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Alcohol program should take new approach
The Tufts Daily March 11, 2010
Tufts has decided to take another stab at changing the drinking culture on campus by incorporating an additional program into freshman orientation. Proposals for the new orientation program include both a student presentation of personal drinking stories and a presentation by Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS). The event would be modeled after In the SACK (Safety, Awareness, Consent and Knowledge in relationships), the sexual awareness presentation held during orientation week.
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Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking
The Washington Post March 1, 2010
At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.
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College students' drinking habits and privacy rights
The Washington Post March 1, 2010
I was disappointed that the Feb. 24 front-page story "Colleges call in the big guns to combat drinking" did not mention the Amethyst Initiative, the effort started by college presidents and chancellors to have a public dialogue about rethinking the legal drinking age.
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Health Services turns to Table Tents for alcohol awareness campaign
UNH The New Hampshire February 26, 2010
Table tents in the dining halls seem to have always been around to inform diners about student organizations, important deadlines, and upcoming events happening around the UNH campus. But as of late, they have been used to do more than that.
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Penn State drinking holiday causes concern
Inquirer Staff Writer February 25, 2010
As if being crowned the No. 1 party school in the nation last fall weren't enough, Pennsylvania State University students have created another drinking holiday, one they've coined "State Patty's Day."
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More universities reach out to parents about students' alcohol, drug use
The Washington Post February 23, 2010
For years, Virginia Tech had a complicated system for deciding when to let parents know about their underage children's alcohol-related transgressions: Visits to the hospital or police station warranted immediate notification. But Mom and Dad didn't have to know about less-serious offenses, such as sneaking a six-pack into the dorm, unless it happened more than once.
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Sobering truths
AAP News February 12, 2010
Alcohol is arguably the leading contributor to death in young people in the United States,” said Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H., director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. “Just like pediatricians ask about tobacco use, they should ask about alcohol use.
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Alcohol violation notification policies at Va. schools vary
Richmond Times Dispatch February 11, 2010
Virginia Tech students used to get a break for a minor infraction involving underage drinking. They could be caught with a can of beer in a residence hall, for example, and not worry about their parents finding out.
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NIH Goes Back to College for Peer Review
Nature Medicine February 4, 2010
Responding to the need for better expertise to assess multidisciplinary grant applications, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is inviting a select cohort of researchers to serve as retained reviewers for complex proposals.The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) in Bethesda, Maryland is taking a page from academic journals and recruiting more than 2,000 scientists to serve on its equivalent of an editorial board.
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