Arts and Humanities

Guide to Maryland's Legal System Helps Reporters Do a Better Job
Maryland Journalism Lecturer Sue Kopen Katcef talks about the free Journalist's Guide To Maryland's Legal System.
—University of Maryland, College Park

Social and Behavioral Sciences

New Sampling Method to Track HIV-Risk Behavior
An innovative sampling method, respondent-driven sampling, developed by Cornell University sociologist Douglas Heckathorn, has been adopted by the Centers for Disease Control for recruiting and measuring HIV risk behaviors among injecting drug users in the 25 cities with the largest number of new AIDS cases.
—Cornell University

Curb Your Child's Appetite This Holiday Season
The average American will probably gain about a pound during this holiday season--weight that accumulates through the years and may be a major contributor to obesity. Pediatricians urge parents to keep up with their children’s food consumption this season.
—University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Education

Students to be First to Get Fit as Personal Trainers
Students planning to pursue a career in personal fitness training have a new option at Purdue, which will be the first university in the nation to offer a four-year degree with a concentration in this area.
—Purdue University

Pop Culture

What’s On Your Face? Makeup Reveals Bacterial Contamination
Those free makeovers women flock to at counters all over the country may leave them with more than the latest shade of eye shadow or a great new foundation. They also may leave them with a colony of bacteria swarming over their faces.
—Rowan University

Robert Bell Named 2004 Outstanding U.S. College Professor
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education have named Robert Bell the United States'"Outstanding Baccalaureate College Professor of the Year."
—Williams College