Tag: washu
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The Academic Minute for 2026.01.26-2026.01.30
Monday Yann Quilcalle – ETH Zurich How Fossil Fuel Companies Contributed to Heatwaves Dr Yann Quilcaille is a climate scientist, who works to bridge the gap between climate and economic modelling. Thanks to a dual background in climate science and economics of sustainable development, he gained a deep knowledge of this interface. Dr Yann Quilcaille…
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Rosie Dutt, Washington University in St. Louis – Revolutionizing STEM Education
How we teach STEM courses could be undergoing a revolution. Rosie Dutt, instructional consultant and former adjunct lecturer at the Engineering Communication Center at the Washington University in St. Louis, gets hands-on with learning. Dr. Rosie Dutt teaches interdisciplinary computational neuroscience and engineering communication courses that integrate data science and design thinking. In this talk,…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2025.01.26)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2026.01.26 Monday Yann Quicalle, postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, looks at the reasons fossil fuels companies have contributed to heatwaves. Tuesday Dan Laufer, professor and head of the School of Communication Studies at the Auckland University of Technology, explains what a spillover crisis is and how AI…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.10.20-2025.10.24
Monday Jon Rawski –San Jose State University A Blueprint for Designing Intelligent Learning Systems Jon Rawski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Language Development at San José State University in San Jose, California, where he teaches courses on general and computational linguistics. Professor Rawski’s research aims to understand the fundamental laws of language and…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.07.28-2025.08.01
Monday Alison Tuck – Washington University in St. Louis Adults’ Social Media Use and Emotional Regulation Alison Tuck is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research primarily examines the influence of social media on mental health. As a clinical scientist, she focuses on understanding the clinical implications of…
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The Academic Minute for 2025.06.30-2025.07.04
Monday Rae Robertson-Anderson – University of San Diego Learning From Biology to Design Self-Healing Infrastructure Robertson-Anderson is Associate Provost for Engaged Scholarship at University of San Diego, where she has been a Professor of Physics and Biophysics since 2009. Robertson-Anderson received her BS in Physics from Georgetown University in 2003, funded by a Clare Boothe…