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Novel Behavior and Evolution
June 19, 2013
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Southern California's Michael Habib examines why rarely used behaviors can determine an animal’s evolutionary success.

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Legos and Chemistry
July 11, 2011
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Connecticut's Nicholas Leadbeater discusses the similarity between molecules and Lego bricks, and reveals how chemists use them to build new and useful compounds. Leadbeater is an associate professor of organic and inorganic chemistry at UConn. Find out more about him here.
Alice Munro
July 8, 2011
In today’s Academic Minute, St. Lawrence University's Robert Thacker discusses the work of author Alice Munro. Thacker is Dana Professor of Canadian Studies and associate dean of academic advising at St. Lawrence and author of Alice Munro: Writing Her Lives. Find out more about him here.
Drug Doses
July 7, 2011
In today’s Academic Minute, Amit Pai of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences examines the problem of adjusting drug dosages for obese patients. Pai is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Albany's pharmacy college. Find out more about him here.
Literacy and Graphic Novels
July 6, 2011
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of North Florida's Katie Monnin describes how the use of graphic novels in the classroom can improve reading comprehension and attitudes about reading among young readers. Monnin is an assistant professor of literacy at North Florida and author of the forthcoming Really Reading with Graphic Novels and Teaching Content Area Graphic Novels. Find out more about her here.
Value of Life
July 5, 2011
In today’s Academic Minute, Ben Trachtenberg of the University of Missouri School of Law discusses how economists value human life and why the lives of Americans are becoming more valuable. Trachtenberg is visiting associate professor at Missouri's law school, where he teaches courses on criminal and environmental law. Find out more about him here.

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