Tasha Oren, director of the Film and Media Studies Program, says contemporary representations of teens on TV and film resonate because they feel reflective of teens’ actual experiences (if, at times, only emotionally or in over-dramatized form).
There is a clear relationship between alcohol and neurodegeneration; for example, an alcohol use disorder correlates with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It is unclear, however, whether individual differences in brain structure and connectivity are risk factors for, or consequences of, alcohol use. New research exploring this relationship will be shared on Wednesday, 26 June 2024 at the 47th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England.
Digital Science today announces an exciting new tranche of data that throws light on how and why research cuts through to society at large – in the shape of the Altmetric 500.
Join this virtual Q&A with Carl P. Lipo, PhD, Binghamton University, to discuss the upcoming embargoed paper about Easter Island agricultural and anthropology research.
An innovative collaboration merges Iowa State University’s research and 3D-printing facilities with a private design firm’s digital tools and vision to create an outdoor seating space to be installed this summer at the new Rudd Public Library. The old Rudd library was destroyed by a tornado in December 2021.
Opera singers have to use the extreme limits of their voice range. Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called "whistle" voice register, in analogy to ultrasonic vocalizations of mice and rats.
"Reading Rainbow" was one of the most successful PBS children's series in television history, earning numerous national and international awards, including 26 Emmys and a Peabody Award. But perhaps more important, "Reading Rainbow" helped generations of children cultivate a love for books. Now, a new book co-authored by Canisius Professor Barbara Irwin, PhD, chronicles the humble beginnings of the TV series, which launched in Buffalo, NY - and how the groundbreaking program came to capture the attention of 6.5 million young viewers.
Skechers will present Cal State Fullerton student Teeny Nadeau with a $10,000 scholarship on behalf of the Skechers Foundation from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, at Skechers in Gardena, California.
The art market, blending culture and commerce, has long intrigued economists and enthusiasts. A new article offers a comprehensive bibliometric analysis over five decades, examining pricing mechanisms and efficiency metrics. It highlights the COVID-19 pandemic's role in accelerating digital transformations within the market.
Since 2012, University of Arkansas at Little Rock students and professors have been conducting research on the intersection of religion, politics, and community engagement during election years through the Little Rock Congregations Study.
Dr. Karina Elizabeth Vázquez, Community-Based Learning Director in the Department of Latin America, Latino, & Iberian Studies at the University of Richmond, has been selected as the 2024 Council on Undergraduate Research – Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Awardee.
Researchers at the University of South Australia have investigated how often people visit and actively participate in local events and how this affects their sense of place or their connection to their community.
A new study co-authored by public policy and political science scholars from the George Washington University, University of California, Riverside, Duke University and Northeastern University found that the crackdown by Twitter/X also significantly reduced the number of misinformation posts by users who stayed on the platform but had been following those who were kicked off.
You don’t need to be musically inclined to parent musically. But incorporating music in your family’s daily life can foster deeper connections with each other—and with music itself.
The only medical school in South Georgia graduated its second class of doctors in May.
Southland RISE, a collaborative between the trauma recovery programs of the University of Chicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care, is providing $150,000 of funding to 19 programs that will reach as many as 8,500 community members.
Penn Medicine helps bridge medical science with the arts in the world’s first project to image double basses.
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