Experts say many factors contribute to mass shootings besides video games. There are over 100 scientifically-known risk factors, which include poverty, gang membership and bullying, according to Douglas Gentle, professor of psychology at Iowa State University. Gentile said video games are not as big ...
A study by the Journal of General Psychology found attractive professors receive higher scores on student-teacher evaluations. David Walsh, a professor of psychology at University of Southern California, said results in the social science studies need to be looked at carefully because the participants ...
The English language has been introducing gender inclusiveness with personal-gender pronouns and gender-neutral pronouns for the past couple years, but there are not many people who understand the proper way to use them. Robby Byrd, a University of Memphis Department of Journalism and Strategic ...
Memphians and travelers may have passed by the Upstanders Mural in front of the National Civil Rights Museum as they commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4 for the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination. The Upstanders Mural is a community-driven mural honoring 14 Memphians who confronted ...
The University of Memphis has been hosting events to celebrate Women’s History Month throughout March, and their next event will recognize immigrant women and their stories. “Immigrant Journeys: America’s Story” will be a panel event March 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Rose Theatre. The panel will ...
CHOICES Memphis Center for Reproductive Health volunteers promoted the organization’s free human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and new birthing facility at the Women’s History Feminist Fair booth on March 14 in the University Center. The clinic volunteers, Miesha Devres and Mary Vandy, ...
Students choose majors every year hoping to jump-start their professional lives, and University of Memphis students have events and counselors to help them along the way. The National Center for Education Statistics listed business, health professions, social sciences and history, psychology, biological ...
In the week since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students are restarting conversations for gun reform with the hashtag #NeverAgain, echoing the demands from gun control advocates for stricter background checks for gun buyers. Conversations about guns, shootings and gun control ...
The University of Memphis hosted the “Sustainability Showcase” on Feb. 14 where various companies displayed sustainable products ranging from furniture to light fixtures, including one company that may save the U of M money on their lighting bill. One company displayed their idea of light ...
The University of Memphis sent a press release Jan. 8 citing data from the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors claiming the U of M’s international students contribute the most money and jobs to the local economy out of all the higher education institutions in the area. The release reported ...
