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Journal of Adolescent HealthReducing sibling rivalry in youth improves later health and well-being
Sibling conflict represents parents' No. 1 concern and complaint about family life, but a new prevention program -- designed and carried out by researchers at Penn State -- demonstrates that siblings of elementary-school age can learn to get along. In doing so, they can improve their future health and well-being.
NIH/National Institute of Drug Abuse, Penn State Children, Youth, and Family Consortium
Contact: Sara LaJeunesse
SDL13@psu.edu
814-863-4325
Penn State
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ZootaxaAmerican University biologist discovers new crab species
Areopaguristes tudgei is a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a biology professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
Contact: Maggie Barrett
barrett@american.edu
202-885-5951
American University
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JAMADance boosts young girls' mental health
Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing. This is shown in a study run by Anna Duberg, a physical therapist at Orebro University Hospital and a doctoral candidate at Orebro University in Sweden.
Örebro University
Contact: Anna Duberg
anna.duberg2@orebroll.se
46-070-550-9324
Swedish Research Council
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American Journal of BotanyDry leaves make for juicy science
The simple observation that leaves shrink when they dry out has far-reaching consequences for scientists studying how ecosystems work, a University of Arizona graduate student has discovered. Enlisting a team of 40 middle school students, he set out to study a phenomenon that has been largely overlooked by the scientific community but is likely to bias ecology and climate studies.
GK-12: BioME: Biology from Molecules to Ecosystems
Contact: Daniel Stolte
stolte@email.arizona.edu
520-626-4402
University of Arizona
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New program draws young artists into science
Artists and scientists often share a common goal: making the invisible visible. Yet artistically talented students, especially girls, often shy away from scientific careers. A new four-year, $1.2 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks blends the art, biology and physics of color into a series of summer academies, science cafes and activity kits designed to inspire art-interested students to enter careers in science.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Marie Thoms
methoms@alaska.edu
907-474-7412
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Middle schoolers to explore sky with robotic telescopes
Approximately 1,400 middle schoolers will explore the universe with research-grade robotic telescopes over the next three years, thanks to a $1.6 million program funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Chicago will lead the effort, in partnership with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va.; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and 4-H.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Steve Koppes
skoppes@uchicago.edu
773-702-8366
University of Chicago
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Artist's inspiration: How robot soccer led to a mirror that reflects your true face
When you look in a mirror, you see an image of yourself in reverse. But one odd mirror invented by mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks at Drexel University shows your true face without reversing its image. That mirror is now on display as part of an art exhibition in New York City through Dec. 9.
Contact: Rachel Ewing
raewing@drexel.edu
215-895-2614
Drexel University
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BMC Public HealthTeenagers urged to exercise to ward off bone disease
Playing football or running for at least three hours a week could help teenagers counteract the potential damage to their bone health caused by prolonged spells of sitting.
European community Sixth RTD Framework Program, Fundación Cuenca Villor
Contact: Louise Vennells
l.vennells@exeter.ac.uk
0044-139-272-2062
University of Exeter
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You can be a star -- on science's stage
The rapid growth in "citizen science" projects during the past decade is enabling more and more science enthusiasts, hobbyists, students and other ordinary people to participate in the excitement of real-world scientific research and help solve serious scientific mysteries. That's the topic of the cover story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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All-female team ties for first at National Engineering Management contest
A team of undergraduate students from the University of Arizona student chapter of the American Society for Engineering Management traveled across country to the annual meeting of industry professionals in Virginia Beach, Va., and captured first place in the national engineering student competition.
Contact: Steve Delgado
sdelgado@engr.arizona.edu
520-621-2815
University of Arizona College of Engineering
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