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Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida - Capturing Tumbling Satellites in Orbit
Nov 13, 2026 · original
How do we capture tumbling satellites in outer space? Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba , PhD candidate in aerospace engineering at the University of Florida , looks at how to bring them under control. Faculty Bio: Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba is a Ph.D. Candidate in Aerospace Engineering researching guidance, navigation, and control for spacecraft proximity operations, with a focus on capturing noncooperative and tumbling satellites. She is Co-founder and CEO of Vicillion Inc., an aerospace company, and serves as Director of Spaceport Developments and R&D Career Astronaut-Candidate at Titans Space Industries. She works on expanding equitable access to space, including launch infrastructure development in Africa. Transcript: Space surveillance networks track tens of thousands of human-made objects in orbit, and estimates put the number of debris fragments larger than a centimeter above one million. Amo
Murugan Anandarajan, Drexel University - What Employers Really Look For
Nov 12, 2026 · original
Employers may look for different things on resumes than you might think. Murugan Anandarajan , professor of decision sciences at Drexel University , discusses this. Faculty Bio: Murugan Anandarajan, PhD is Vice Dean and Professor of Management Information Systems at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, where he also serves as Academic Director of the Dornsife Office for Experiential Learning and the Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics. He founded the Career Readiness Center. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, analytics, digital transformation, and the future of work, with publications in leading journals including Decision Sciences, Journal of Management Information Systems, and Journal of International Business Studies. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the National Institute of Justice, a
Steve S. Medeiros, University of Connecticut - An American Soldier and an Iraqi Interpreter Find Common Ground
Nov 11, 2026 · original
Finding common ground in a war zone is difficult but not impossible. Steve S. Medeiros , PhD candidate in the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut , examines how tradition can create connections during combat. Faculty Bio: Steve S. Medeiros -PhD Candidate Experimental Anthropology Lab University of Connecticut -Affiliated Researcher William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences University of Massachusetts, Boston https://anthropology.uconn.edu/ https://www.umb.edu/joinerinstitute/ Transcript: I liked Muhammed. Under different circumstances I think we would likely have been good friends. He had the dangerous job of interpreting for my Army unit during the Iraq war in 2004. So, when he disappeared for a while, I assumed the worst. But then he turned up with an uncharacteristically scruffy beard, explaining that as a Shiite Muslim, he was ob
Rachel Eakley, New York University - Treating Mental Health During Pregnancy
Nov 10, 2026 · original
Mental health is especially important during pregnancy. Rachel Eakley , clinical assistant professor at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University , determines why more support is needed. Faculty Bio: Rachel Eakley, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN, is a Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her research has been focused on perinatal mental health and improving access to evidence-based interventions for depression and anxiety, specifically understanding clinical reluctance among outpatient psychiatric providers to treat mental health concerns during pregnancy and improving the preparedness of the mental health workforce to meet the needs of pregnant people. She maintains a passion for improving pre-licensure and continuing education with an emphasis on the well-being of students, professionals, and patients alike - highlighting the importance of applying a t
Lori Cook, University of Texas at Dallas - Exploring the Brain’s Lifelong Ability to Improve
Nov 9, 2026 · original
What if you could improve your brain health throughout your lifespan? Lori Cook , director of Clinical Research at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas , says it’s possible. Faculty Bio: Lori Cook, PhD, CCC-SLP Director of Clinical Research, Center for BrainHealth Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences UT Dallas Transcript: What if one of the biggest myths about aging is that our brains are destined to decline? Most of us assume that getting older means losing cognitive ground year by year. Our latest research suggests a very different story. My colleagues and I followed nearly 4,000 adults, ranging in age from 19 to 94, over a three-year period. We wanted to know whether brain health could actually improve across adulthood, not just be protected from decline. Participants could engage in online interventions that combine brain str
This Week on The Academic Minute
Nov 8, 2026 · original
Monday Lori Cook , director of Clinical Research at the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas , says it’s possible to improve your brain health throughout your lifespan. Tuesday Rachel Eakley , clinical assistant professor at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University , determines why more mental health support is needed during pregnancy. Wednesday Steve S. Medeiros , PhD candidate in the Experimental Anthropology Lab at the University of Connecticut , examines how tradition can create connections during combat. Thursday Murugan Anandarajan , professor of decision sciences at Drexel University , discusses what employers really look for in job candidates. Friday Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba , PhD candidate in aerospace engineering at the University of Florida , looks at how to bring tumbling satellites under control. Catch up with The Academic Minute from 1
Stephen Wong, Houston Methodist Research Institute - Obesity's Association with Neurodegeneration
Nov 6, 2026 · original
How does obesity in midlife affect your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease? Stephen Wong , professor of radiology and medicine at the Houston Methodist Research Institute , looks into the links. Faculty Bio: Dr. Wong holds the John S. Dunn Presidential Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Engineering and is a Professor of Radiology and Medicine with Tenure and Chief of Medical Physics at Houston Methodist. He is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions across multiple disciplines, including medical imaging, life sciences, finance, and technology. At Houston Methodist, Wong founded several key centers and labs, including the Division of Shared Resources at Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center, the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for BRAIN, the Advanced Cellular and Tissue Microscopy Core, the Translational Biophotonics Lab, the Center for Modeling Cancer Development, the AI i
Andrew Koepp, New York University - Third-Grade Behavior Could be a Preview of Educational Success
Nov 5, 2026 · original
Can self-control in third grade predict your success later in life? Andrew Koepp , assistant professor of applied psychology at New York University , examines whether it can. Faculty Bio: Dr. Koepp is a developmental psychologist who studies how early education settings foster children’s development. Much of his research leverages within-person designs to understand how to support children in applying self-regulation in service of their learning. Together with classroom observations and ecological momentary assessment, he collects high-volume behavioral data from wearable devices to collect intensive observations of children’s everyday behavior and experiences. In addition to observational designs that “zoom in” on daily experiences, he also uses national, longitudinal datasets to “zoom out” and understand contextual influences on children’s development in diverse populations. Across his
Kent Kauffman, Purdue University Fort Wayne - Misunderstandings and Threats to Academic Tenure
Nov 4, 2026 · original
Is tenure for professors misunderstood? Kent Kauffman , professor of business law at Purdue University Fort Wayne , says yes. Faculty Bio: Kent Kauffman is Professor of Business Law, and MBA Programs Faculty Liaison, in the Doermer School of Business at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is the author of “Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues Faculty Need to Know,” published by Bloomsbury, which tackles the vital legal dilemmas faculty face in their work as scholars and teachers. Transcript: Tenure has a history that is centuries old. Harvard had a form of it when Massachusetts was a colony, and Thomas Jefferson provided it to faculty at the college he founded, the University of Virginia. Sadly, to many tenure is the gimmick that protects professors from ever getting fired. Not only does tenure not create a job for life, but more faculty don’t have tenure than do by a ratio of over tw
Samantha Pettey, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Term Limits Open Doors for Women Candidates
Nov 3, 2026 · original
Term limits in politics open doors for more women candidates. Why is this? Samantha Pettey , professor of political science at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts , examines the data. Faculty Bio: Samantha Pettey is a Professor of Political Science in the Department of History and Political Science at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. She holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, an M.A. from the University of Rhode Island, and a Ph.D from the University of North Texas. At MCLA, she teaches a wide variety of courses in American Politics, some of which include Women and Politics, Campaigns & Elections, and Political Psychology. Her research interests are a blend of gender politics, campaigns and elections, and US institutions both at the state and national levels. Her forthcoming manuscript titled “Run, Women, Run!: Term Limits and Women’s Paths to Power in t
Ross Channing Reed, Missouri University of Science and Technology - Why the Greek Virtue of Sophrosyne Matters for Us Today
Nov 2, 2026 · original
What is the Greek virtue of sophrosyne and why is it important today? Ross Channing Reed , assistant teaching professor of philosophy at the Missouri University of Science and Technology , tells us. Faculty Bio: Ross Channing Reed was an early practitioner of philosophical counseling in the United States, applying philosophical concepts in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings in the 1980s and 1990s. He has been in private practice since 1998. He is certified in philosophical counseling by the American Philosophical Practitioners Association. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy with a specialization in existentialism and phenomenology from Loyola University Chicago. His areas of research include existentialism, ethics, philosophical psychology and philosophical counseling, philosophy of religion, addiction and trauma. Dr. Reed is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and c
This Week on The Academic Minute
Nov 1, 2026 · original
Monday Ross Channing Reed , assistant teaching professor of philosophy at the Missouri University of Science and Technology , tells us about the Greek virtue of sophrosyne and why is it important today. Tuesday Samantha Pettey , professor of political science at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts , examines how term limits help women candidates run for office. Wednesday Kent Kauffman , professor of business law at Purdue University Fort Wayne , wonders if tenure for professors is misunderstood. Thursday Andrew Koepp , assistant professor of applied psychology at New York University , examines whether a student’s behavior in third grade can predict academic success in the future. Friday Stephen Wong, professor of radiology and medicine at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, looks into whether obesity in midlife may affect your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Catch
Nicolas Decat, Paris Brain Institute - Dreaming While Awake
Oct 30, 2026 · original
Do you have to sleep to dream? Nicolas Decat , PhD student in cognitive science at the Paris Brain Institute , examines this question. Faculty Bio: I am a PhD student in the DreamTeam of the Paris Brain Insitute. My research takes the wake-to-sleep transition as a playground to understand how our mental life evolves across vigilance states. I like the idea of using big data and data-driven methods to uncover latent structures that are not captured by traditional methods. Transcript: What crosses your mind when we fall asleep? It’s a strange question to ask ourselves, but think about it: how do you go from an ordinary thought to a dream? When we set out to explore this, we found something intriguing. You can dream before falling asleep, and plan your day ahead after drifting off. We recorded the brain activity of 103 people as they napped in the lab. As they drifted off, we interrupted th
Yuri Nakagawa, University of Toyoma - Breastfeeding and Better Sleep at One Year
Oct 29, 2026 · original
Do babies fed breast milk sleep better? Yuri Nakagawa , public health researcher at the University of Toyama , compares the data with formula fed babies. Faculty Bio: Yuri Nakagawa-Miyazaki, M.D., D.D.S., is a plastic surgery resident and public health researcher at the University of Toyama, Japan. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, pediatric sleep, breastfeeding, and population-based epidemiology using nationwide birth cohort data. Transcript: Our study analyzed data from more than 82,000 mother-child pairs participating in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, one of the world’s largest nationwide birth cohort studies. We examined whether infant feeding during the first six months of life was associated with sleep duration at one year of age. We found that children who received breast milk—including those who were fed both breast milk and formula—were less likely
Janna Helfrich, Yale School of Medicine - What Happens to Your Brain Under Anesthesia? It's Not Quite Sleep, Not Quite a Coma
Oct 28, 2026 · original
What happens to your brain under anesthesia? Janna Helfrich , assistant professor at the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale University , says it’s not quite what we expected. Faculty Bio: Janna D. Helfrich is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale University. She has completed her residency training in anesthesiology at the University Medical Center Tuebingen, Germany. In addition to her clinical training, she did a postdoc in neuroscience at the University of California at Berkeley, USA. In her research, she studies the neurophysiological underpinnings of physiological, artificial, and pathophysiological forms of unconsciousness, such as sleep, anesthesia, or coma, and their impact on higher cognition. Dr. Helfrich uses a variety of methods to study the brain, including scalp and intracranial EEG in humans as well as cross-species approaches. She is deeply
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh - Cannabis and Sleep: The Quiet Trap
Oct 27, 2026 · original
Many people use cannabis as a sleep aid, but can it be dangerous? Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse , associate professor of neurology at the University of Pittsburgh , examines the risks. Faculty Bio: Dr. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in Sleep Medicine and Epilepsy. She is a nationally recognized advocate for sleep health and brain health, working to turn scientific evidence into actionable public policy. Her efforts focus on issues like later school start times for adolescents, adoption of permanent standard time, and improved care and education for people living with epilepsy. Clinically, Dr. Fong-Isariyawongse provides expert care for individuals with epilepsy, including those undergoing surgical evaluation for drug-resistant seizures. She also sees patients with a wide range of sleep concerns, helping individua
Kitty Lui, University of California San Diego - Poor Sleep Tied to Alzheimer’s Risk in Older Women
Oct 26, 2026 · original
Poor sleep is tied to Alzheimer’s risk in older women. Kitty Lui , doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of California San Diego , discusses these findings. Faculty Bio: Kitty is a doctoral student at the San Diego State University / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology track). She is particularly interested in understanding why women are at elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Her doctoral research has focused primarily on the sex-specific impacts of sleep disturbances on Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, in hopes that this work could inform intervention and prevention for the disease for each sex. Transcripts: We recently published a study that found sleep complaints may be an important Alzheimer’s disease risk factor in older women with a higher genetic predisposition to the disease. The findings suggest that women with a high
Sleep Week on The Academic Minute
Oct 25, 2026 · original
Monday Kitty Lui , doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of California San Diego , discusses why poor sleep is tied to the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in older women. Tuesday Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse , associate professor of neurology at the University of Pittsburgh , examines the costs of using cannabis as a sleep aid. Wednesday Janna Helfrich , assistant professor at the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale University , says what happens to your brain under anesthesia is not quite what we expected. Thursday Yuri Nakagawa , public health researcher at the University of Toyama , looks into whether breastfed babies sleep better after one year. Friday Nicolas Decat , PhD student in cognitive science at the Paris Brain Institute , explores if we can dream while we’re awake. Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10/19 - 10/23 Monday Julia Khrebtan-Horhager -
Jenny Whilde, University of Florida - How One Bottle of Water Can Reveal the Secrets of an Entire Ecosystem
Oct 23, 2026 · original
One bottle of water can reveal the secrets of an entire ecosystem. Jenny Whilde , adjunct research scientist at the University of Florida , explains how. Faculty Bio: Dr. Jenny Whilde holds a PhD in Animal Behavior, focusing on social group dynamics in zoo-housed animals, including elephants and orangutans. She has many years of experience in scientific writing, editing, and proofreading across a broad range of disciplines including cancer research, marine biology, and behavioral ecology and has contributed significantly to scientific publications, successful grant applications, and mainstream media articles. Transcript: Ireland is a land of storytellers, and it’s not just the people. The rivers, too, have stories to tell. In fact, a single water sample can be used to identify every living thing that has been in the area, including wildlife, humans, and even the pathogens that impact the
Walter Mswaka, Rollins College - The Evolving Role of Cooperatives in Ethiopia's Coffee Industry
Oct 22, 2026 · original
The coffee industry is vital to Ethiopia, but how is it evolving? Walter Mswaka , associate professor of social entrepreneurship at Rollins College , examines the role of cooperatives. Faculty Bio: Walter Mswaka, PhD, is Associate Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. His areas of specialization include: Social Entrepreneurship ; Entrepreneurial Finance; Business Strategy; and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Professor Mswaka is an academic and social enterprise practitioner with over 20 years of experience working with social enterprises in various socio-economic contexts around the world. This includes providing practical hands-on support and technical advice to individuals and organizations involved in social enterprise in the UK, Brazil, Nepal, Ethiopia and Zambia, contributing to public understanding of social enterprise and community

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