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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Fri December 28, 2012

Dr. William Connell, Seton Hall University – Niccolo Machiavelli

This week we're featuring five winners of the 2012 Academic Minute Senior Superlatives.

William Connell of Seton Hall University captured the Listener Choice award with the discovery of a long-lost letter that explains the shifting political fortunes of Niccolo Machiavelli.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Thu December 27, 2012

Dr. Chris Martine, SUNY Plattsburgh – How Plants Reproduce

This week we’re featuring five winners of the 2012 Academic Minute Senior Superlatives.

Chris Martine from SUNY Plattsburgh took home the Best Smile honor for letting us in on the secret world of plant sex.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Wed December 26, 2012

Dr. Sylvia Alajaji, Franklin and Marshall College – Female Rap in the Islamic World

This week we're featuring five winners of the 2012 Academic Minute Senior Superlatives.

Sylvia Alajaji of Franklin and Marshall College earned The President’s Award for her explanation of how female rap artists are promoting women’s rights in the Muslim world.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Tue December 25, 2012

Dr. Thomas Park, University of Illinois at Chicago – Naked Mole Rats

This week we’ll be featuring five winners of the 2012 Academic Minute Senior Superlatives.

Thomas Park of the University of Illinois at Chicago received the Most Likely to Take Over the World award for this explanation of why the naked mole rat can survive conditions that would be lethal to most of us.

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