Michigan State University

Dr. Leah Lakdawala, Michigan State University – Prenatal Sexism

Bradley Cornelius — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Leah Lakdawala of Michigan State University reveals how technology is allowing sex discrimination to begin before birth.

Leah Lakdawala is an assistant professor of economics at Michigan State University where here teaching and research interests include labor and development economics. Her current research is focused on family structure, child welfare, and entrepreneurship in developing countries. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of California San Diego.

Dr. Leah Lakdawala – Prenatal Sexism

Dr. Natalie Phillips, Michigan State University – The Brain and Reading

Bradley Cornelius — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Natalie Phillips of Michigan State University explores how the brain functions while reading literature.

Dr. Suzanne Wagner, Michigan State University – Non-Standard Speech and Higher Education

Bradley Cornelius — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Suzanne Wagner of Michigan State University explores the connection between the use of non-standard English and choices about higher education.

Dr. Zachary Blount, Michigan State University – Evolving Bacteria

Bradley Cornelius — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Zachary Blount of Michigan State University explains how scientists have observed bacteria evolve new capabilities over thousands of generations.

Zachary Blount is a postdoctoral researcher in the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University. Blount is a research associate in the Lenski lab, where evolutionary biologists have observed and recorded changes in E. coli bacteria over more than 50,000 generations.

Dr. Michael Gottfried, Michigan State University – Formation of the Great Rift Valley

Bradley Cornelius — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Michael Gottfried of Michigan State University reveals advances in our understanding of Africa’s Great Rift Valley and the implications for the study of human evolution.