Tech Transfer: College of Engineering

Top of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 247, Segment 6

Mar 7, 2016 • 21m

Guests: Spencer Rogers, BYU Tech Transfer Office; Alan Parkinson, Dean of BYU’s Fulton College of Engineering and Technology Demand for young people with engineering and technology degrees is on the rise. So, too, is the scrutiny of college engineering programs for how well they serve women and minority students.

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A Year in SpaceMar 7, 201618mGuests: Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut, Engineer and a Retired U.S. Navy Captain; Mark Kelly, Brother to Scott Kelly, Twins Study participant and Former NASA Astronaut; Julie Robinson, International Space Station Program Chief Scientist; John Charles, Human Research Program Associate Manager for International Space

Guests: Scott Kelly, NASA Astronaut, Engineer and a Retired U.S. Navy Captain; Mark Kelly, Brother to Scott Kelly, Twins Study participant and Former NASA Astronaut; Julie Robinson, International Space Station Program Chief Scientist; John Charles, Human Research Program Associate Manager for International Space

DementiaMar 7, 201618mGuest: Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD, Professor at the University of Michigan in the Center on the Demography of Aging Here’s a little brain teaser to start of this next conversation. What do the following have in common: an educated mother, a vibrant social life, and delayed retirement? All three are factors that can lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia in old age. Research suggests your own education level and the amount of exercise you get are also influential in preventing or delaying dementia.

Guest: Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD, Professor at the University of Michigan in the Center on the Demography of Aging Here’s a little brain teaser to start of this next conversation. What do the following have in common: an educated mother, a vibrant social life, and delayed retirement? All three are factors that can lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia in old age. Research suggests your own education level and the amount of exercise you get are also influential in preventing or delaying dementia.

Drop-in CentersMar 7, 201614mGuest: Natasha Slesnick, PhD, Professor of Human Sciences at Ohio State University There are anywhere from half a million to two million homeless youth in America today. The estimates range widely because young people are notoriously difficult to track on the streets. They tend to steer clear of the traditional shelters and service centers set up to help the homeless community. Youth feel so unsafe in those settings, they’ll opt to stay in cars, on benches or in abandoned buildings.

Guest: Natasha Slesnick, PhD, Professor of Human Sciences at Ohio State University There are anywhere from half a million to two million homeless youth in America today. The estimates range widely because young people are notoriously difficult to track on the streets. They tend to steer clear of the traditional shelters and service centers set up to help the homeless community. Youth feel so unsafe in those settings, they’ll opt to stay in cars, on benches or in abandoned buildings.

Cancer and Virtual RealityMar 7, 201614mGuest: Olivier Elemento, PhD, Specialist in Precision Medicine at the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Virtual reality—seeing electronic images in an immersive 3D experience—is changing how we view movies and play video games, but cancer researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College think its uses go far beyond entertainment. They’ve developed a software that allows them to examine and manipulate 3-D models of DNA proteins to help pinpoint the exact location of cancer-causing mutations.

Guest: Olivier Elemento, PhD, Specialist in Precision Medicine at the Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Virtual reality—seeing electronic images in an immersive 3D experience—is changing how we view movies and play video games, but cancer researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College think its uses go far beyond entertainment. They’ve developed a software that allows them to examine and manipulate 3-D models of DNA proteins to help pinpoint the exact location of cancer-causing mutations.

Parent Previews: Zootopia and Eddie the EagleMar 7, 201615mGuest: Rod Gustafson, Film Reviewer at ParentPreviews.com We discuss the films “Zootopia,” Disney’s latest, and “Eddie the Eagle.”

Guest: Rod Gustafson, Film Reviewer at ParentPreviews.com We discuss the films “Zootopia,” Disney’s latest, and “Eddie the Eagle.”