"Nine in ten dual-income couples in New York State feel there is some risk that one or both of their jobs might not exist in the next couple of years," says Ithaca College sociologist Stephen Sweet, lead author of the study "Dual Earners in Double Jeopardy: Preparing for Job Loss in the New Risk Economy." Satellite Uplink available on campus.
A new research at the University of Haifa inspected sexual harassment in the public sector: Women sexually harassed at the workplace tend to leave the organization. The women quit out of a sense of weakness and not power and control, the researchers stated.
Growing up with a heroin-addicted parent exposes children to a variety of detrimental experiences before the age of 18 and new research indicates that girls are four times more resilient than boys in overcoming such adverse events.
Music Professor Jason Freeman created Piano Etudes, a Web-based application that allows audiences to participate in the composition process.
Historic artifacts, current events and creative endeavors come together in the latest offerings from the University of Arkansas Press in the 2009 spring catalog.
Students who feel connected to their peers and teachers are more inclined to alert a teacher or principal if they hear a fellow student "wants to do something dangerous," according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
University of Iowa law professor Lea VanderVelde has written the first-ever biography of Dred Scott's wife, Harriet. After more than 10 years of research, she found a "common woman of considerable gumption," with a deep well of inner resolve who might just have been the motivating force behind her husband's legal quest for freedom.
Ian Bogost talks about his latest book, Racing the Beam about the Atari Video Computer System.
Dr. 13 talks about a rare year for the superstitious, and the myths, fears and coincidences surrounding the number 13.
The same night and at the same hour that Abraham Lincoln was shot, his Secretary of State William Seward also was targeted for assassination. On Feb. 12, in honor of Lincoln's 200th birthday, the University of Rochester will post online digital facsimiles of Fanny Seward's harrowing eyewitness account of that failed attempt on her father's life.
This March, Women's History Month is made a little sweeter by the relaunch of Honey, buzzing back to life as an online magazine and social media network targeted at a hip and highly lucrative demographic of eighteen to thirty-four year old multicultural young women.
Historian Seth Bruggeman explores how and why we honor past presidents.
Kathryn A. Sloan is the first historian to mine a rich collection of 19th century Oaxacan court records to reveal both the significant role that the working class played in liberalizing social codes of conduct and honor in Mexico, as well as the state's expanded role in family life.
A Loyola University Health System relationship expert weighs in on why women pursue men that are just not that into them.
A new study provides a first glimpse of what people find offensive about super-sized houses which have sprouted up around the country. Researchers found that people particularly dislike when these large homes, often derisively called "McMansions," are more than two times as tall as surrounding homes, and when their architectural style is not compatible with the neighboring homes.
Iran has joined an elite club of nations and regions capable of independently launching spacecraft into Earth orbit. Each country has a responsibility to protect the space environment from harm and take part in the international effort to preserve the space environment for future generations.
Just one month ago, many Americans made their New Year's resolution to lose weight, to exercise more, or to watch less television. Few people, however, manage to keep their resolutions over time, say experts. So, why are bad habits so hard to break?
Temple historian examines the making of meaning at historic sites.
Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet." The real answer is 10 feet. A new study has found that people grossly underestimate the length of these lines -- a finding which implies that we're all misjudging distances as we drive, and are driving too fast as a result.
A team of Arizona psychologists, geneticists and neuroscientists has reported that a safe and effective drug used to treat vascular problems in the brain has improved spatial learning and working memory in middle-aged rats. Although far from proving anything about human use of the drug, the finding supports the scientific quest for a substance that could treat progressive cognitive impairment, cushion the cognitive impact of normal aging, or even enhance learning and memory throughout the life span.
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