Seven Muhlenberg College students with completely different backgrounds and virtually nothing in common have formed a tight-knit improvisational comedy troupe and taken the College and several other campuses by storm.
Armchair adventurers and divers alike can now easily explore seven of Lake Superior wrecks thanks to a Web site and a set of dive guides produced by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Cultural observers sometimes contend that today's twenty- and thirty-somethings lack the common experience that binds previous generations. But a Swarthmore College professor and his co-author brother take exception in a new book. The members of Generation X do have something in common, Timothy and Kevin Burke claim --the Saturday morning cartoons they devoured with their Cap'n Crunch back in their childhood.
Dr. Judy Kuriansky, psychologist and host of the popular nationally-syndicated radio show "LovePhones," has unveiled the BLUES IN THE BEDROOM campaign, a program to prompt frank discussion among patients and doctors about sexual problems and antidepressant therapies.
The new chair of Temple University's philosophy department, is trying to shed philosophy's crusty old image of elitism.
A Johns Hopkins University anthropologist is studying the nature of romantic love in various cultures and is teaching a course called "The Anthropology of Love." She is available as a source for Valentine's Day stories.
Mosquitoes will be the guests of honor Feb. 20 at the University of Illinois, and those who come to see them are invited to get pumped for blood. It's the 16th annual Insect Fear Film Festival, which this year will feature a blood drive.
When Diamond Dallas Paige and Sting apply a scorpion death lock to their opponents, thousands of fans cheer them on. Mississippi State research seeks to understand what attracts the fans to a sport skyrocketing in popularity.
The Marketing Club, a student group at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, and an associate professor of marketing at the school will meet the week after the SuperBowl to analyze the ads that aired the previous Sunday and try to decide if advertisers got their money's worth and made good marketing decisions.
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes by Cornell University psychologist Thomas Gilovich and financial journalist Gary Belsky is about "behavioral economics," including the cognitive and motivational shortcomings that make even smart people act unwisely with their money.
What do Elvis Presley and Pablo Picasso have in common? Both made the cut in The Centre 100, an end-of-the-century arts listing compiled by students and faculty at Centre College. The college is celebrating the list with an exhibit and a website (www.centre.edu).
Research by a social scientist at Rensselaer confirms that online relationships can lead to face-to-face romance as in the scenario in You've Got Mail, the hit movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Faculty sports pundits from the University of Minnesota (located a stone's throw from Viking land) sound off on Super Sunday.
While it's rare to include "legal issues" in the same sentence with Gilligan's Island, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University documents the extent to which the show dealt with legal issues in recent law review article, "Legal Tales From Gilligan's Island."
When the holiday season is over, the Christmas trees don't have to end up in the trash, according to an Ohio State expert. Old trees can be ground into mulch or used as fish shelters in ponds.
New Web site from NCI and CDC helps you meet New Year's resolutions.
1. Buying books for kids. 2. Tiny Tim's ailment. 3. Unusual Christmas gift.
A University of Utah Hebrew scholar has spent 12 years researching 2,000 years of Jewish messiahs using many original sources and finds similarity among the messianic movements in a new book from Oxford University Press.
In an interview, self-described American revolutionary Betty Friedan, the author of The Feminine Mystique and founder of the National Organization for Women, talks about what she's doing lately, in partnership with Cornell's Institute for Women and Work. With her Washington, D.C.--based New Paradigm: Women, Men, Work, Family and Public Policy, she hopes to use such feminist values as equality, fairness and justice to make work, and life, better for men as well as women.
Walt Disney's early films, among the most popular in moviemaking history, are every bit as obsessed with death as any 1990s blockbuster, according to a Emory University professor.
DreamWorks will bring Moses, the Hebrew leader who led Israel out of captivity, to life in its new film, The Prince of Egypt, to be released nationwide December 18. Moses made waves long before he became an animated hero. In his new book, Israel in Egypt, Professor James Hoffmeier gives compelling evidence that the biblical record of Moses and the Exodus is true.
From the 13,000 volunteers who count birds for science in the continentwide Project FeederWatch, Cornell University ornithologists have collected solutions for birders who prefer not to count squirrels.
Most people think that Americans have celebrated Thanksgiving ever since that first harvest feast where pilgrims and Indians dined together in a symbolic gesture of sharing and ethnic harmony. It's a wonderful story, but, unfortunately, it's just a story.
A majority of the nation's television news directors say the threat of being sued is producing a major chilling effect on daily news coverage, according to a national survey conducted by the University of Miami.
Far more than any other drink or food, alcohol is shown on prime-time programs. Characters, including adolescents, drink on more than 40 percent of the shows, according to a new Cornell University study published in the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol.
Halloween traditionally depicts witches as ugly old cronies, capable of evil, magical deeds. But a Lawrence University historian says that model is an inaccurate stereotype and that "real" witches were a much more diverse lot.
The nation's first "cheerleader" was a University of Minnesota medical student who offered to lead "yells and songs" at the Nov. 12, 1898 football game against Northwestern. The Gophers won, and a new tradition was born.
Students at Michigan State University refer to the communication professors as the "Love Doctors." This husband and wife pair team-teach Interpersonal Relationships in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. The class tackles infidelity, jealousy, deception, romance, and sex.
A campaign for a new stadium for the Minnesota Twins failed because it lacked central organization and was not effectively coordinated, says University of Minnesota speech communication professor.
Although women dominate in terms of sheer numbers of wedding coordinators, the men who enter the field are the ones at the top of the hierarchy says a Texas Christian University professor and author of the study, "The Phenomenon of the Male Wedding Coordinator."
Forget "Melrose Place," "Dawson's Creek" and "Beverly Hills, 90210." The buzz at Northwestern these days is about "University Place," a soap opera about college life created by Northwestern University undergraduates. The show premieres Oct. 23 at the Ryan Auditorium of the Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, on the Evanston campus.
Compared to most other religions, Judaism requires a lot of time and a high level of personal investment to gain the rewards or benefits of religious participation, says University of Illinois at Chicago professor Carmel Chiswick. "Because the observance of traditional Jewish ritual is 'time-intensive,' Judaism tends to be a costly religion - especially in high-wage households in the United States," Chiswick says.
Did a popular dietary supplement help Mark McGwire break baseball's home run record? There's no evidence either way, according to a researcher at Ball State University's Human Performance Laboratory, speaking for the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
No matter how many homers Mighty Mark McGwire and Slammin' Sammy Sosa smash this year or in any future year, no player is ever likely to threaten Babe Ruth's indisputable ranking as baseball's greatest batter, contends University of Delaware Treasurer Stephen M. Grimble, author of Setting the Record Straight: Baseball's Greatest Batters.
A new how-to book for dog owners addresses the problem of what to do when your pet becomes injured. The Purdue professor who wrote the book saw a need for such knowledge in the aftermath of a hurricane.
Like many a backyard chef, Daniel Perlman of Arlington, Mass., disliked the smell and acrid smoke of conventional charcoal starters. So he decided to do something about it.
Cornell University Press has aroused attention and controversy by publishing Jodi Dean's "Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace."
Ever since 1925, when the Scopes "monkey trial" brought the contest between Darwinism and religion to the fore of the nation's attention, the debate between creationism and evolution has raged. Concerned by the growing influence of creationists, one professor decided to combat their claims by using what he knows best -- science.
Drive-in movies and root-beer stands have all but disappeared from the American landscape, but one summer leisure-time blast from the past continues to pack 'em in: the annual state, county or regional agricultural fair.
Is country music losing its soul? The question is posed by Joli Jensen, a University of Tulsa communication professor and author of a new book that examines how country music changed in the 1950s and 60s as it reacted to the success of rock Ãnà roll.
A Purdue University Extension specialist in landscaping, urges homeowners to try something a little different. He suggests creative alternatives to grass for the front yard.
Steven Price has for two decades indulged a deep curiosity with the mother of all highways, Interstate 80, which girdles the continent from New York City to San Francisco. Hoping to convince us that interstates can hold the same charm of the old winding two-lanes, Price has authored an unusual travel guide that invites readers on a milepost-by-milepost look at the great highway.
News tips for the media from Notre Dame faculty
Chocolate may be a harmless treat for humans, but it could land a racehorse into trouble. Researchers found that horses fed chocolate- coated peanuts every day for eight days showed detectable levels of caffeine and theobromine -- substances that are banned for horses.
When a University of Missouri-Rolla history professor volunteered to host a radio program on bluegrass music 15 years ago, he had no idea it would lead to a publishing career. Now that professor is also the publisher of "Bluegrass Now" magazine.
East Lansing, Mich. - Forget to watch "NYPD Blue" this week? If so, you probably missed seeing 25 percent of all Latinos portrayed on prime time TV. A Michigan State University study reveals that although Latinos are the second largest minority in the nation, they are distinctly underrepresented on prime time broadcast television. In fact, Latinos constitute only 3.2 percent of the prime time TV population but are 11 percent of the nation's population.
A synthetic author the likes of Proust, Joyce, or Kafka may not be in the future, but Brutus.1--an artificial agent capable of story generation--just wrote its first story about betrayal.
What has become of civility in our society? The John Hopkins Civility Project will host an international conference to explore that issue. "Reassessing Civility: Forms and Values at the End of the Century" will be held in Baltimore March 26-28. Coverage is welcome.
Kids' Spring Sports Bring Mealtime Frenzy --In a recent national survey, almost half of American families said they'll have children participating in organized spring sports this spring. A large majority of these said it will affect the family's mealtime routine. The National Cancer Institute offers quick ways to eat healthfully -- especially five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day -- during this busy time.
The hit film Titanic serves as more than just a way to entertain moviegoers and make millions of dollars for the creators, according to a researcher who has written about the disaster. The film, like most examples of oral, written or other narratives of disaster, embraces a number of social purposes, said James Hikins, associate professor of journalism and communication at Ohio State University.
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