Michigan State University http://wamc.org en Dr. Natalie Phillips, Michigan State University – The Brain and Reading http://wamc.org/post/dr-natalie-phillips-michigan-state-university-brain-and-reading <p>In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Natalie Phillips of Michigan State University explores how the brain functions while reading literature.</p><p></p><p></p> Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 63108 at http://wamc.org Dr. Natalie Phillips, Michigan State University – The Brain and Reading Dr. Suzanne Wagner, Michigan State University – Non-Standard Speech and Higher Education http://wamc.org/post/dr-suzanne-wagner-michigan-state-university-non-standard-speech-and-higher-education <p>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.</p><p></p> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 57836 at http://wamc.org Dr. Suzanne Wagner, Michigan State University – Non-Standard Speech and Higher Education Dr. Zachary Blount, Michigan State University – Evolving Bacteria http://wamc.org/post/dr-zachary-blount-michigan-state-university-evolving-bacteria <p>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.</p><p></p><p><br>Zachary Blount is a postdoctoral researcher in the <a href="http://beacon-center.org/">BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action</a> at Michigan State University. Blount is a research associate in the <a href="http://myxo.css.msu.edu/index.html">Lenski lab</a>, where evolutionary biologists have observed and recorded changes in E. coli bacteria over more than 50,000 generations.</p> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 52056 at http://wamc.org Dr. Michael Gottfried, Michigan State University – Formation of the Great Rift Valley http://wamc.org/post/dr-michael-gottfried-michigan-state-university-formation-great-rift-valley <p>In today&rsquo;s Academic Minute, Dr. Michael Gottfried of Michigan State University reveals advances in our understanding of Africa&rsquo;s Great Rift Valley and the implications for the study of human evolution.<br /> Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Bradley Cornelius 39103 at http://wamc.org