Minute from 6.19 – 6.23 Monday John Cigliano – Cedar Crest College Microplastics John A. Cigliano, Ph.D., is a professor of biology and director of environmental conservation at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He also serves as an Earthwatch Institute principal investigator and as adjunct research faculty at the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Maine. Cigliano, who…

  • PK Toh, University of Texas at Austin – Who Pulls a Company Out of a (Technological) Rut?

    PK Toh, University of Texas at Austin – Who Pulls a Company Out of a (Technological) Rut?

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    Star employees aren’t the only ones who shape the future of a company. PK Toh, associate professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, examines when the rest of the team is just as important. PK Toh is an associate professor of management at The University of…