Texas Christian University Week on The Academic Minute

Monday

Ariane Balizet, Assistant Provost for Faculty Success and Professor of English, reads some classic texts to find out if reading Shakespeare can make you a better leader.

Tuesday

Jeannine Gailey, professor of sociology, discusses how to change harmful beliefs about your body.

Wednesday

Melissa Reynolds, assistant professor of early modern European history, looks back to find out more about the long history of medical misinformation.

Thursday

Amina Zarrugh, associate professor of sociology, examines how DNA tests can lead to misunderstandings of race.

Friday

Xiaolu Zhou, associate professor of geography, explains how using AI in geography education is evolving to enhance student learning.

Catch up with The Academic Minute from 4/20 - 4/24

Monday

Augustin Guibaud - New York University
The Wildfire We’re Not Planning For

Dr. Augustin Guibaud is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a member of the Center for Urban Science and Progress. His research focuses on hazards through physics-based modeling and physics-informed machine learning (PIML), with a particular emphasis on fire safety challenges in complex environments.

Tuesday

Jorge Cuartas - New York University
Excessive Heat Harms Young Children’s Development

Jorge Cuartas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at NYU Steinhardt and the director of the Catalyzing Action for Resilient Ecologies (CARE) lab.

Wednesday

Yuki Miura - New York University
See Your Neighborhood Underwater

Dr. Miura is an assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Center for Urban Science and Progress at NYU. She is also a faculty advisory board member at the Volatility and Risk Institute at NYU Stern School of Business.

Thursday

Joyce Onyenedum - New York University
How Specialized Cells Help Plants to Climb

Joyce G. Onyenedum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University. She holds a B.S. in Plant Sciences from Cornell University and received her Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Friday

Bridger Ruyle - New York University
The Drugs In Your Drinking Water

Bridger Ruyle is an Assistant Professor of environmental engineering in the Civil, Urban and Environmental Engineering Department at New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

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