As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare to square off in a series of presidential debates, the candidates and their running mates could go medieval on their opponents by using a rhetorical technique that dates back to Nordic and Germanic legends of the Middle Ages, says a scholar of medieval literature at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T).
Sept. 23-29 is the International Week of the Deaf.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago this Saturday. Indiana University faculty experts are available to discuss the historical context and impact of the proclamation.
Congress has less than two weeks to act before the current five-year-old Farm Bill expires. Cornell University has experts available to talk about the implications of failing to pass a new Farm Bill, or of unwisely reconciling the Senate and House versions.
Karl Niklas, Cornell University professor of plant biology whose research focuses on the relationship between plants and the physical environment, predicts a weak year for leaf watchers, and for those who depend on that seasonal tourism.
Jeff Niederdeppe is a professor of communication who explores the effects of mass media on health behavior and social policy. He welcomes the move by McDonald’s to post calorie information, but calls on the fast food giant to lead the way toward changes that will have broader health benefits.
Parents are making five critical, but fixable, mistakes when using car seats, according to new data announced by Safe Kids Worldwide and the General Motors Foundation. With so many safety features now available in both cars and car seats, parents are urged to make sure their kids are getting every advantage by taking the time to do a 15-minute at-home checkup.
In a 2011 nationwide survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 percent of high school students reported being bullied while at school, and an estimated 16 percent reported being bullied electronically.
John Sipple, a professor of Development Sociology whose research focuses on the responses of public school districts to changes in public policy, talks about the real stakes in the Chicago teachers strike.
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is making experts available to discuss the risks, and options for treatment and prevention surrounding breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Clinical trials, breast cancer genetics, the latest surgical techniques, and breast cancer disparities are among the topics. Some 227,000 women nationwide will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and while the disease affects mostly women, men also can be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Michael Wilkerson is available to discuss the labor and financial difficulties arts organizations, such as orchestras, are currently facing.
Indiana University experts are available to talk about the 50th anniversary of poet Sylvia Plath's 'Ariel' collection and its 'October' poems.
Big changes are coming to the medical evaluations required for many commercial driver’s license holders, including truckers and bus drivers. Under new federal requirements, the medical examinations will only count if they are performed by a health care provider specially trained and certified to do so.
When Ann Romney addressed the Republican National Convention she appealed to American women as mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters. But appealing to us as wives and mothers is how we got in trouble in the first place.
When First Ladies or candidates' wives speak, they walk a fine line. Their first job is to humanize their candidate, who many voters only know through attack ads or debates. Their power comes from the personal.
Even though African American men in the United States are disproportionately more likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure (or hypertension) than other racial and ethnic groups, they are less likely to take health-preserving medication.
Bullying was once considered a childhood rite of passage. Today, however, bullying is recognized as a serious problem. Up to half of all children are bullied at some point during their school years, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. And thanks to tech-savvy kids, cyberbullying and other forms of electronic harassment are now commonplace.
Political communication experts can provide commentary on what happens when pop culture and politics mix.
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Assessing risk, drug resistance and coping with a cancer diagnosis are some of the issues women may face. Mayo Clinic Cancer Center experts are available to discuss those and other topics.
Tips from Ryerson University's Career Development and Employment Centre on finding a part-time job.
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