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Fear vs. Fact: Robert Pyatt, Ph.D., on Coronavirus
Fear vs. Fact: Robert Pyatt, Ph.D., on Coronavirus
In this follow-up video with Kean University Assistant Professor Robert Pyatt, Ph.D., the molecular geneticist cautions on the need for the public to separate useful facts from dangerous opinions when consuming media coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. Pyatt's previous Kean News video, The Truth about Coronavirus and the Media, has generated more than 37,000 views on YouTube.
Q&A: ‘We’ve Got to Make Science Accessible’ Says Kean Expert Robert Pyatt, Ph.D.
Q&A: ‘We’ve Got to Make Science Accessible’ Says Kean Expert Robert Pyatt, Ph.D.
Kean University Assistant Professor Robert Pyatt, Ph.D., a molecular geneticist, warns that irresponsible reporting on the coronavirus and other scientific research, which often is rushed and not thoroughly vetted, risks creating public panic.
Q&A: Middle East Faces a ‘Range of Options,’ Says Expert Gilbert Kahn, Ph.D.
Q&A: Middle East Faces a ‘Range of Options,’ Says Expert Gilbert Kahn, Ph.D.
Kean Political Science Professor Gilbert Kahn, Ph.D., teaches courses on American government and foreign policy, and has written and published research on anti-Semitism. He spoke with Kean News about recent developments in the Middle East and what they mean for the future of the region.
Kean Hosts 'Stand Up for the Other' Anti-Semitism Forum
Kean Hosts 'Stand Up for the Other' Anti-Semitism Forum
The Lesniak Institute for American Leadership and Kean University’s Holocaust Resource Center hosted an open forum to discuss anti-Semitism and bias.
Da Vinci — Inventions Exhibit Opens at Kean University
Da Vinci — Inventions Exhibit Opens at Kean University
Da Vinci — Inventions, an international traveling exhibition about one of the world's greatest inventors and artists, opened at Kean University's Liberty Hall Museum & Academic Center.
Q&A: Advertising Expert Robin Landa on the Super Bowl, Branding and ‘Buzz’
Q&A: Advertising Expert Robin Landa on the Super Bowl, Branding and ‘Buzz’
Distinguished Professor Robin Landa, who teaches advertising and graphic design at Kean University’s Michael Graves College, says the Super Bowl is a singular national event when millennials and other audiences welcome advertising into their homes and on their smartphones.
Q&A: ‘We Only Have One Planet Earth’ Warns Environmentalist Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D.
Q&A: ‘We Only Have One Planet Earth’ Warns Environmentalist Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D.
The executive director of Kean's School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Daniela Shebitz, Ph.D., lays out the natural and man-made causes for the recent rash of wildfires around the world, including those in Australia.
Kean Lecturer Brings Music into Early Childhood Education
Kean Lecturer Brings Music into Early Childhood Education
"Guitar Bob," also known as Kean Lecturer Robert Messano, believes music motivates children to learn and succeed. Watch him and Kean's graduate education students bring a love of music and literacy to area children.
Da Vinci – Inventions Exhibit to Open at Kean University
Da Vinci – Inventions Exhibit to Open at Kean University
The Liberty Hall Academic Center at Kean University is set to unveil a world-class traveling exhibition, Da Vinci – Inventions, showcasing faithful reproductions of many of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci’s most important inventions, drawings, paintings and mo
Q&A: Athletes' Mental Health — Clinical Sports Psychologist Donald R. Marks, Psy.D.
Q&A: Athletes' Mental Health — Clinical Sports Psychologist Donald R. Marks, Psy.D.
The clinical sports psychologist and director of clinical training for Kean University's doctoral Combined School and Clinical Psychology program says society needs to create a culture of compassion for athletes, and he warns against the dangers of the concussion epidemic in American sports.