Academic stress is hardest on certain student groups

Academic stress weighs the heaviest on students who are nonbinary, female, or in their second year of college, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 10, 2022 ~5 min

Higher eating disorder risk for gender-diverse college students

Some transgender and gender-diverse college students have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, research shows. Colleges can help.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
July 6, 2022 ~9 min


Girls raised by Jewish parents are more likely to graduate from college

Girls raised by Jewish parents are more likely to graduate college than girls with a non-Jewish upbringing, researchers report.

Barri Bronston-Tulane • futurity
April 20, 2022 ~6 min

Team links social media use to worse physical health

College students who used social media excessively experienced worse physical health and reported visiting the doctor more often.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
Jan. 26, 2022 ~5 min

College student phone use could lead to pain later

Researchers say ergonomic interventions focused on improving posture and stress management may reduce the likelihood of pain for heavy tech users.

Timothy Schnettler-Texas A&M • futurity
Dec. 28, 2021 ~5 min

Why COVID-19 must be included in safer sex messaging on college campuses

Schools have not adequately educated students about the increased risks of virus transmission when it comes to being sexually intimate.

Michele R. Cooley-Strickland, Project Scientist and Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine • conversation
Dec. 2, 2021 ~9 min

College student voting jumped in 2020 presidential election

"...despite a global pandemic, and systemic challenges throughout our democracy, college students are supporting each other to participate...."

Robin Smyton - Tufts • futurity
Nov. 12, 2021 ~7 min

Survey: College grad job market is on the rebound in 2021

An annual survey of employers shows that college grads may have an easier time finding jobs in 2021 than they did in the first year of the COVID pandemic.

Michigan State • futurity
Nov. 2, 2021 ~4 min


How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moods

In their quest to feel high and relax, college students who use marijuana may be setting themselves back, research consistently shows.

Christine M. Lee, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Oct. 13, 2021 ~8 min

How reframing stress can make it work for you

New research finds that reappraising stress can help you use it as a tool to perform, rather than an obstacle keeping you from success.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~9 min

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