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A course called “Why Is It Funny” will help students think about the role that comedy has played in the human experience from antiquity to the present day.

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Professors from Butler University and University of Manchester (England) have compiled a book of essays that look at the role of religion in the long-running series "Doctor Who."

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Butler University market professor Kate King says retailers need to adapt to young shoppers.

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Edgerton says Breaking Bad is great, but nowhere near as influential as The Sopranos was.

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Bestselling author John Green’s advice to Butler University’s Class of 2013 is gathering online buzz. Huffington Post and other outlets have linked to text of Green’s remarks, and thousand have viewed Butler’s video of Green, captured during the University’s May 11 Commencement in Hinkle Fieldhouse.

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Butler University will join the Big East athletic conference in July 2013.

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A new study by the Butler Business Accelerator found that ChaCha answered questions better than 10 other mobile search engines and question-and-answer platforms, including Ask.com, Answers.com, Google, Quora, Siri, and Yahoo Answers.

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Butler University President James Danko issued a statement today in response to the recent Big East Conference realignment announcement which has led to some media speculation that Butler University is a potential candidate to join the “Catholic 7” universities in a new athletic league.

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Butler University in Indianapolis announced a $16 million public fundraising goal in its Campaign for Hinkle Fieldhouse today. The campaign aims to preserve the 84-year-old fieldhouse’s classic architecture and feel, while improving interior spaces to better serve student-athletes and fans.

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Butler University VP explains what every new student should do in his/her first six weeks of college.

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Move will occur in time for the 2013-2014 season.

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Blue II, Butler University’s live mascot, is in the process of training a puppy protégé. Blue III, or “Trip,” as he will be called is making his Butler debut Feb. 18 at the men’s basketball ESPN BracketBuster game against Indiana State University at 2 p.m. in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Trip was born on Dec. 23, 2011 and weighed 13.5 oz. He comes from Frank and Jeane King of Kong King Kennel, the same breeders that gave Butler, Blue II, almost eight years ago.

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Teachers and students don’t have to wait for a blizzard to get them out of their mid-winter routines. Plan a "Snow Day on a School Day" to rejuvenate the joy of learning.

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With the new year came many drug recalls. In the first six weeks of 2012, there were at least 13 drug-related recalls. Some were due to bacterial contamination. Eight distinct bacterial contaminants were identified in one over-the-counter product.

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Butler University will develop a $5 million innovation fund to nurture creative thinking and fast track ideas, curricula and collaboration, President James Danko announced during his Nov. 12 installation ceremony.

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Teens bully each other through text messages, Facebook and videos because they don’t see the immediate consequences, says Brandie Oliver, Butler University faculty in school counseling.

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We all know that people and animals can be harmed by excessive heat; so can medications, states Dr. Amy Peak, director of Drug Information Services for Butler University.

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Participating in sports can contribute significantly to children’s physical, emotional, and social development, boosting their potential to do well in school. Butler University Professor of Physical Education Mindy Welch offers tips of finding the right sports program for your child.

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Parents can give their children’s learning a healthy, happy start this fall with these ABCs (and a bonus D) from Butler University Assistant Professor of Physical Education Lisa Farley.

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Students don’t always get the most nutritional bang for their school lunch bucks. Butler University educational researchers suggest how you can teach youngsters to be savvy consumers in the school lunchroom.

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Butler University Assistant Professor of Psychology Mandy Gingerich isn’t sure whether students should be allowed to text message in class, but she’s positive of one thing: Those who do text during class get significantly lower quiz scores.

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As Butler University men’s basketball team prepares for Thursday’s fifth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, University officials are still measuring the positive consequences of the Bulldogs’ run up to the April 5, 2010, championship game.

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With spring break approaching, many parents are thinking about how their college student might spend the week off and perhaps muttering two little words: “Oh, no.” If your child is, in fact, going on one of the typical spring break warm-weather excursions, Butler University Vice President of Student Affairs Levester Johnson recommends a number of things parents can do to ease their own minds.

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Public support of labor unions has reached its lowest level in a quarter century. According to a February 2011 Pew Research Poll Center poll, only 45 percent of respondents expressed positive views of unions. In his studies of major speeches of the American labor movement, Casey Kelly, Ph.D., a communication instructor for Butler University, has found some key historic messages that unions might use to regain support.

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The film “The King’s Speech” authentically portrays “the difficulty, fear, and low self-esteem that many stutterers have,” says Dr. Suzanne Reading, a speech-language pathologist for 30 years and director of Butler University’s Communication Sciences & Disorders Program. Actor Colin Firth delivered a realistic sounding stutter, she said, “especially the long pauses that can occur when a person who stutters is trying to start a stream of speech.”

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Going from a college freshman to sophomore means tougher courses and agonizing over majors, career plans, and how you fit socially on campus. One-fourth of freshmen don’t continue at the same school, reducing their chance of graduating in 4-6 years. Targeted programs are helping Butler University retain more sophomores.

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After three-plus months of living at school, your college freshman has gotten used to being on his or her own. And you’ve become accustomed to a quieter house. But now he/she’s coming home for the holidays, and your household routine is about to be disrupted. Parents need to be prepared to navigate those waters.

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Paying top dollar for college doesn’t guarantee you’ll get the highest quality education, Butler University Provost Dr. Jamie Comstock, says. Comstock suggests that prospective students narrow down their choice of schools by asking the following questions, in this order, about each prospect. A school stays in your ever-narrowing “funnel” of choices only if you keep answering “Yes."

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The façade of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement is so deep that the House of Representatives recently passed legislation that will fail to accomplish its stated purpose – "to debar corporations committing FCPA violations from federal government contracts," says Butler University Business Law Professor Mike Koehler.