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A Cleveland bioethicist has been named director of BGeXperience.

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Dr. Gene Poor has been named the first Ernest & Dorothy Hamilton Professor of Entrepreneurship at Bowling Green State University.

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Sixty years ago this fall, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg handed down verdicts against Germany's Nazi leaders for crimes committed during World War II. A colloquium Oct. 6-7 at Bowling Green State University will revisit those courtroom proceedings to examine their implications today.

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Milt Baker, a former corporate vice president at Motorola Inc. and current CEO of Automotive Communications Systems in Ann Arbor, Mich., has been named the first director of the Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Bowling Green State University. He also will hold the title of executive in residence at BGSU's College of Business Administration.

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How entrepreneurial thinking drives business growth in both small and large companies as well as contributes to economic vitality is the theme for the fourth annual Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship, April 13 at Bowling Green State University.

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Being young, poor and unmarried doesn't automatically make a father or father-to-be a "deadbeat dad." according to Dr. Randall Leite of Bowling Green State University.

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Even the most devoted Elvis Presley fan would have a hard time matching Bill Schurk's collection of the King in words and music.

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Diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she had been suicidal and hospitalized many times over the previous 30 years. And in the first year she had been his client, clinical psychologist Dr. Kenneth Pargament didn't feel he had been much help.

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Rapid changes in family structure in recent decades, including increases in the percentage of children born out of wedlock and the average age of first marriage, raise important questions about how these trends may impact the health and welfare of individuals, families and communities.

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The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously Friday (June 6) to appoint Dr. Carol A. Cartwright interim president effective July 21.

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This year’s off-season election is anything but quiet in Ohio thanks to Issue 2. On Nov. 8, voters will decide on the controversial law, introduced by Gov. John Kasich and originally passed by the Legislature as Senate Bill 5. The measure restricts the collective bargaining rights of the state’s public workers by changing what’s open for negotiations. Dr. Melissa Miller, associate professor of political science, is available to discuss the political implications of Issue 2 and how it may affect the 2012 election year.

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New research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University shows there is substantial variation in the first-time divorce rate when it is broken down by race and education. But, there is also evidence that a college degree has a protective effect against divorce among all races.

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A project by three Bowling Green State University biologists and a colleague is expected to unleash a virtual tsunami of information that will be usable for years to come not only by them but also by scientists worldwide studying greenhouse gases and lake ecosystems.

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In a landscape of brick, the new Wolfe Center for the Arts at Bowling Green State University draws the eye with its clean lines, steely hue and abundance of concrete and metal. After more than two years of construction, the collaborative arts space is ready to welcome students, faculty, staff and the community.

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For many, an important marker of adulthood is forming a family, whether it’s having a child, getting married or cohabiting with a romantic partner. Researchers at Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family and Marriage Research’s (NCFMR) say a majority (61 percent) of young adults have formed a family by age 25.

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Dr. Melissa Miller is a specialist in American Politics. Her research interests include gender and politics, political participation, and political behavior. She is available to comment on the caucus and primary season.

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Bowling Green State University has two experts available to comment on the Wikipedia protest, SOPA and PIPA legislation.

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Music has been described as the “universal language,” even apparently the harsh sounds of heavy metal. This seems to be borne out by the pervasive popularity of the genre over the last four decades. A new book co-written and edited by Bowling Green State University popular culture associate professor Dr. Jeremy Wallach, “Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World,” traces it from Easter Island to Nepal and China to Madagascar, Brazil and beyond.

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A Bowling Green State University criminal justice team is developing the first national profile of police integrity through an analysis of police crime committed by sworn law enforcement officers. A National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant in excess of $260,000 will fund the work of criminal justice faculty members Dr. Philip Stinson, principal investigator for the project, and co-investigators Drs. John Liederbach and Steven Lab. NIJ is a branch of the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.

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People may think that online dating is only for the young, but individuals over the age of 60 are the fastest growing demographic in online dating. However, they may be looking for different qualities in their relationships than their younger counterparts.

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Once again, all eyes are turning to Ohio. The Presidential-election swing state is one of the biggest prizes on Super Tuesday, awarding more delegates than any other state except Georgia.

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More women are waiting to get married, but choosing not to wait to have children. That’s the conclusion in a new profile from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University. Researchers looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics to investigate the trends in a woman’s average age at first marriage and first birth since 1980.

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Dr. Neil Englehart, an associate professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, is one of a select few who has been allowed to travel in North Korea for research. He is available to discuss the impending controversial rocket launch in that country.

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Startling new statistics from Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) paint a bleak future for the largest generation in history, the baby boomers, as they cross into old age.

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Ohio's jobless rate continues to fall. Dr. Melissa Miller, a political science professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, is available to discuss the political ramifications in this vital swing state.

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Bowling Green State University has two professors in the Department of Popular Culture available to discuss the life and impact of author Ray Bradbury.

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Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) has recently taken a closer look at the changing face of fatherhood.

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More and more adults age 50 and over are choosing to live with their significant other instead of marrying them. According to a new study from researchers at the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University, during later life, cohabitation appears to operate as a long-term alternative to marriage, rather than a first step down the aisle. The study is in featured in August’s Journal of Marriage and Family.

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A new Family Profile from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University takes a closer look at same-sex couple households, and finds those households often include children. Sociology graduate student Sarah Burgoyne compiled the data.

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It’s a tumultuous time in life — the late teens, early 20s — especially when it comes to relationships. That instability is the focus of a new study from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University.

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BGSU psychologist Dr. Eric Dubow is part of an international, multidisciplinary team studying the long-term effects of violence on children and, perhaps more importantly, looking for factors that may confer a degree of protection from its impact so that parents, communities and social agencies can provide effective support to the most vulnerable victims of circumstance.

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Lake Vostok, buried under a glacier in Antarctica, is so dark, deep and cold that scientists had considered it a possible model for other planets, a place where nothing could live. However, work by Dr. Scott Rogers, a Bowling Green State University professor of biological sciences, and his colleagues has revealed a surprising variety of life forms living and reproducing in this most extreme of environments.

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Fewer women are getting married and they’re waiting longer to tie the knot when they do decide to walk down the aisle. That’s according to a new Family Profile from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University.

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Want to go to graduate school? Your weight could determine whether or not you receive an offer of admission.

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Interval training is a well-known way to get the maximum benefits of exercise in the shortest amount of time. New research shows that when it comes to running, women may get more out of high intensity interval training (HIIT) than their male counterparts.

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More people than ever are living alone. That’s according to a new family profile from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University. Researchers found the percentage of households with just one person has more the doubled since 1960 from 13 to 27 percent.

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They keep tanning, even after turning a deep brown and experiencing some of the negative consequences. Skin cancer is among the most common, preventable types of the disease, yet many continue to tan to excess.

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Scholarly and media attention to same-sex relationships has skyrocketed in recent years. Yet social science research has not kept pace with the patterns and implications of same-sex relationships in the contemporary context. Bowling Green State University will take a closer look at the research into same-sex relationships during a symposium on March 26. “Same-Sex Couples: Frontiers in Measurement and Analysis” runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in 201 Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

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From movies to television, obesity is still considered “fair game” for jokes and ridicule. A new study from researchers at Bowling Green State University took a closer look at weight-related humor to see if anti-fat attitudes played into a person’s appreciation or distaste for fat humor in the media.