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The Effects of Lung Cancer and Radon in Uranium Miners
Even low-level exposure to radon gas can have harmful impacts. In today’s Academic Minute, David B. Richardson of the University...
Ep.90: How Colleges Are Defining and Measuring Their Value
Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators, and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable...
Cheerfulness, Then and Now
Have you been cheerful lately? In today’s Academic Minute, Timothy Hampton of the University of California, Berkeley, examines this feeling...
Ep.89: How Federal and State Policies Judge Colleges' ‘Value’
As recently as a decade ago, the concept of “value” rarely found its way into discussions about federal and state...
Bill Russell and the Basketball Revolution
Certain people can change the game they play all by themselves. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Memphis’s Aram...
Weekly Wisdom | Portland State University President Stephen Percy
Enjoy this inspiring conversation with Portland State University President Stephen Percy, Bridget Burns from University Innovation Alliance and Doug Lederman...
The End of Purgatory
The meaning of Purgatory in the Catholic faith seems to be shifting over time. In today’s Academic Minute, the University...
Ep.88: The Public’s Growing Concerns About Higher Ed’s ‘Value’
For decades, colleges and universities enjoyed almost unquestioned public support as some of America’s most important institutions. Like most institutions...