New York University Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Augustin Guibaud, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, examines whether there’s a wildfire we’re not planning for.
Tuesday
Jorge Cuartas, Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology, determines how excessive heat can harm children’s development.
Wednesday
Yuki Miura, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, uses 3D visualizations to see how floods can impact to your own street.
Thursday
Joyce Onyenedum, assistant professor of environmental studies, looks inside the plant to find out how vines can climb so fast.
Friday
Bridger Ruyle, assistant professor of civil, urban and environmental engineering, examines where the PFAS chemicals in drinking water come from.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 4/13 - 4/17
Monday
Andrey Vyshedskiy - Boston University
New Study Identifies Early Decline in Language-Learning Rate Among Autistic Children
Dr. Andrey Vyshedskiy is a neuroscientist at Boston University. He has authored more than 100 original research article published in leading scientific journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature. His research focuses on child development, the neurological basis of imagination, and the evolution of human language.
Tuesday
Yifan Yu - University of Texas at Austin
Not All Feelings Are Created Equal When Sharing on Social Media
Yifan Yu’s research centers on (1) the economics of artificial intelligence and machine learning; (2) business analytics leveraging online unstructured data (i.e., text, images, videos, networks, behavioral sequences); and (3) data analytics to facilitate volunteerism, sustainable operation, and social justice. I apply machine/deep learning, network analysis, econometric/game-theoretical modeling, and lab/field experimental methods to tackle questions in these fields.
Wednesday
Ryan Wilson - University of Iowa
Why Can’t the Government Do Our Taxes For Us?
Ryan J. Wilson is the Henry B. Tippie Chair in Accounting and the department executive officer in Accounting at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. Previously, he was director of the School of Accounting at the University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business. He earned his doctorate degree at the University of Washington. He’s received recognition for excellence in accounting instruction at both the University of Iowa and University of Oregon.
Thursday
Nathan Swenson - University of Notre Dame
Can the Light Reflected From a Leaf Reveal the Health of a Tree
Nathan Swenson is a professor of biological sciences and the Gillen Director of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center. The goal of the research conducted by his group is to leverage information regarding intra- and inter-specific variation in tree performance to understand and predict the past, present, and future distribution of forest biodiversity.
Friday
Nicole Fenty - Binghamton University
Sequencing Nursery Rhymes through Early Coding in Preschool Settings
Nicole Fenty joined the Department of Teaching, Learning, & Education Leadership as an assistant professor in 2012. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Florida. She has worked as a special education teacher in elementary schools in the state of Florida.
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