Young men receiving support after they pledge to abstain from sex until marriage, can find themselves without advisors and help once they do marry.


Young men receiving support after they pledge to abstain from sex until marriage, can find themselves without advisors and help once they do marry.

World-renowned architect and 91±¬ΑΟ alumnus Steven Holl recently received a 2014 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award in architecture, joining the likes of I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas.

Research from 91±¬ΑΟ’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences shows that in 7- and 11-month-old infants speech sounds stimulate areas of the brain that coordinate and plan motor movements for speech.

Forty-nine students from eight states are part of the inaugural group of Huskies in the 91±¬ΑΟ’s first online bachelor’s degree completion program in early childhood and family studies.

By the time they reach age 18, nearly one in eight of American children experience a confirmed case of maltreatment. Co-author Hedy Lee, a 91±¬ΑΟ assistant professor of sociology, says the study shows that child maltreatment is much more common than previously thought.

91±¬ΑΟ’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences has a new online library to showcase the latest in how young children learn – and what their caregivers can do to help kids be ready to start school.

A cost-analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder treatments shows that letting patients choose their course of treatment – either psychotherapy or medication – is less expensive than assigning a treatment and provides a higher quality of life for patients.

Researchers affiliated with the 91±¬ΑΟ’s School of Social Work tailored a parenting program known to improve communication in non-foster families for use in foster families, who often say they don’t feel connected and have trouble communicating, but few resources exist that nurture their bonding.

At an event in Washington, D.C. a 91±¬ΑΟ biology student presented her research into the global connections between consumers and goods that come from agriculture and forest production.

Career transitions, conflicts with colleagues, grades, student housing and more are issues that arise for the 91±¬ΑΟ Office of the Ombud, which has released an annual report detailing the scope of their work during 2013.