Disney made a lucrative industry out of princesses. With the release of “Maleficent” earlier this year — which drops on Blu-Ray, DVD and digital download on Nov. 4 — they may have discovered a new vein in that marketing gold mine: misunderstood bad girls.
What is the best way to keep psychology students from switching majors? According to a study published in the journal Teaching of Psychology, putting off intensive science courses may help. The study was conducted by Jeffrey Holmes, associate professor of psychology at Ithaca College, and is available at top.sagepub.com/content/41/2/104.
Ithaca College professor Iann Woods researches how genetics influence responses to stimuli that can trigger anxiety, and he’s using zebrafish — a tropical member of the minnow family named for the black stripes on their bodies — to do so. He and his team of student researchers examine how fish with tweaked genes respond to different triggers compared to unmodified fish. The work could someday lead to better, more nuanced medications for anxiety disorders.
Researchers at Ithaca College and UCLA and have found that gestures mothers use in teaching their infants new words are vital for infant word learning.
Adults don’t often buzz about new TV shows on the Disney Channel. When the network ordered a full season of “Girl Meets World” last summer, however, adults of a certain age took to social media to express delight, nostalgia and concern.
Leaning more on the wit that helped him earn five Emmy Awards than the customary wisdom given to graduating seniors, comedic television writer Chris Regan suggested in his Ithaca College Commencement address that one of the most important things they could do in their lives is to try to make people laugh.
Two Ithaca College professors of communications have found the ethnic diversity of actors in commercials aimed at children has apparently remained the same since the start of the 21st century.
Emmy Award–winner Chris Regan, a 1989 graduate of Ithaca College, has been selected to deliver the main address at the college’s 2014 Commencement ceremony, scheduled for May 18.
The Izzy Award and I.F. Stone Hall of Fame ceremony, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Park Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by the Park Center for Independent Media (PCIM), both the award and the hall of fame are named in memory of legendary journalist I.F. “Izzy” Stone, who published “I.F. Stone’s Weekly” from 1953 to 1971 and exposed official deception while championing civil liberties.
Astronomy Professor Expects New Generation to be Inspired by New ‘Cosmos’ Series—As He was by the Original
Ithaca College students participate in an alternative Spring Break experience.
Journalists Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill Named to I.F. Stone Hall of Fame; John Carlos Frey and Nick Turse Share Annual Izzy Award
Southern Tier Alternative Therapies, Inc. (STAT), together with Tina Caswell, a clinical faculty member in Ithaca College’s Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, is addressing helping autistic children communicate by combining equine therapy and assistive technology through an exclusive program called Strides©.
Coverage of the March on Washington anniversary by PBS and NBC News will include a documentary produced by an Ithaca College faculty member and interviews conducted by Ithaca College students.
Ithaca College professor Andrew Smith believes the goo that some slugs produce may someday lead to breakthroughs in medical adhesives.
Ithaca College has been named one of the top gluten-free college campuses in the country, coming in at #7 in the rankings compiled by Udi’s Gluten Free Foods, the nation’s number one brand for gluten-free food products.
Ithaca College faculty member Skott Freedman has discovered insights that indicate children can learn two native languages as easily as they can learn one.
A team of Ithaca College physics students and a professor recently took photos from a flying observatory to help discover what makes up our universe.
According to a study supervised by Ithaca College’s Exercise and Sport Sciences Chair Thomas Swensen, betaine—a nutrient found in shellfish and beets—boosts athletic performance by nearly six percent when added to a sports drink.
Actor David Boreanaz, Ithaca College Alumnus and star of "Bones," returned to his alma mater to give the 2013 Commencement address.
Stehen Mosher, sports ethics expert, is available to comment on the recent firing of Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice.
An experienced administrator and advocate for the arts will lead Ithaca College’s founding school. Karl Paulnack, who has served since 2002 as director of the Music Division at The Boston Conservatory, has been named dean of the Ithaca College School of Music.
A quartet of accounting students from Ithaca College has parkas packed for their Spring Break trip, which will land them about as far away from the beaches of Daytona and Panama City as you can get.
Exercise and sport science researcher says the players for the Ravens and 49ers could have been given better advice for staying loose when the lights went out.
Long before the team matchups are even finalized, Super Bowl fans can begin rooting for their favorite — commercial, that is. More and more, advertisers are thinking outside the television box and putting their spots on social media ahead of the big game.
Director of Ithaca College's Gerontology Institute offers six ways to make intergenerational connections during the holidays
Rachel Wagner, author of "Godwired" and an expert on the intersections between religion and virtual reality, says that Pope Benedict is entering the profane world of social media by issuing his first tweet.
Media executive Robert Regan—recognized for consistent innovation in the production of groundbreaking digital media content and delivery strategies—has been recruited to serve as the founding director of the Dr. John Keshishoglou Center for Global Communications Innovation at Ithaca College.
Chris Hummel, a concussion researcher at Ithaca College and longtime athletic trainer, says coaches, parents and referees need to be educated in recognizing and managing concussions in young athletes. Those adults also need to know when to step in and enforce mandated safety rules.
Arguably, the highlight of the NBA's 2011-12 season was a season-nonopening player lockout. Throughout the season, attendance for most of the league’s franchises remained stagnant. That hasn’t changed, even though the playoffs are underway — with essentially the same teams featured as in last year’s postseason.
Amy Kule, planner and producer of Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, brought showmanship, flair and wisdom as Ithaca College’s Commencement speaker
The recent suicide of Junior Seau raises many questions about concussions and their long-term effects.
As a lineman, Adam Bienstock never got the attention and adulation that goes with scoring a touchdown. But as a member of the Ithaca College football team, he got the opportunity to do much, much more.
Ithaca College's recently opened Athletics and Events Center is more than just a sport complex, it's also a community center.
Hard facts about hard hits: What athletes and parents need to know about concussions.
Ithaca College professor can discuss the method behind the NCAA's March Madness.
"Linsanity"--it's business, not basketball, says Stephen Mosher, Ithaca College professor of sport management and media.
Bhutan—the last nation in the world to receive television—has asked Ithaca College to help its citizens become more media literate.
While the Giants and Patriots are competing on the field in Super Bowl XLVI, one marketing expert expects a battle for brewery supremacy to play out on our television screens.
A publication produced by students at Ithaca (NY) College contains an extensive interview with Sarah Mason, whose face inspired the cover of Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” issue.
An Ithaca College study finds that diabetics who see themselves responsible for the onset of their disease are less likely to manage it.
Ithaca College Authority on Sport Ethics Asks: If Division I Athletes Are Amateurs, Why Is the NCAA So Rich?
RSS
Medicine keyboard_arrow_right
Sciencekeyboard_arrow_right
Life keyboard_arrow_right
Business keyboard_arrow_right
Journal News keyboard_arrow_right
By Location keyboard_arrow_right
Meetings, Grants, and Events keyboard_arrow_right