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  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.23)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.10.23)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.10.23   Monday Dawn Biehler, associate professor of geography and environmental sciences, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, looks into the history of Central Park.   Tuesday Marian Reven, clinical education assistant professor in the health sciences department at West Virginia University, discusses a simple way to help…

  • Best Of Week on The Academic Minute (2022.12.26)

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    Best Of Week on The Academic Minute 2022.12.26   Monday, December 26th In our fifth most listened to segment of the year, Khurram Afridi, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, examined how to charge electric cars more efficiently during Cornell University College of Engineering Week.   Tuesday, December 27th In our…

  • The Academic Minute for 2022.10.31-2022.11.04

    The Academic Minute for 2022.10.31-2022.11.04

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      The Academic Minute from 10.31 – 11.04 Monday, October 31st Frank McAndrew – Knox College Why Do Some People See Ghosts While Others Don’t? Frank McAndrew is the Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology at Knox College, a blogger for Psychology Today Magazine, and an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and several…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.9.25-9.29

    The Academic Minute for 2017.9.25-9.29

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    Academic Minute from 9.25 – 9.29 Monday, September 25th Simon Haeder – West Virginia University Lessons From the Past on Healthcare Simon F. Haeder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science in the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy & Politics at West Virginia University. His teaching and research interests include…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.9.25)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.9.25)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.9.25 Monday, September 25th Simon Haeder of West Virginia University discusses the rare occasions when the government has taken away healthcare. Tuesday, September 26th Abraham Rutchick of California State University Northridge examines if killing from afar is easier than being in the same room with the target. Wednesday, September 27th…

  • Michael Strager, WVU – Protecting Water Resources

    Michael Strager, WVU – Protecting Water Resources

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    Water is among our most precious resources. Michael Strager, associate professor in the Division of Resource Management, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design at West Virginia University, is working to mitigate the negative consequences of dangerous chemical spills and protect water. Michael P. Strager is an associate professor in the Division of Resource Management,…