The Academic Minute

Why do implicit biases still exist in hiring decisions? Samantha Dodson , assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resources at the University of Calgary , answers this. Faculty Bio: Samantha Dodson’s research program focuses on when and why women experiencing roadblocks and adversity are evaluated as deserving of opportunities and support at work. Transcript: Since women began joi...

Older adults are starting to use AI at home, too. Ken Brown , Tippie Children Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa , says it’s not just for work anymore. Faculty Bio: Ken Brown, Ph. D., is Tippie Children Professor of Management in the Tippie College of Business and department executive officer of the Educational Policy and Leader...

Brainstems are hard to image because of their size and density, but is that about to change? Emery N. Brown , professor of neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , says yes. Faculty Bio: Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph. D. is the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at MIT in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory; the Warren M. Zapo...

How do we search for life beyond Earth? Fabian Klenner , assistant professor of planetary sciences at the University of California, Riverside , explores the cosmos to find out. Faculty Bio: Fabian Klenner is an Assistant Professor of Planetary Sciences in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. He received his Ph. D. from Freie Universität Berlin...

Do you feel loved? Harry Reis , professor of psychology at the University of Rochester , examines why most do not. Faculty Bio: Harry Reis, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, is one of the world’s leading experts on relationships and connection and has studied the complexities of well-being and love in depth. His research examines the factors that influence the quantity and...

What happened on Easter Island? Robert DiNapoli, post-doctoral research associate in the environmental studies program at Binghamton University, says reality may be different than long thought. Лучше всего то, что большинство этих наборов поставляется с инструкциями, в которых подробно описано, как использовать входящие в комплект продукты. В конце концов необычные подарки парню своими руками, они...

We have much to learn about wildfires. Craig Clements , professor and chair of the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University , uses a research lab on wheels to get close to the action. Faculty Bio: Craig Clements is a professor and chair of the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science at San José State University, where he is director of the Wildfire Interdisc...

Not every animal experiences the world at the same speed. Clinton Haarlem , postdoctoral research fellow at Trinity College , looks to visual processing speeds to explain why. Faculty Bio: Dr. Clinton Haarlem’s research focuses on variation in visual perception rates, both across species and across individuals. Clinton’s work is multidisciplinary and incorporates zoology, ecology and neuroscience...

What are the consequences of letting AI read for us? Naomi Baron , professor emerita of linguistics at American University , explores this issue. Faculty Bio: Naomi S. Baron is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at American University in Washington, DC. She is a Stanford PhD and has been a Guggenheim Fellow, Fulbright Fellow, and Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Center for Advanced Study in the Beha...

How do we best understand the relationship between politics and anxiety? Nick Dorzweiler , professor of the practice of political science and women’s and gender studies at Wheaton College , delves into this. Faculty Bio: Nick Dorzweiler joined Wheaton College in 2015, after completing doctoral work at Northwestern University. His research is guided by an overarching interest in the history of the...

Surviving cancer may come with neurological side effects as well. Jenny M. Munson , professor and director at the Cancer Research Center – Roanoke at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech , determines why this is. Faculty Bio: Tracking fluid flow to understand cancer, aging and women’s health. How does the pace of fluid flow affect tumor spread and memory loss? In the Munson La...

How can we use technology to clean the air around us? Petra Fromme , Regents Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery at Arizona State University , examines how humidity can play a role in doing so. Faculty Bio: Petra Fromme, Regents’ Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the Biodesign Center for Applied Structu...

What motivates runners? Emily Balcetis , associate professor of psychology at New York University , examines this question. Faculty Bio: Dr. Emily Balcetis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University and author of Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World. She is an award-winning behavioral scientist and author. She directs a research lab that pioneers the sci...

What are the barriers to recruitment for women in law enforcement? Amber Kerwin , professor of the practice of criminal justice at Hartwick College , looks into this question. Faculty Bio: Amber M. Kerwin is a professor of practice of criminal justice in the Sociology, Criminology & Social Services Department in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New Yor...

Can artificial intelligence help us detect brain cancer early? Dimitrios Mathios , assistant professor of neurosurgery at Washington University in St. Louis , takes a non-invasive look. Faculty Bio: Dimitrios Mathios, MD, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery and director of the Molecular Neuro-oncology Lab at WashU’s School of Medicine. His research focuses on using cancer immunology, genetic...

On University at Buffalo Week: Speeding up drug discovery will have many benefits. Tom Grant , assistant professor in the Department of Structural Biology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, looks into doing so. Faculty Bio: Thomas Grant is a structural biologist whose research focuses on developing innovative analytical methods to uncover the structure and dynamics of biolog...

On University at Buffalo Week: Can we use AI to help give those with motor neuron diseases their voices back? Rohini Srihari , professor of computer science and engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, looks to do so. Faculty Bios: Rohini Srihari is a scientist, educator and entrepreneur. A professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Bu...

On University at Buffalo Week: Finding ways to reduce AI’s energy consumption can be crucial. Sambandamurthy Ganapathy , professor of physics, explores how the human brain may have an answer. Faculty Bio: Sambandamurthy Ganapathy is a physicist who studies nanoscale materials and devices and how they relate to cutting-edge phenomena like superconductivity and resistive switching. His experimental...

On University at Buffalo Week: Inclusive design works to eliminate friction for everyone, but how do we achieve it? Jordana Maisel , Director of Research for the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) at the School of Architecture and Planning, looks into this. Faculty Bio: Jordana Maisel is director of the Research for the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental...

On University at Buffalo Week: What can we learn from embracing historically marginalized students on campuses? Stephen Santa Ramirez , associate professor of higher education at the Graduate School of Education, explores this. Faculty Bio: Stephen Santa-Ramirez is an associate professor of higher education at the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education. His experiences in U.S. higher e...

What can protein shape tell us about Alzheimer’s disease? John Yates , John Lytton Young Professor in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology at The Scripps Research Institute , discusses this question. Faculty Bio: John R. Yates III is the John Lytton Young Professor in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology at The Scripps Research Institute....

Do you have a junk food craving? Ross Hollett , psychology lecturer at Edith Cowan University , says a brief message may be able to cut right through it. Faculty Bio: Ross Hollett is a psychological scientist whose work examines how media exposure shapes social attitudes, body image and health behaviours. Primarily using experimental methods, his research investigates how junk‑food, alcohol and pu...

Why is the turnover rate so high for CFOs, and what can we do about it? Adrienne Rhodes , assistant professor and Rocca Fellow in accounting at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa , examines this question. Faculty Bio: Adrienne Rhodes is assistant professor of accounting and Rocca Fellow at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. She earned her Bachelor’s and Mast...

The creation of NASA’s space shuttle years ago may still spark innovation today. Francisco Polidoro, Jr ., professor of management at the University of Texas at Austin , looks at the design to learn more. Faculty Bio: Francisco Polidoro Jr. is a professor of management at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. Polidoro has taught courses on technology strategy, technology...

Choosing between collecting fingerprints or the DNA is often a decision crime-scene investigators must make; but why can they not get both? Carol Ritter , senior instructor in the Forensic Science Program at Cedar Crest College , says a new method may help fix this problem. Faculty Bio: Carol Ritter is a full-time senior instructor in Forensic Science Program in the Chemical, Physical, and Forensi...