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  • The Academic Minute for 2023.11.27-2023.12.01

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    The Academic Minute from 11.27 – 12.01 Monday Jay Zagorsky – Boston University Can Important Unions Collapse and Disappear? Jay Zagorsky is an economist who teaches at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.  This summer he taught his 10,000th Boston University student.  Professor Zagorsky has published three books and is working on his fourth entitled…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.27)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.27   Monday Jay Zagorsky, clinical associate professor at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University, examines how one union that came and went due to technological inventions.   Tuesday Marie-Claire Beaulieu, associate professor of classical studies at Tufts University, explores the mythology present in your garden.  …

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.12.31-01.04

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      Academic Minute from 12.31- 01.04 Monday, December 31st Naja Ferjan Ramirez – University of Washington Building Bilingual Brains Naja Ferjan Ramirez, Ph. D., is a Research Scientist at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS) at the University of Washington. Naja earned her Bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Brown University and her Ph.D.…

  • Best of Week – Best Communications Segment – Naja Ferjan Ramirez, University of Washington – Building Bilingual Brains

    Best of Week – Best Communications Segment – Naja Ferjan Ramirez, University of Washington – Building Bilingual Brains

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    This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute. For the Best Communications Segment Award, Naja Ferjan Ramirez, research scientist at the University of Washington, explored how learning a second language can be important for the future. Naja Ferjan Ramirez, Ph. D., is a Research Scientist at the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS)…

  • Best Of Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.31)

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    Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.31 Monday, December 31st For the Best Communications Segment Award, Naja Ferjan Ramirez of the University of Washington discussed building bilingual brains. Tuesday, January 1st For the Best Health Segment, Bodil Just Christensen of the University of Copenhagen delved into eating as a tool to avoid regaining weight.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.11.12-11.16

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      Academic Minute from 11.12 – 11.16 Monday, November 12th Kirsten Read – Santa Clara University Effect of Rhyming Books on Children’s Vocabularies Dr. Kirsten Read is an Assitant Professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University, specializing in cognitive psychology, research methods, and child development. She earned a doctorate in Psychology and a PhD Minor…

  • Kelsey Lucca, University of Washington – Infant’s Persistence

    Kelsey Lucca, University of Washington – Infant’s Persistence

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    How do you find out what infants do and do not know? Kelsey Lucca, postdoctoral researcher in psychology at the University of Washington, discusses this question. Kelsey Lucca is a postdoctoral researcher in the department of Psychology at the University of Washington in Jessica Sommerville’s Early Childhood Cognition Lab. Dr. Lucca received her PhD in…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.11.12)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.11.12 Monday, November 12th Kirsten Read of Santa Clara University discusses the effect rhyming books have on a child’s vocabulary. Tuesday, November 13th Kelsey Lucca of the University of Washington delves into the persistence of infants. Wednesday, November 14th Tim Clydesdale of The College of New Jersey examines learning…

  • The Academic Minute for 2018.04.09-04.13

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      Academic Minute from 4.09 – 4.13 Monday, April 9th Elise Carlson-Rainer – American Public University Role of Bureaucrats in Foreign Policy and LGBTI Rights Dr. Carlson-Rainer serves as doctoral faculty in international relations at American Public University System, and is a former American diplomat who worked under three secretaries of state and two presidential…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.04.09)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.04.09 Monday, April 9th Elise Carlson-Rainer of American Public University examines the role of bureaucrats in shaping U.S. foreign policy. Tuesday, April 10th William Barrington of the University of California Los Angeles discusses genetics and their affect on which diet works best for us. Wednesday, April 11th Joshua Krissansen-Totton…