Oct
20
2011
Dr. Thomas Vander Ven, a sociologist at Ohio University recently published a book, Getting Wasted: Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party Too Hard. Dr. Vander Ven presents an interesting...
Oct
19
2011
Research shows that heavy drinking in college is linked to school failure, illness, sexual victimization, and other catastrophic outcomes, including death. Since negative outcomes commonly occur in...
Oct
18
2011
We held an educational briefing today on Capitol Hill, featuring several different and novels ways of addressing college binge drinking. Since the 2009 National Student Advertising Competition we...
Oct
18
2011
With Alcohol Awareness Week upon us, a concern by many individuals who wish to be involved revolves around a feeling of being all alone. I find many people – professionals, students, community...
Oct
17
2011
As presidents, we hardly need to be reminded of the dangers of overconsumption of alcohol by students. Whether we are faced with an embarrassing incident at a tailgate before a football game, or a...
Oct
16
2011
As a part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, we will be posting thoughts from leaders in binge drinking research and prevention. To start things off, we're thrilled to present an...
Aug
10
2011
The Wall-Street Journal has focused in on alcohol abuse lately. Last week they published an article focusing on the factors leading to a person’s BAC. This week they’re focusing on the challenges...
Aug
03
2011
An article from yesterday’s Wall Street Journal caught our eye - Testing the Limits of Tipsy. As the article discusses, alcohol affects individuals differently. A person’s blood alcohol level may...
Jul
14
2011
A recent article published in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (discussed here by The Vancouver Sun) has drawn attention to the important topic of college binge drinking. The research presented in...
Jul
07
2011
What started as The Century Council’s sponsorship of the American Advertising Federation’s annual National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) has become a core element of a comprehensive, multi-...

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