Sep
04
2012
The Century Council announced it will award a second grant to a team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Emergency Medicine to further investigate the use of mobile...
Aug
31
2012
One thing we all know: college students are spending more time on social media than ever before. Whether it’s via a laptop or a mobile device, students avidly use Facebook, YouTube and Twitter...
Aug
21
2012
It’s easy for research study results to get a little twisted when they make the transition from press release to news story, especially when it’s possible to pull an exciting, contrary...
Aug
16
2012
College roommate relationships can be really good or destructively terrible depending on how you approach the situation from the beginning. If you and your roommate are honest and open from the...
Aug
16
2012
Heading to college, you’re probably worried that you will gain the dreaded Freshman 15.  You should be excited about making friends and settling into the next stage of life, not losing...
Aug
08
2012
The University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville recently announced that they have received a three-year gift from Beam Inc. and Brown-Forman Corp. totaling more than $600,000 to fund...
Aug
03
2012
We have all seen the articles that show college students notoriously overestimate alcohol consumption because they think everyone is doing it.  So as many parents prepare to send their sons and...
Aug
02
2012
Despite the fact that it is illegal for most college students to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages, 68% of college students have been drunk at least once in their lifetime, 64% report drinking...
Jul
11
2012
In just a few short weeks, droves of teenagers will leave home sweet home and transition into the next phase of their life, college. While the transition period is full of mixed emotions for students...
Jun
22
2012
According to our research, 83 percent of youth report parents are the leading influence in their decision to not drink alcohol. Teens cite parental influence as having significantly more clout in...

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