The Academic Minute

Do product reviews matter? Ann Kronrod, associate professor of marketing at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, reads up to find out. Ann Kronrod is an Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She earned her Ph.D. in Marketing and Cognitive Science of Language from Tel Aviv University, and later completed her education […]

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Chaos theory has changed how we think about certain ideas in physics. Erik Van Aken, instructor of philosophy and religious studies at Rocky Mountain College, explains why. Erik Van Aken is Instructor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Rocky Mountain College. His research focuses on the metaphysics of causality, scientific methodology, and debates on objectivity. Chaos […]

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On University of Rochester Week: Fantasy football is more than just fun for people with money on the line, but can your brain keep you from winning? Renee Miller, professor of brain and cognitive sciences and director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Program, delves into cognitive biases. Renee Miller directs the undergraduate Neuroscience program at the […]

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On University of Rochester Week: Can computers take over and put an end to animal testing? James McGrath, William R. Kenan, Jr. professor of biomedical engineering, examines this question Since 2001, James McGrath has been on the Biomedical Engineering faculty at the University of Rochester and served the department for over 10 years as the […]

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On University of Rochester Week: Human intelligence and artificial intelligence learn differently, but can that change? Chris Kanan, associate professor of computer science at the Hajim School of Engineering and Computer Science, looks at the possibilities. Christopher Kanan’s main research focus is deep learning, with an emphasis on lifelong (continual) machine learning, bias-robust artificial intelligence, […]

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On University of Rochester Week: We’re still making new discoveries about how life formed on our planet. John Tarduno, the William R. Kenan, Jr. professor of geophysics in the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, details a new finding. John Tarduno’s research centers on the origin of the geodynamo, its history and relationship with habitability. […]

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On University of Rochester Week: Is democracy under threat in today’s political climate? James Druckman, the Martin Brewer Anderson professor of political science, explores this. James Druckman is a professor of political science at the University of Rochester and has published approximately 200 articles and book chapters in political science, communication, economics, science, and psychology […]

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Can an oppressed people who gain independence, end up becoming the oppressor of others? Hafsa Kanjwal, associate professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College, examines this in a hotly contested area of the world. Hafsa Kanjwal is an associate professor of South Asian History at Lafayette College. As a historian of modern Kashmir, she […]

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A danger is lurking under the permafrost in the Arctic. Magdalene Isabel Smith, PhD student in Earth Sciences at the University of Southern California Dornsife, examines what lies beneath. Magdalene Isabel Smith is a PhD student in Earth Sciences. She is interested in geochemistry and hydrology and is currently studying permafrost in Alaska, looking specifically […]

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Not everyone gets along with their family members, and literature is no exception. Jeanette Tran, associate professor of English at Drake University, explores one play that may give some answers. Jeanette Tran is a scholar of early modern English Literature. She has published on major early modern dramatists—Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Fletcher—and more recently on the […]

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