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).
President Clinton at a ceremony in the White House announced ten individuals and eight institutions as recipients of the 1998 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, a three-year-old award administered and funded through the National Science Foundation.
Move over, Blanche DuBois -- step aside, STEL-LAAAH!!! -- hit the road, Brick. A whole new cast of Tennessee Williams characters is bringing drama to life on the world's stages this year. It's a raw and gritty tale of prison torture.
While kids are struggling with subjects such as math or history this fall, some of their parents may be wishing they just knew more about being a parent. Answers are close at hand through the National Parent Information Network.
Adults embroiled in a long, bitter divorce fight often put their kids in the middle. A program implemented eight years ago in Champaign County in Illinois, however, appears to be taking the sting out of cases with the highest levels of conflict among moms and dads, researchers say.
"Works and plays well with others," that seemingly minor item on many a kindergarten report card, may be much more important to a child's academic success than many parents realize, a University of Illinois professor of educational psychology says.
A new study finds that the daily employment grind for two-income couples actually has little effect on the frequency or quality of their sex life.
On September 10, Mount Holyoke College professor of chemistry Sheila E. Browne will receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring at the White House from President Clinton.
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.
Although many Americans wish the entire public current debate about sexual behavior in high place would just go away, that's not necessarily a good thing, claims a sociologist who says "sexuality is a precious, positive part of life, not a prurient part."
Women are making substantial political progress worldwide as members of parliaments and Cabinet ministers, but after a century of participation in politics they still constitute just 12 percent of elected legislators and 9 percent of Cabinet appointees, according to a new study by a University of Notre Dame political scientist.
Smoking reduction goals in U.S., Canada unattainable without massive spending probram, UC Irvine Study Shows.
The Conference Board's Business Cycle Indicators database -- which includes the Leading Economic Indicators that are among the most widely-watched barometers of future economic trends -- is now available to students using two prominent undergraduate economic textbooks.
Two Johns Hopkins University experts are available to comment on the upcoming German elections, in which longtime chancellor Helmut Kohl faces a serious challenge.
An award-winning program to curb schools of crawling critters makes the health and safety of students its primary goal. School Integrated Pest Management makes everone an "exterminator" and reduces the need for pesticide sprays.
Are jurors influenced by the race of defendants? According to a University of Michigan study, the answer is yes. But the juror's race, as well as the defendant's, affects courtroom decisions, with different types of criminal trials affecting Black and white jurors in different ways.
If you're still waiting for adult children to settle down and start producing some grandchildren, University of Michigan research suggests you may have only yourself to blame.
A new book by a University of Georgia genetics professor brings together the most recent discoveries in evolutionary and molecular genetics and uses them to show a vital link between all aspects of human life -- including religion.
Amid growing concerns that not enough Americans are pursuing technical careers, a new Harris Poll survey released today shows that the U.S. public feels uninformed about the engineering enterprise and betrays a startling lack of knowledge about engineers' involvement in key areas of American endeavor.
The first-known examples of glass from the Iron I archaeological era were found in the Cornell University research area of the Tel Dor, Israel, archaeological site, according to Jeffrey Zorn, Cornell visiting lecturer in Near Eastern studies.
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