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October 20, 2023 Austin Garner, Syracuse University – Sea Urchins Can’t “Get a Grip” on Climate Change
Climate change will affect everything, even the smallest creatures. Austin Garner, assistant professor in the department of biology at Syracuse University, discusses one. Austin M. Garner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology and BioInspired Institute at Syracuse University. His research focuses on how animals interface with their environment with a particular focus […]

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October 19, 2023 Joshua Brake, Harvey Mudd College – Using Light to Analyze Plants
Light can help us in a variety of ways that are still being determined. Joshua Brake, assistant professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College, looks inside plants to find one. Joshua Brake is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. Before joining the faculty at Harvey Mudd, he received his […]

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October 18, 2023 Mejdulene Shomali, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Challenging Misconceptions about Queer Sexualities in Arab Cultures
How do we challenge misconceptions of queer sexualities in Arab cultures? Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, assistant professor in women’s & sexuality studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has some suggestions. Mejdulene Bernard Shomali is a queer Palestinian poet and assistant professor of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. […]

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October 17, 2023 Sunmin Lee, University of California Irvine – Sleep and Chronic Diseases
Sleep is important, even more so if you have other health conditions. Sunmin Lee, professor in the department of medicine at the University of California, Irvine, explores the relationship. Dr. Sunmin Lee, PhD, ScD, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, in the School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine. Dr. Lee is also […]

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October 16, 2023 Heather Vough, George Mason University – Why People Don’t Call Themselves Entrepreneurs
Would you call yourself an entrepreneur? Heather Vough, associate professor of management at George Mason University, says many don’t even when they should. Heather Vough is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University School of Business and a Ph.D. in Business Program Director. Her research interests include identity construction and sensemaking in […]

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October 13, 2023 Roger Kreuz, University of Memphis – Language and Identity
Your identity is tied up in how you speak and write more than you might think. Roger Kreuz, associate dean and professor of psychology at the University of Memphis, explains why. Roger Kreuz is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Memphis, where he also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for the […]

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October 12, 2023 Christine A. Mair, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Caring for Kinless Older Adults
The aging boom is coming, and not everyone will have family to care for them. Christine A. Mair, associate professor of sociology and gerontology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, explores how to prepare for this hurdle. Christine A. Mair is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Gerontology and Director of the Center for […]

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October 11, 2023 Brandon del Pozo, Brown University – Gun Violence at Home and War
Just how dangerous is gun violence in some cities for young men? Brandon del Pozo, assistant professor of medicine and public health at Brown University, says going to war may be safer than staying home. Brandon del Pozo an assistant professor at Brown University, conducts NIH-funded research at the intersection of public health, public safety, […]

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October 10, 2023 Donald Lamkin, University of California Los Angeles – The Debate on Exercise for Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight, hit the gym, right? Donald Lamkin, assistant professor of psychiatry & biobehavioral sciences at the University of California Los Angeles, explores why it might not be that simple. Donald M. Lamkin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a Research Scientist at […]

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October 09, 2023 Kerry Dean Carso, SUNY New Paltz – Follies in America
Everyone loves a room with a view. Kerry Dean Carso, professor of art history at SUNY New Paltz, delves into the history of one time of structure that is built around this principle. Kerry Dean Carso is professor of art history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where she teaches courses […]

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