In today’s Academic Minute, Mount Holyoke College's Darby Dyar examines one of the more spectacular instruments aboard the Mars Science Lab’s Curiosity rover. Dyar is a professor of astronomy at Mount Holyoke, where she specializes in mineral spectroscopy. Find out more about her here.
Al Qaeda may be exploiting a weakness in an African state in crisis. In today’s Academic Minute, a Student Spotlight, American University’s Sara Harmouch explores how.
LGBTQ children’s books are now on the shelves, but do they tell the full story? In today’s Academic Minute, Fitchburg State University’s Wendy Keyser says there is more to explore.
Who is to blame for slowing the transition to a low-carbon-energy future? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Texas at Austin’s David Spence has some ideas.
There’s still a lot to learn and understand about early settlements in Texas. In today’s Academic Minute, Texas A&M University–San Antonio’s Francis Galan sheds some light on the complexities of Spanish settlements in the state.
