The Academic Minute

The eyes of fish could help us see the light again. Jenny Lenkowski, associate professor of biological sciences at Goucher College, explains why. After receiving her bachelor’s degree at Brown University, Dr. Lenkowski taught in China then worked as a research technician at Tufts Medical School before returning to graduate school. She completed her doctorate […]

Is there another planet like Earth? Dimitra Atri, research scientist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science, looks through the telescope to find out. Dimitra Atri is an Astrophysicist at the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Space Science where he leads the Mars Research Group along with Prof. K.R. Sreenivasan. The overarching theme […]

They say chivalry is dead.  Is that a good thing? Jennifer Wollock, professor of English at Texas A&M University, discusses why it may not be. Jennifer Goodman Wollock, literary historian, daughter of a World War II Navy veteran who served on the Missouri, studies the intrepid men and women of the Middle Ages who reimagined […]

If you’re sitting, you might want to stand up for this one. Yoah Sui, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, explains why. Dr. Wuyou (Yoah) Sui received his PhD in Kinesiology at Western University in 2020. Dr. Sui’s expertise is in the broad areas of health behaviour change, digital health, and mental health and […]

Flip the switch and the light goes on for most of us, but not all.  But not for everyone. Sanya Carley, professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, looks at energy insecurity. Professor Sanya Carley’s research focuses on policy and other efforts aimed at advancing the innovation of low-carbon […]

On this Student Spotlight: We are all busy, and so are our brains. Tyler Anderson-Sieg, PhD-student in neuroscience at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, examines schemas and how they help us in a chaotic world. Tyler Anderson-Sieg received his B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri – […]

There have been dramatic shifts in wellness for everyone during COVID-19. Lina Begdache, assistant professor in the health and wellness studies department at Binghamton University, says the stress is not hitting everyone the same way. Dr Lina Begdache is an assistant professor in the Health and Wellness Studies department at Binghamton University, NY. She received […]

What is the best way to fight poverty? Heath Henderson, assistant professor of economics at Drake University, discusses a common answer. Heath Henderson is an assistant professor of economics in the College of Business and Public Administration at Drake University. Originally from Rochester, MN, he attended graduate school at American University in Washington, DC where […]

The Vietnam War can be a Rorschach Test. Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the war. Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She […]

On SUNY Oswego Week:  Real life disasters can habits at the box office. Joshua H. Adams, professor of film/digital film production, explains why. Joshua Hunter Adams is a film/digital film production professor at SUNY Oswego. His areas of specialty are film and digital film production, no-budget film production/producing, location filmmaking, movie directing, the Hollywood studio […]