Life News (Popular Culture)

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Stony Brook University was recognized twice during a week of Earth Day celebrations for environmental stewardship programs that place it as a leader in sustainability among all U.S. university and college campuses. The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Stony Brook as one of the nation’s most environmentally friendly or “green” colleges for the fifth year in a row, and, in the RecycleMania 2014 tournament, Stony Brook finished strongly in multiple categories, and recycled the most e-waste of all colleges and universities for the second straight year.

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Two of the hottest acts making names for themselves in country music have just been added to the lineup of performers at The Julep Ball, May 2 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.

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In honor of Earth Day, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is highlighting the important role sustainable agriculture plays in feeding the world’s population.

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Jeff Walz, head coach of the University of Louisville women's basketball team, will be among the celebrity guests at The Julep Ball on May 2.

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The University of Utah is the first university in the country to sponsor a community solar program. The program offers U community members the opportunity to purchase discounted rooftop solar panels and installation for their homes.

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Four of the NFL’s finest will join University of Louisville Head Football Coach Bobby Petrino on the red carpet at The Julep Ball.

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Stars from television, movies and music will show their support of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville when they walk the red carpet at The Julep Ball on May 2.

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Peruvian pelicans join the flock in the Russell B. Aitken sea bird colony at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo.

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The Izzy Award and I.F. Stone Hall of Fame ceremony, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Park Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM), both the award and the hall of fame are named in memory of legendary journalist I.F. “Izzy” Stone, who published “I.F. Stone’s Weekly” from 1953 to 1971 and exposed official deception while championing civil liberties.

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Open water swim to benefit Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center

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A Norton Commons boutique will host a special evening event to support The Julep Ball, an Official Event of the 140th Kentucky Derby®.

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Walter White of “Breaking Bad” sneaks, lies and manipulates – to say nothing of dealing drugs and killing people. But he's also a career criminal in another sense, a Johns Hopkins University professor says: He's a really, really bad teacher.

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Saint Leo University Polling Institute asked Americans how interested they were in tournament pools.

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New research finds that online social behavior isn’t replacing offline social behavior in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives.

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Three specialty bourbon cocktails will be enjoyed on Derby Eve by patrons of The Julep Ball exclusively.

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Planning to enter an office pool during this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament? Be careful. You might not enjoy the games very much if you bet, says a researcher at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Two UChicago undergraduates worked on the set of the feature film "Divergent," gaining invaluable experience in understanding the industry and craft of feature filmmaking firsthand.

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Researchers have analyzed 50 years’ worth of hit songs to identify key themes that marketing professionals can use to craft advertisements that will resonate with audiences.

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When it comes to Oscars and some other Hollywood movie awards, who your friends are affects whether you win, according to a new study.

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In honor of National Pi Day, a Texas Tech alumnus has invented a Pi shaped pie pan and put it into mass production for math enthusiasts with a sweet tooth.

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Deep space is something Nikodem Popławski spends a great deal of time thinking about. So he’s not at all surprised that the film Gravity has broken box office records and won seven Oscars.

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Oscar winner's breakout performance sprang from the foundation of an IB education.

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Dress in Blue Day on March 7 will highlight the need for early colon cancer screening.

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David L. Dunn will shave his head to show solidarity with children facing cancer at the 12th Annual St. Baldrick's event Sunday, March 9. He challenges all other health care executives to join with him in this important cause.

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Two people facing cancer with grace and courage have been selected the 2014 James Graham Brown Cancer Center Champions at the University of Louisville.

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Cultural anthropologist Paul R. Mullins of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis is available for comments on Barbie and the Sports Illustrated issue:"Barbie in SI’s swimsuit issue represents a significant shift in Mattel’s long-term evasion of Barbie’s sexuality."

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“The Monuments Men,” a movie about men who recovered art masterpieces stolen by the Nazis during World War II, recently opened in theaters, and the story hit very close to home for a softball coach and history buff in Ohio.

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Karl Pillemer, a gerontologist in Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology, has spent the last three years surveying over 800 older people about love, relationships and marriage. Many respondents had been married 30 or more years – including some who tied the knot 60 or 70 years ago. They shared some secrets – just in time for Valentine’s Day – for keeping the spark alive in a love relationship.

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For Kimberly Jade Norwood, Washington University in St. Louis professor of law and African & African American studies, the topic of her newly released book, Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America (Routledge, 2013), strikes close to home.

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As USA Luge competes in Sochi, Clarkson University researchers are improving the sled for use in the next Winter Olympic Games.

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