Tag: Yale
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The Academic Minute for 2023.04.03-2023.04.07
The Academic Minute from 4.03 – 4.07 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein – University of California Los Angeles The Intersectional Space of a Vichy French WWII Labor Camp in the Algerian Sahara Sarah Abrevaya Stein is Professor of History, Sady and Ludwig Kahn Director of the Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies, and Viterbi Family…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.04.03)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.04.03 Monday Sarah Abreveya Stein, professor of history at the University of California Los Angeles, listens to voices of the past for stories from World War II that need to be told. Tuesday Dawn Brancati, senior lecturer in the political science department at Yale University, looks into an unintended…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.10.12-2020.10.16
The Academic Minute from 10.12 – 10.16 Monday, October 12th Ron Mallett – University of Connecticut Theories of Time Travel Professor Ronald L. Mallett received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from the Pennsylvania State University. He worked for United Technologies from 1973-5, and in 1975 joined the physics faculty at the University of Connecticut…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.10.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.10.05 Monday, October 12th On this segment from 2015, Ron Mallett, research professor of physics at the University of Connecticut, inspired us by studying time travel. Tuesday, October 13th On this segment from 2016, Jack Gilbert, professor in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago, detailed the…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.07.15-07.19
The Academic Minute from 07.15 – 07.19 Monday, July 15th Kathryn Anthony – University of Illinois Potty Parity Professor Anthony teaches, conducts research, and writes about how spaces and places affect people. Her expertise focuses on such topics as social and behavioral factors in design, gender and race in contemporary architecture, and entrepreneurship in design.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.07.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.15 Monday, July 15th Kathryn Anthony of the University of Illinois examines potty parity and gender discrimination. Tuesday, July 16th Brian Earp of Yale University looks into pain and gender. Wednesday, July 17th Karen Zivi of Grand Valley State University explores why human rights are violated so frequently. Thursday,…
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Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.17)
Roanoke College Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.17 Monday, December 17th Chris Lassiter discusses how estrogen helps out organs get in the right place. Tuesday, December 18th Lindsey Osterman delves into the perceptions of certain actors after the #MeToo movement. Wednesday, December 19th Steven Hughes examines how to improve LED technology. Thursday, December 20th Brooks…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.12.10-12.14
Academic Minute from 12.10 – 12.14 Monday, December 10th Mark West – University of North Carolina Charlotte The Humanities and STEM Disciplines as Overlapping Circles Mark I. West is a Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he has taught since 1984. …
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Celene Reynolds, Yale University – Title IX
How is Title IX being used to combat gender inequalities in higher education? Celene Reynolds, PhD candidate in the department of Sociology at Yale University, looks into this question. Celene Reynolds is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at Yale with research interests in social change, law and organizations, and gender and sexualities.…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.12.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.12.10 Monday, December 10th Mark West of the University of North Carolina Charlotte discusses whether the Humanities and STEM disciplines can work together as overlapping circles. Tuesday, December 11th Celene Reynolds of Yale University delves into Title IX. Wednesday, December 12th Emily Bernate of St. Edwards University examines politeness…