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Paula Rochon, University of Toronto – Navigating Medication Awareness for a Healthier Tomorrow
How many medications did you take today? Paula Rochon, professor in the department of medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, explains why it may be a few too many. Dr. Rochon is Founding Director of Women’s Age Lab, a geriatrician and senior scientist at Women’s College Hospital and […]
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Kishore Gawande, University of Texas at Austin – Property Rights Retreat is Dragging Down China’s Economy
China is an economic powerhouse, but could that change. Kishore Gawande, Fred H. Moore Centennial professor of international management at the University of Texas at Austin, digs in to find out. Kishore Gawande is a professor and chair of the Department of Business, Government & Society in The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School […]
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Mandy O’Neill, George Mason University – Does Your Workplace Have a Culture of Anxiety?
Is there a culture of anxiety at your workplace? Mandy O’Neill, associate professor of management at George Mason University, looks into how to change it. Olivia (Mandy) O’Neill is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University Costello College of Business. She received her PhD in organizational behavior from the Stanford Graduate School […]
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Cailyn Green, SUNY Empire – Best Practices in Treating Substance Use and Eating Disorders
How to treat multiple disorders in one individual can be a tricky equation for mental health professionals. Cailyn Green, assistant professor of addiction studies in the school of human services at SUNY Empire, discusses best practices. Cailyn Green, MS, Ph.D., Masters-CASAC is the Assistant Professor of Addiction Studies at SUNY Empire State University. Her research […]
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Sarah Marzen, Scripps College – Testing Interventions to Polarization in Opinion Dynamics Models
On Scripps College Week: How do you combat confirmation bias and polarization? Sarah Marzen, assistant professor of physics, has a suggestion. Sarah Marzen started in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics but quickly went over to theoretical biophysics and has been researching that ever since. She started as an undergraduate in physics at Caltech, winning the Haren Lee […]
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Stacey Wood, Scripps College – Our Approach to Fraud Needs to Change
On Scripps College Week: Our approach to dealing with fraud needs an overhaul. Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones professor of psychology, puts together the evidence to show us why. Stacey Wood, Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist and the Molly Mason Jones Professor of Psychology at Scripps College in Claremont, CA. She received a B.A. in […]
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