New book co-authored by Baylor University sociologists, released today in time for Halloween, chronicles their quest for the types of people who believe in the paranormal.
Despite myriad task forces and initiatives, congregations nationwide are failing to attract and keep racially diverse members, research shows.
Within the last decade, the genre of food writing has become an American obsession. A new food writing course at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia inspires students to develop a new food consciousness and to grow as writers as they discover the plate on many levels -- not just as cuisine, but as a series of interconnected stories between food producers, politicians, flavorists, chefs, writers, diners, pilots and even truckers.
Within the last decade, the genre of food writing has become an American obsession. A new food writing course at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia inspires students to develop a new food consciousness and to grow as writers as they discover the plate on many levels -- not just as cuisine, but as a series of interconnected stories between food producers, politicians, flavorists, chefs, writers, diners, pilots and even truckers.
Mixed-use neighborhoods that combine residential and business development may help lead to lower levels of some types of violent crime, a new study suggests.
Young adult (y.a.) fiction is a huge market in the publishing industry. According to the Association of American Publishers, paperbound book sales in children’s and y.a. titles topped $1.5 billion in 2009. But while these books are usually written for readers between the ages of 14 and 21, they also have immense crossover appeal to older audiences, says April Lindner, Ph.D., associate professor of English at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pa.
Fostering community cooperation, building on skills and strengths, and getting strangers to work together -- these are fundamentals of community development.
English professor teaches Shakespeare's criminal tragedies to prisoners housed in solitary confinement. Prisoners then use those plays to examine their lives.
More than eight of ten workers — 85 percent — rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union, according to a new study.
When given a choice, older people prefer to read negative news, rather than positive news, about young adults, a new study suggests.
Lisa Tatonetti, associate professor of English and American ethnic studies, recently met with various native groups to learn about their policies and cultures, including those on alternative sexualities and genders. Two-Spirit is a term coined in the '90s that refers to people of native cultures who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender/transsexual or queer. Two-Spirit literature first appear in the '70s and has exploded in recent years.
One of the world’s leading scholars about the Kurds, Michael Gunter, a Tennessee Tech University political science professor, has strong opinions about drawing down of U.S. troops in Iraq. Reporters interested in the topic are invited to interview Gunter on how this affects Iraq, the Kurds, U.S. policy in Afghanistan and domestic issues, including upcoming elections and the economy.
Patrick Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and Leslie Lenkowsky, a professor at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Center, comment on The Giving Pledge.
Findings reported today from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person's healing just might help -- especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for.
Recent research at Washington State University (WSU) suggests that, for many U.S. veterans, combat is a defining experience that often sets the trajectory of the balance of their lives.
In a society that places high value on work and lauds individuals for their strong work ethic, getting workaholism recognized as a real, dangerous problem has been an uphill battle. Bryan Robinson began his public campaign in 1998 with the inaugural edition of "Chained to the Desk," which provided the first comprehensive portrait of the workaholic. A spate of national media attention followed.
The John Dickinson Writings Project, led by UK history professor Jane E. Calvert, has been awarded a $200,000 Scholarly Editions Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to bring the Founding Father's work the attention it deserves.
Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of new rules proposed by the Vatican aimed at preventing the sexual abuse of children.
National media coverage of missing women is unequal when it comes to race, with missing Anglo women receiving more attention than black women, according to researcher Dr. Mia Moody, assistant professor of journalism and media arts at Baylor University.
Two Baylor University professors who go on Bigfoot hunts and visit psychic fairs are not in search of the paranormal, but rather in quest of people who believe in the paranormal — and that makes for some abnormal research.
The better a politician's looks, the higher the frequency of television news coverage, shows a new study carried out at the University of Haifa's Department of Communication, published in the International Journal of Press/Politics.
Already off to a tough start in life, 49 percent of American babies born into poor families will be poor for at least half their childhoods, a new Urban Institute study finds. Among children who are not poor at birth, only 4 percent will be “persistently” poor as children.
Tarzan’s creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs, helped invent the modern media blitz says Dalhousie Professor Jason Haslam. He notes that Burroughs was a very canny marketer and publicist and that Tarzan was one of the first – if not the first – mass marketed figures. Dr. Haslam recently edited an Oxford University Press edition of Burroughs’ 1914 novel, Tarzan of the Apes.
Trends show mortality rates have shifted from the traditional urban 'penalty' to more people dying at higher rates in rural areas. About 40,000 more people now die annually in rural places compared to urban areas.
With popularlity of the Twilight movies and at least two current TV series dedicated to vampires, it would seem that interest in the horror genre is peaking. A new edition of an IU professor's book, The Living and the Undead: Slaying Vampires and Exterminating Zombies, says each generation has reshaped the original legend and folklore to fit new times.
If you think your news is increasingly composed of crime stories, you might not be wrong. According to one Ryerson University researcher, today’s lean newsrooms and tighter deadlines are having an unintended outcome: low-income, urban neighbourhoods are being underrepresented in media while their crime stories are being over-reported.
Jolene Zigarovich, Cornell visiting lecturer in English, comments on the plethora of teen vampire movies and books.
Americans want self-respect, and that desire has risen significantly in the last two decades, say marketing researchers at the University of Oregon. Meanwhile, the needs for both security and a sense of belonging have declined in the last 30 years.
Many people think they have discriminating tastes regarding romantic interests. An Indiana U. study has found that men and women are greatly influenced by what their friends -- and strangers -- think of their potential fling or relationship partner.
Alberta politicians have become skilful at creating an ‘us-versus-them’ mentality that paints the province as the home of independent mavericks, says a Calgary-based filmmaker and researcher.
Canadian fashions popularity.
In 1990, singer k.d. lang ignited a controversy in her native Alberta when she ‘came out’ as a vegetarian. But a University of Saskatchewan professor says the way the controversy ultimately played out illustrates the growing diversity and sophistication of Western Canadian society.
A Université de Montréal philosopher and ethicist is proposing that governments implement an organ donation tax credit to help increase the number of organs available for transplant.
Consumers have a moral duty to investigate any company they decide to boycott, says a Calgary philosopher.
A Windsor, Ont., researcher says the loss of traditional manufacturing jobs in Canada is fuelling a backlash against feminism.
A researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has measured the amount of lead in two skull fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven and found that it was unlikely for lead poisoning to have caused the renal failure that was partly responsible for Beethoven’s death, eliminating one of the many suggested causes of death for the famed composer.
They live in enclaves with little contact with home or with the Mexican mainstream.
What’s evolving, says researcher, is a multi-dimensional way of communicating.
Night Nurse survived only four issues despite strong characters and ER-worthy plots, says a comics expert.
At age 84, James Martin Wybar of Philadelphia was the first in line to receive his diploma at Olin Business School's 2010 commencement ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis. Wybar is the oldest graduate in the school's history. He finished his courses in 1947, but didn't have time to collect his diploma until this year.
Researchers looked at five reality shows and five non-reality shows and found 52 acts of aggression per hour on reality TV compared to 33 per hour for the non-reality programs.
Bibliography shows King of Pop influenced fields of chemistry, medicine, law and even engineering.
An inspirational story of David Fisher who overcame homelessness and abuse to graduate from Moravian College with dual B.A. degrees in sociology and psychology.
Pop culture critic James Kendrick, author of books on film violence and horror, has seen and written about zombie films dating from 1968 to the present
What would have happened if Hitler had chosen to use the deadly nerve gas Tabun, that he alone possessed, to oppose the D-Day landings? What the little known chemist, Otto Ambros, told Adolph Hitler at their fateful 1943 meeting, saved countless lives, shortened history’s most horrific war and may have prevented a tragic D-Day defeat.
K-State researchers have found that the majority of married military couples are satisfied with their relationship, despite challenges like deployments.
When it comes to talking to parents about most dating issues, teen girls tend to disclose more than boys, and both sexes generally prefer to talk to their mothers.
A new study suggests that nearly a fourth of women consider themselves “OK either way” about getting pregnant – a wide swath of ambivalence that surprised researchers, and that could reshape how doctors approach many aspects of women’s health care.
A new national survey of high school students’ attitudes toward the U.S. economy, conducted by Hamilton College, shows more than two-thirds of African-American teenagers believe they’ll be more prosperous than their parents. In contrast, a little more than a third of white students believe their standard of living will be better than their parents.
Errett "E.J." Bozarth, a decorated U.S. Marine Corps and American Airlines pilot, overcomes the obstacles of paralysis to become a flight and aviation instructor.
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