Gannon President Honored

Dr. Garibaldi named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association Gannon University President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. , has been selected as a Fellow of the American Educational Research ...

Half of college students consider suicide

A new study at the University of Texas at Austin shows more than half of 26,000 college students surveyed across 70 colleges and universities considered suicide at one point in their lives.

Girls Gone Mild: Teen Clothing Turns More Modest

A shocking trend is gaining ground in teen dressing: modesty. Here's an example: Last summer, my 13-year-old daughter needed a dress to attend a friend's bat mitzvah.

Adults good at catching some lies

In a study which could have a profound effect on child sexual abuse evaulations, researchers from UC Davis report that adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do ...

Economic stress: hard on your health

Impending layoffs, rising gas prices and foreclosures are just some of the factors contributing to higher-than-normal stress levels.

World of Warcraft trains your brain

Tired of specious and unsupported media claims that computer games are ruinous to the minds of children? Well, here's the exact opposite - a number of studies discussed at the American Psychological Association ...

Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck

Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old ...

College Students Often Have Suicidal Thoughts

A 2006 survey of roughly 26,000 college students in the US shows that over half have thought about suicide at least once during their lifetime.

They're Getting The Message, Y'all

African-American youth have proven they can bounce back after facing hardship and adversity, yet the majority of studies on this population still focus on the negative outcomes of risk factors, according to a ...

What Paulson Learned From the Pentagon

When smart generals develop a war plan, they try to anticipate every possible scenario.