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Released: 24-May-2011 3:45 PM EDT
Why People with Schizophrenia May Have Trouble Reading Social Cues
Vanderbilt University

Impairments in a brain area involved in perception of social stimuli may be partly responsible for the social difficulties often experienced by those with schizophrenia.

Released: 24-May-2011 2:40 PM EDT
UC San Diego Foundation Trustee and Former UC Regent, John Davies, Dies at 76
University of California San Diego

John Davies, a prominent attorney, civic leader, former University of California regent and UC San Diego Foundation trustee died on May 20 in San Diego, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 76.

Released: 24-May-2011 2:25 PM EDT
School’s Out and Kids Are Online: How to Keep Your Kids Cyber Safe
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Psychologist offers helpful tips for keeping your child safe online.

Released: 24-May-2011 2:20 PM EDT
2011 U.S. Physics Team Welcomed to Training Camp
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The top twenty physics students in the United States are beginning ten days of rigorous academic training, interactive learning, and friendship building as they prepare to test themselves on the world stage.

Released: 24-May-2011 1:05 PM EDT
School's Out! Help Your Kids Eat Right All Summer Long
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Kids Eat Right, a joint effort of the American Dietetic Association and its Foundation designed to help end childhood obesity, provides you and your family with valuable tools to learn the basics of shopping smart, cooking healthy and eating right.

Released: 24-May-2011 12:35 PM EDT
Female Rappers Brag about Being Sexy but Keep Mum about Their Domestic Skills
Baylor University

Male rappers see the “independent woman” as an educated bill-payer who will care for an average guy, while female rappers stress their sexiness and stay silent about their domestic skills, says a Baylor University researcher.

Released: 24-May-2011 10:40 AM EDT
Students Conduct a Preliminary Assessment of DC Senior Needs
George Washington University

Nine graduate students from George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services in conjunction with Iona Senior Services and the DC Senior Advisory Coalition conducted a preliminary assessment of the needs of District of Columbia senior citizens this spring.

Released: 24-May-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Violence Doesn't Add to Children's Enjoyment of TV Shows, Movies
Indiana University

Despite growing concern about the effects of media violence on children, violent television shows and movies continue to be produced and marketed to them. An Indiana University research study concludes that violence doesn't add anything to their enjoyment of such programs and their characters.

Released: 23-May-2011 4:35 PM EDT
SBU To Confer 6,402 Degrees At LI's Largest Ceremony
Stony Brook University

On Wednesday, May 25, 2011, Stony Brook will celebrate the 51st Commencement Ceremony.

Released: 23-May-2011 4:30 PM EDT
Study Uncovers Much Different Work Histories for Disability Rejects, Beneficiaries
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Male disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates than beneficiaries over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits.

Released: 23-May-2011 2:25 PM EDT
American U Names New School of International Service Dean
American University

American University has named James Goldgeier, an internationally renowned scholar whose academic research focuses on contemporary international relations and American foreign policy, to be the new dean of its School of International Service.

Released: 23-May-2011 12:15 PM EDT
Nightingale Wheelchair is Part of Centennial Celebration
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Florence Nightingale's wheelchair, usually on display at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, was shipped to Oregon Health and Sciences University for its centennial celebration.

Released: 23-May-2011 12:10 PM EDT
Baylor University Researcher Available to Speak about How People and Communities Respond To Climate Disasters
Baylor University

A Baylor University expert is available to comment to journalists about how people and communities respond to extreme weather related shocks like the recent deadly tornado outbreak in Missouri.

Released: 23-May-2011 11:00 AM EDT
Whites Believe They Are Victims of Racism More Often Than Blacks
Tufts University

Whites believe they are the primary victims of racial bias in America. Whites and blacks agree that anti-black racism has decreased. But whites now believe "reverse racism" has increased and is a bigger problem than anti-black bias.

Released: 23-May-2011 10:50 AM EDT
More Americans Praying About Health
American Psychological Association (APA)

News release study concludes that Americans have increased prayer about their health.

Released: 23-May-2011 9:00 AM EDT
ABC News Anchor David Muir Urges Ithaca College Graduates to Find their Own Voices
Ithaca College

Ithaca College Alum and ABC Anchor gives his alma mater's 116th Commencement address.

20-May-2011 10:50 AM EDT
Journal Article Examines Effectiveness of State-Level Energy Policies
Indiana University

Sanya Carley, an assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, examines the state-level policies and assesses their effectiveness for meeting energy and policy goals in the current issue of Review of Policy Research.

Released: 23-May-2011 12:00 AM EDT
Elderly Americans Increasingly Conservative Voters: Blair-Rockefeller Poll Shows Shifting Support for Democrats
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Findings from the first Blair-Rockefeller Poll show the substantial obstacles the Democratic Party and President Obama face among voters 65 years and older.

Released: 20-May-2011 5:15 PM EDT
Rensselaer Commencement Speaker and Honorands Join President Shirley Ann Jackson to Discuss ‘The Architecture of Change’ May 27
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Public encouraged to attend Conversation with U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough, and Retired Rensselaer Board Chairman and Member Samuel F. Heffner.

Released: 20-May-2011 11:45 AM EDT
Experts Comment Ruling That Ends Sperm Donor Anonymity
Universite de Montreal

University of Montreal experts are available to comment to journalists about Thursday’s decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia that will effectively end anonymity for sperm donors.



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