Life News (Popular Culture)

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Texas Tech University unveils the first school-owned food truck on a Big 12 campus. The StrEat food truck is a branch off an established eatery in Texas Tech's Student Union Building, offering unique, on-the-go menu items.

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The 96 Elephants campaign has launched an elephant-sized effort to commemorate World Elephant Day on Tuesday, August 12th.

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Interviews from FutureFood 2050 share scientific, entrepreneurial, and cultural perspectives on the food security and nutrition challenges facing Africa, including insights from Nobel Peace Prize Winner and former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan

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Robots and androids hold a powerful sway on our cultural imagination. Countless science fiction books and films have depicted artificial intelligence. Why do we find artificial people fascinating?

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A fascinating documentary by a Georgia State University professor explores stereotypes of black superheroes in early comic books, to be screened at 7:40 p.m. Friday, July 25 at Comic-Con 2014.

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A program to make learning about science as accessible as having a beer with friends examines the "incurable" condition of aging July 16 at a Louisville brewpub.

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Arlesa Shephad, who teaches in the Fashion and Textile Technology Department at SUNY Buffalo State, conducted research of 450 young people in South Texas to gauge shopping behavior and the priority of fashion. Findings indicate Hispanics consumers are generally fashion conscious and spend a greater portion of their income on clothes than other races.

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The World Cup has an economic effect on countries, according to an analysis of 50 years of nations' economic data compared with their Cup success over the same time period.

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Food and the Fourth of July have long been an American tradition, according to Jane Marshall, a culinary historian and food writing instructor at Kansas State University.

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Movies and television shows are often blamed for exacerbating society’s evils, but in the case of North Korea, programming that depicts life outside the oppressive regime is a good thing for the North Korean people and Kim Jong-un knows it, said Andrew Natsios, a Texas A&M University professor.

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With game day energy needs exceeding 3,400 calories for the average World Cup soccer player, it is essential for the U.S. Men's National Team to have the proper diet to achieve success. Since 2012, registered dietitian and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics member Danielle LaFata has provided the team with the knowledge and resources they need to power their bodies through one of the most challenging endurance sports in the world.

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