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Jun 29, 2009 - Think Memory Worsens With Age? Then Yours Probably Will
Submitted by Lauren Kirkpatrick
Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Professor of Psychology Tom Hess and a team of researchers have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not buy in to negative stereotypes about aging and memory loss. The New York Times, Time Magazine, ABC News, and other national and international outlets picked up this story.Related Links:
Jun 02, 2009 - Musicologist Shares the Sounds of Suriname
Submitted by Lauren Kirkpatrick
Musicologist Jonathan Kramer has traveled the world in search of endangered poems, songs, music, and languages. He recently joined Frank Stasio on WUNC's The State of Things to share what he found in Suriname, the tiny South American country filled with such unique musical traditions as plantation slave spirituals and songbird smuggling. He also addresses the country's endangered traditions and how its government plans to use music to develop cultural tourism. Related Links:
Jun 01, 2009 - Study Shows Long-Term Gay Couples Want Legal Rights, Regardless of Marriage
Submitted by Lauren Kirkpatrick
New research from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly said they would get married if they could in order to secure legal rights -- such as retirement and healthcare benefits."Our study indicates that marriage is both more and less important to gay and lesbian couples in long-term relationships than was perhaps previously understood -- more important in terms of the legal rights it conveys, but less important as a symbol of commitment," says study co-author Dr. Sinikka Elliott, an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at NC State. "This research underscores the need for legal protections and rights for all couples."
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Jun 01, 2009 - CSI Raleigh: College Holds Forensic Science Workshop for Law Enforcement
Submitted by Lauren Kirkpatrick
Law enforcement officers from around the region are coming to NC State to participate in a weeklong crime scene investigation workshop cosponsored by the college's Forensic Sciences Program. Participants will solve a series of mock murders while they learn the latest in the field of forensic science. "Discovery and Recovery: Death in Natural Environments," is being held June 1-5 to help law enforcement officers hone their investigative skills through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on field exercises.
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