University of Connecticut Sports Science Week on The Academic Minute
Monday
Julie P. Burland, director of research at the Institute for Sports Medicine, examines how to predict in-season injuries for athletes.
Tuesday
Jennifer B. Fields, Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, investigates why so many young athletes are flunking nutrition.
Wednesday
Dimitris Xygalatas, associate professor of anthropology, looks at sports fans for clues on how social rituals bind us together.
Thursday
Rebecca L. Stearns, associate professor-in-residence in the department of kinesiology, details potential strategies to prevent sudden deaths in sports.
Friday
Robert Huggins, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, examines why there aren’t more athletic trainers on hand at sporting events.
Catch up with The Academic Minute from 3/9 - 3/13
Monday
Nozomi Nishimura - Cornell University
It’s Time to Finally Unravel Menopause Through Science
Nozomi Nishimura is an associate professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University and director of the Menopause Health Engineering initiative, which aims to unravel the science of menopause. Her research expands the use of in vivo imaging techniques to study a variety of disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, cardiac disease and cancer metastasis.
Tuesday
Chloe Arson - Cornell University
What Makes Deep Geothermal District Heating Different?
Chloé Arson is a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University with expertise is damage and healing rock mechanics, micro-macro modeling of porous media, and computational geomechanics. Her research group develops numerical tools to assess the performance and environmental impacts of underground storage and rock fracturing, explain the formation of soil by rock weathering, and design sustainable bio-inspired geotechnical systems.
Wednesday
Eve Donnelly - Cornell University
The Hidden Science Inside Our Bones
Eve Donnelly is an associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, where her research focuses on the microscopic structure and composition of connective tissues, especially bone, determine their strength, resilience, and susceptibility to fracture.
Thursday
Hunter Adams - Cornell University
Can We Save The Planet By Turning It Into a Computer?
Hunter Adams is an assistant teaching professor at Cornell University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. As a former Cornell student with degrees in physics and aerospace engineering, he worked in the Laboratory for Elementary Particle Physics before joining the Space Systems Design Studio where he managed a team of engineers constructing a spacecraft called Violet.
Friday
Paul Gölz - Cornell University
How Math Can Save You a Family Fight
Paul Gölz is an assistant professor at Cornell University. He studies the algorithms and mathematics of democracy and fairness, and how these fields can inform AI development.
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