The Academic Minute

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Stephan Santa Ramirez, University at Buffalo - The Importance of Embracing Historically Marginalized Students
On University at Buffalo Week: What can we learn from embracing historically marginalized students on campuses?
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University at Buffalo Week on The Academic Minute
Monday Stephen Santa Ramirez, associate professor of higher education at the Graduate School of Education, explores what we can learn from embracing…
John Yates, Scripps Research Institute - Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease Through Changes in Protein Shape
What can protein shape tell us about Alzheimer’s disease?
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Ross Hollett, Edith Cowan University - Cutting through Cravings in 15 Seconds
Do you have a junk food craving?
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Adrienne Rhodes, University of Iowa - How Companies Can Keep Their CFOs
Why is the turnover rate so high for CFOs, and what can we do about it?
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Francisco Polidoro, Jr., University of Texas at Austin - NASA’s 1969-71 Design Process Offers a Road Map for Today’s Breakthrough Inventions
The creation of NASA’s space shuttle years ago may still spark innovation today.
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Carol Ritter, Cedar Crest College - A Solution to a Frustrating Dilemma for Crime-Scene Investigators
Choosing between collecting fingerprints or the DNA is often a decision crime-scene investigators must make; but why can they not get both?
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This Week on The Academic Minute
Monday Carol Ritter, senior instructor in the Forensic Science Program at Cedar Crest College, says a new method may help fix a dilemma for crime scene…
Christine Constantinople, New York University - How Animals Make Inferences
On New York University Week: How do animals make inferences?
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Joe Salvatore, New York University - Could You Match Inaugural Address Quotes to the Presidents Who Spoke Them?
On New York University Week: Think you can match inaugural address quotes to the presidents who spoke them?
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Sewin Chan, New York University - Boomeranging Back to Parents Can Mean Moving Away From Opportunity
On New York University Week: Boomeranging back to live with your parents may be necessary, but not helpful in the long term.
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Emiko Kranz, New York University -Discrimination Linked to Diminished Immune System Function
On New York University Week: Does discrimination affect our immune system?
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