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  • Brain Science That Could Help You Ace Your New Year’s Resolutions
    Philadelphia Inquirer

    Brain Science That Could Help You Ace Your New Year’s Resolutions

    Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication explains her research and says, “We found that increased brain activity in the medial prefrontal cortex [mPFC] predicts when health material is relevant to an individual.”

    Jan 3, 2015

    Words We Should Stop Using in 2016
    Daily Beast

    Words We Should Stop Using in 2016

    Jami N. Fisher of the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on language trends in American Sign Language.

    Jan 3, 2015

    Older Students Learn for the Sake of Learning
    The New York Times

    Older Students Learn for the Sake of Learning

    Josh and Susan Fried attend classes three days a week but they never receive any grades or cram for midterms or finals. They are not trying to earn an additional degree or retrain for a new career.

    Jan 1, 2015

    Try These Tricks For Better Sleep Tonight
    Huffington Post

    Try These Tricks For Better Sleep Tonight

    Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on situations that are disruptive to sleep.

    Jan 1, 2015

    Ants Can Change Their Roles, Study Finds
    The New York Times

    Ants Can Change Their Roles, Study Finds

    Shelley Berger of the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Arts and Sciences discusses her research on the DNA of ants.

    Dec 31, 2015

    Enrollment Challenges at Several Colleges in Virginia and Maryland
    The Washington Post

    Enrollment Challenges at Several Colleges in Virginia and Maryland

    Sweet Briar College, a small women’s school in rural Virginia, got much smaller in 2015 amid the tumult of a shutdown plan announced abruptly in March and then canceled three months later.

    Dec 31, 2015