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 can contribute to it.
Wednesday
Ross Zafonte, Executive Vice Dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine, explores why a traumatic brain injury may come with an additional risk besides concussion.
Thursday
Alex Chohlas-Wood, assistant professor of computational social science at New York University, looks to his phone for answers to solving the question of how to reduce incarcerations for missed court dates.
Friday
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 to revolutionize STEM teaching.

