The Academic Minute

Light can be a useful and non-invasive tool in medicine. Moussa N’Gom, assistant professor in the department of physics, applied physics, and astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explains how. Moussa N’Gom is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Following an early career in industry as […]

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Your physical space is very important as you age. Britteny Howell, assistant professor of health sciences and director of the healthy aging research laboratory at the University of Alaska Anchorage, says your health could be on the line. Britteny M. Howell, PhD, CPG, CDP® is Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Director of the Healthy Aging […]

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Students come into higher education institutions with a lot of questions about their futures  Ted Hadzi-Antich, associate professor of government at Austin Community College, explores one way to help them get answers. Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr. has been teaching “great books” to students at Austin Community College for 15 years, where he founded the Great Questions […]

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The field of philosophy is changing. David Bakhurst, Charlton professor of philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario, looks into one instance why. David Bakhurst is Charlton Professor of Philosophy at Queen’s University, Ontario.  His book, Consciousness and Revolution in Soviet Philosophy (Cambridge, 1991), represents the first critical history of Soviet philosophical culture.  Since then, in addition […]

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Being a sore loser in a presidential race has historical precedent. Jerald Podair, professor of history at Lawrence University, explains. Jerald Podair is Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies Emeritus at Lawrence University. He is the author of The Strike That Changed New York: Blacks, Whites, and the Ocean Hill […]

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E-waste is a climate change issue. Oladele Ogunseitan, professor in the department of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, looks into combating this. Oladele (Dele) Ogunseitan holds the University of California Presidential Chair at Irvine where he served for more than a decade as Professor and Founding Chair of the […]

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On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Shayla Sawyer, professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, explores a metal-breathing bacterium dramatically improves biosensors for aquatic ecosystems Shayla Sawyer is a professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her Nano-Bio Optoelectronics research program expands the fundamental understanding, engineering processes, and potential applications […]

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On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Coastlines are a battleground in the face of sea level rise. Marcus Carter, assistant professor in the school of architecture, explains why design matters. MARCUS CARTER is an assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a partner at OBJECT TERRITORIES, a critical design practice located in New York and Hong […]

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On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week:  Technology can be used to tackle climate change. Aparna Gupta, professor of quantitative finance at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute, examines this. Aparna Gupta is a professor of quantitative finance and co-director of the NSF IUCRC Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Gupta also serves […]

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On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: There are always obstacles in our way. Brett Fajen, associate dean for academic affairs and professor, looks at how we navigate this by tracking our eye movements. Brett Fajen conducts research on perception and action. His main interests are the visual control of locomotion and perceptual-motor learning and adaptation. His […]

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