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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Wed September 5, 2012

Dr. Erika Marsillac, Old Dominion University – Green Supply Chain Management

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Erika Marsillac of Old Dominion University reveals how going green is keeping some companies in the black.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Tue September 4, 2012

Dr. Erran Carmel, American University – Time Zones and the International Workforce

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Erran Carmel of American University explains the challenges time zones pose to an increasingly international workforce.

Erran Carmel is a professor of information technology at American University in Washington D.C., where his research interests include the globalization of technology work, global software teams, offshoring of IT, and emerging software industries. His work has been widely published and in 2011 he authored, I'm Working While They're Sleeping: Time Zone Separation Challenges and Solutions.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Mon September 3, 2012

Dr. Paul Beier, Northern Arizona University – Wildlife Corridors and Genetic Diversity

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University examines how wildlife corridors can help populations of animals deal with increasing urban sprawl.

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Academic Minute
5:00 am
Fri August 31, 2012

Dr. Catherine Haslam, University of Exeter – Thinking About Age

In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Catherine Haslam of the University of Exeter reveals how our attitudes about our age can influence our performance on mental tasks.

Catherine Haslam is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Exeter. With an expertise in clinical and cognitive neuropsychology, her research addresses various topics concerning memory (anterograde, retrograde and semantic) in younger and older adults. She holds a Ph.D. from the Australian National University.

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