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Released: 19-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Is It Bad for Your Health to Pull an All-Nighter?
Texas A&M University

A late night at the library, copious amounts of energy drinks or coffee and class notes from the last month; surely you’ll be able to ace the exam if you just spend the next 24 hours focused on the material. Unfortunately, procrastination and sleep deprivation do much more harm than good.

Released: 7-Sep-2016 2:05 AM EDT
Baylor’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project Featured as Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens in D.C. Sept. 24
Baylor University

When the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) opens Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C., an exhibit featuring African-American musical history will include materials from a Baylor University search-and-rescue mission to save recordings from the “Golden Age” of American black gospel music.

Released: 1-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Heading for that last trip to the Beach? These tips can help?
Texas A&M University

With Labor Day approaching and many people preparing to take their last trip to the beach this season, there are some rules of the sand to follow to make sure you have a safe trip. Texas A&M University offers some helpful tips to make sure that final beach trip of the season is a happy one.

Released: 1-Sep-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Book Looks at How ‘Gayby Boomers’ Are Aging
University of Illinois Chicago

In “Queer Aging: The Gayby Boomers and a New Frontier for Gerontology” (Oxford Press, 2016), Jesus Ramirez-Valles, professor and head of community health sciences in the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, makes it clear that aging gayby boomers don’t fit the largely heteronormative beliefs and ideas about aging or caring for older adults.

Released: 26-Aug-2016 12:05 PM EDT
MTSU's Public Radio Station Embraces Americana Music
Middle Tennessee State University

With the format change on Sept. 2, the 100,000-watt station, known going forward as WMOT-FM/Roots Radio 89.5, will become the region’s only channel devoted to the unique amalgam of bluegrass, folk, gospel, soul, country and blues music defined in the music industry as Americana. The station boasts the clearest and strongest radio signal in greater Nashville.

Released: 17-Aug-2016 12:05 PM EDT
The Dangers of Pokémon Go Similar to Texting
Texas A&M University

It’s taking over headlines around the world – people being injured playing Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game. Conrad Earnest, a research scientist at Texas A&M University’s Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab, says much of the danger in playing the game is similar to the hazards of texting, a subject he has studied in the past.

Released: 17-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Women Dominate NBC’s Rio Olympics Primetime Coverage
University of Delaware

New study finds NBC’s primetime telecast of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics shows women athletes 58.5 percent of the time and men athletes 41.5 percent of the time.

Released: 17-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Chew on This: August Is National Sandwich Month
Texas A&M University

If you are like most people, you will consume about 200 sandwiches this year. Add it all up and it means -- this is no baloney. Americans will eat about 45 billion sandwiches in 2016.

Released: 16-Aug-2016 6:00 PM EDT
Annual UC San Diego Dinner in the Library to Feature NPR’s Ari Shapiro Sept. 9
University of California San Diego

.The University of California San Diego’s 13th annual Dinner in the Library—set in the iconic Geisel Library building—will take place Friday, Sept. 9, featuring Ari Shapiro, award-winning journalist and co-host of NPR’s popular radio news show, “All Things Considered.”

Released: 16-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
How Dogs Became Our Friends
Texas A&M University

New findings show that dogs became man’s best friend earlier than believed and have been domesticated at least twice in different locations, according to a study from an international team that includes a Texas A&M University researcher.

Released: 4-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Conspiracy Theories in Politics: WFU Communication Professor Available for Comment
Wake Forest University

With Trump’s pronouncement that the presidential process is rigged, Wake Forest University communication professor John Llewellyn can offer insight into how Trump has successfully used conspiracy theories to gain support.

Released: 3-Aug-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Kentucky Arts Students 'Promised' One 'Boss' Experience
University of Kentucky

A class of University of Kentucky students from all disciplines of the arts have been working to bring to life a new rock musical based on the music and lyrics of the iconic musician, singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

Released: 1-Aug-2016 5:05 PM EDT
Health Tips to Have Your Best Summer Yet
Texas A&M University

The lazy, hazy days of summer are here! Barbecues, swimming, pool parties, what’s not to love? The only downside: A few environmental hazards follow our fun in the sun, but, don’t sweat it; we’ve got your back. Here’s a few common problems to look out for while you’re out with family and friends.

   
Released: 27-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Survey of 31 Years of Video Games Shows a Decline in Sexualized Female Characters
Indiana University

At a time when the video game industry has come under scrutiny for its low level of female employment and how women are depicted in its products, a new Indiana University study finds that sexualization of female primary game characters actually may be less than before.

Released: 27-Jul-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Expert Comment Available on the Quest of Women for American Presidency
University of New Hampshire

As the first female presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton has secured a place in U.S. history. Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of "The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency", and professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, is available for comment on Clinton’s quest for the presidency and can talk about how her campaign is part a longer journey for women in the United States to break "The Highest Glass Ceiling".

Released: 25-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Optimizing Monday NIghts
University of Iowa

After analyzing more than 20 years of Monday Night Football viewership, researchers at the University of Iowa have developed an optimization model that shows how its schedules could be improved despite the uncertainty that schedule makers face.

Released: 19-Jul-2016 9:05 AM EDT
New Research Shows Men More Aggressive on Dating Sites, Women More Self-Conscious
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Using data collected from Baihe, one of the largest dating websites in China, researchers from Binghamton University, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Northeastern University developed a reciprocal recommendation system that better matches users who are mutually interested in and likely to communicate with each other. The data revealed behavioral differences between male and female users when it comes to contacting potential partners. In particular, males tend to be focused on their own interests and be oblivious toward their attractiveness to potential dates, while females are more conscious of their own attractiveness.

Released: 15-Jul-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Health Benefits Of Pokémon Go
Texas A&M University

Real-life positive health consequences of playing Pokémon Go—a new GPS-based augmented reality game—are happening across the nation. According to Matt Hoffman, DNP, clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Nursing, this quest to “catch ‘em all” is great news for public health.

Released: 7-Jul-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Writing About the #Olympics? #FSU Experts Are Available to Discuss Marketing, Media, Tourism and Sport Politics.
Florida State University

As the world prepares for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next month, a group of Florida State University faculty experts are available to discuss various aspects of the event.

Released: 30-Jun-2016 4:25 PM EDT
Think You Know The American Revolution? Read These Five Books This Fourth of July, Professor Says
Baylor University

This Fourth of July marks the 240th anniversary of the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted. This year, in addition to firing up the grill and donning red, white and blue, why not pick up a book with a patriotic theme?

Released: 29-Jun-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Why America Is Going "Ape" for Tarzan - Again
University of Louisville

The Tarzan legend was created more than 100 years ago, yet audiences worldwide are still drawn to the iconic literary legend. University of Louisville Tarzan archivist explains the lasting appeal of the "ape man."

Released: 16-Jun-2016 3:05 PM EDT
WashU Expert: Philly Soda Tax Could Be Watershed Moment in Public Health
Washington University in St. Louis

The city of Philadelphia on June 16 passed a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on soda and other sugary drinks to fund children’s education and park programs in the city, making it the first major city in the nation to impose such a tax.The move is poised to be a watershed event in public health policy, said a health economist at Washington University in St.



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