Maurice Isserman, a Hamilton College professor of history, is the author of The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington, which follows Harrington's life from its beginnings in the Catholic Worker movement to his evolution as a thinker.
A mother's care likely has a lot of do with how a youngster handles stress later on -- stresses like a new stable, or wearing a saddle. Michigan State University researchers examine the impact mothers have on their offspring's coping ability.
More than 500 undergraduate students will receive their degrees, and nine distinguished individuals will be honored when Trinity College holds its 174th Commencement on May 21.
Evidence of life in Martian meteorites or future rock samples from the Red Planet may be easier to identify thanks to microbes living in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park (Journal of Sedimentary Research, 5-00).
A University of Illinois at Chicago researcher uses pre-outcome judgments of morality and procedural fairness to predict people's reactions to political and social controversy -- in this case, people's opinions regarding what happens to Elian Gonzalez.
Criminologists and landscape architects will put their heads together over the newest discoveries in "Environment and Crime" during the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, May 10-14, in San Francisco.
A memorial service for Peabody Awards Director Barry L. Sherman, who died suddenly in Athens May 2, has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Hodgson Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the University of Georgia campus.
Why do we do the things we do? Is our daily behavior essentially a reaction to outside occurrences? Such are the questions that drive Gary Cziko, University of Illinois professor of educational psychology, in his new book, "The Things We Do."
Writer Ellen L. Gilchrist and former Clinton administration chief of staff Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III will share the honor of sending the University of Arkansas Class of 2000 into the world at this year's commencement on May 13, and both will receive honorary degrees.
In honor of National Senior Citizens' Month, a University of Arkansas professor of exercise science offers tips on how to modify and maintain your exercise routine as you enter your retirement years.
Sudden fall attacks among the elderly can be related to an overlooked inner ear disorder, but available treatments are often successful, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.
The quality of life for prostate cancer patients returns to normal within one year after implantation of permanent-source brachytherapy, and symptoms essentially disappear, report Wake Forest University investigators.
When listening to or looking at others, most people don't focus on the area of the face that will display true emotions, according to a report presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.
Patients with serious neurological conditions may have a better chance of survival in a Neurological/Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit rather than a general ICU, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting.
The eta Aquarid meteor shower, caused by bits of debris from Halley's Comet, will peak on May 5-6, 2000.
A potentially powerful new approach to vaccine protection against cancer, infectious disease and allergy, based on immune response-boosting DNA technology derived from microorganisms linked to tuberculosis, is reported by UCSD School of Medicine scientists.
An Ursinus College senior history major never expected her honors research on the history of the American birth control pill to uncover a potential threat to women's health: young women in the 15-24 age range who have never been pregnant are both most at-risk for breast cancer and most likely to use the pill.
Joseph Schlessinger, Director of the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine and the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Cell Biology at New York University School of Medicine, was today elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
ADDitude: The Happy, Healthy Lifestyle Magazine for People with ADD launches in mid-May with a new twist on attention deficit disorder: success. "We're out to show that people with ADD have enormous energy, talent, and creativity," says magazine founder and editor Ellen Kingsley.
Much of today's housework, particularly scrubbing and mopping, are just as tiring as they were 50 years ago; tidying up, vacuuming and doing laundry also rank in the top five most tiring tasks, according to a Cornell University study.
Ninety-seven percent of patients who had undergone hip replacement surgery between 1970 and 1972 were satisfied with the outcome of their procedure, as reported in the April Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Purdue engineers, using heat-seeking missile technology, have developed an instrument that dramatically speeds up the search for new catalysts that could improve chemical manufacturing processes and automotive pollution-control systems (Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 5/6-00).
Seven Purdue engineering experts predict 21st century innovations in areas ranging from materials research to automotive technology.
Vassar College will provide a fun and inexpensive way for girls, boys, and their parents to enjoy the summer while learning valuable game tips from an accomplished team of college coaches.
Prisoners from two states are learning public speaking and critical thinking skills through a unique volunteer program in which students at Central Michigan University coach inmates in persuasive speaking tournaments.
A Hamilton College religious studies professor studies the portrayal of Jesus in films and is calling the CBS mini-series Jesus (May 14 and 17) "the most amazing and startling selling of Jesus by Hollywood that I have seen."
When viewed in comparison to the lackluster 2000 presidential campaign, the 1896 race to the White House offers a fascinating contrast; an assistant history professor at Vassar College has launched a new Web site, which makes that comparison possible.
NYU Medical Center cardiac surgeons, leaders in minimally invasive heart surgery techniques, and Computer Motion, Inc., the leader in medical robotics, announced the successful completion of the first minimally invasive robotic heart valve surgery in the U.S.
Millions of older men who suffer from urinary obstruction and associated pain caused by an enlarged prostate gland could benefit from new treatment technology developed by a senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories.
Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, speaking at Grove City College, said that the next administration should develop a coherent national security strategy by first wiping the slate clean and then developing a priority-based strategy, rebuilding the nation's defense accordingly and committing troops only when national security priorities are threatened.
The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus has been found by Johns Hopkins researchers to be a likely cause of certain cancers of the head and neck and also an indicator of improved survival (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 5-3-00).
An MU professor has some answers on how to deal with people you really don't like, but have to deal with; successful work and social life depend upon the ability to maintain relationships, even with people who dislike each other (Human Communication Research).
Princeton has established an interdisciplinary research center to investigate the biology behind such elusive and quintessentially human aspects of our being as consciousness, moral behavior and logical thought.
APL's licensing agreement grants Akorn, a specialty pharmaceutical company, exclusive worldwide rights to a patented method for treating a type of age-related macular degeneration.
1-prostate cancer treated with ultrasound, 2-radical prostatectomy and quality of life, 3-erectile function after brachytherapy for cancer, 4- quality of life following brachytherapy, 5-12 years after brachytheapy for prostate cancer, and 6-lithotripsy and residual fragment kidney stones at the American Urological Association 2000 Annual Meeting beginning Wed, May 3 in Atlanta.
At least half of the extra risk for diabetes faced by African-American women is linked to relatively simple and modifiable lifestyle factors; the same was not true for African-American men, according to a study team led by Johns Hopkins investigators (JAMA, 5-3-00).
Revive your New Year's resolution to eat better and exercise more; reducing high blood pressure, losing weight and lowering cholesterol levels may help protect you against dementia.
Ginkgo, a daily supplement commonly used for memory enhancement, reduces the extent of brain damage caused by stroke induced in mice and could play a role in protecting humans, according to a report at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting.
A coronal mass ejection from a small sunspot group was recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory on April 30, 2000.
One year ago this week killer tornadoes raged across Oklahoma. NASA scientists are figuring out how to predict such storms using lightning data from Earth orbit.
Georgia Governor Roy Barnes will deliver the address at the University of Georgia School of Law's commencement exercises on May 20.
Potential landslides on the outer continental shelf and slope along the Mid-Atlantic coast could trigger tsunamis that might have devastating effects on populated coastal areas; newly discovered cracks along the edge of the continental shelf could be an early warning sign that the seafloor is unstable in these areas (Geology, 5-00).
A new method to deliver compounds into cells may help scientists develop new, more powerful treatments that carry fewer side effects and are less likely to produce drug resistance in patients being treated for cancer and HIV.
A study by Columbia Presbyterian researchers is the first of its kind to show a significant effect of a new class of drugs that may stabilize progressive, recurrent disease in patients with advanced prostate cancer; results will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association.
An NIMH $1.6 million grant will fund a research project, led by an associate professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, which will involve seriously depressed patients who have suffered at least two major depressive episodes during their lives.
Mary Patterson McPherson, president emeritus of Bryn Mawr College and vice president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will be the commencement speaker at Mount Holyoke College's 163rd commencement ceremonies on May 21.
1- Cost-effective chip protypes available for students, researchers and industry; 2- Group battles light pollution to preserve the skies for astronomy research; 3- NSF-funded software helps kids find their way in the third grade.
Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes will be the speaker at Grove City College's 120th commencement on May 13.
Two scientists at the Research Triangle Institute have been recognized by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation for the discovery of two chemotherapeutic compounds, Camptothecin and Taxol, both of which have unprecedented mechanisms of action against cancer.
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