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Students Who Sleep 8 Hours Score Higher on Final Exams
During exam week, pulling an all-nighter is staple study technique for college students. Professors cram a semester’s worth of material into one final test, and students think the best way to prepare is to stay up all night studying and loading up on caffeine. But new research shows that it might be time to change… Read More
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A Broke Student’s Travel Guide to Prague
“The City of a Hundred Spires,” “the Golden City,” “the heart of Europe,” “Rome of the North,” “the pearl among Cities,” and “the Mother of Cities” — one of the grandest and most arresting cities in the world, Prague has been called many things, all of which speak to the city’s tremendous history and beauty.… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 7, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Discover Card Scholarship Program – $2,500 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Diversity Efforts Put More Women, Minorities in Med School
More women and minorities are being accepted into medical school, Yale University researchers find. This positive growth was sparked by two diversity standards introduced nearly 10 years ago by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), an organization that accredits medical education programs in the U.S. The standards made every institution capable of granting a… Read More
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A Transition to Renewables Would Create More Jobs Worldwide
A worldwide effort to combat climate change would create more jobs than it would lose, a new study shows. To achieve the goal set by the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius, a switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy is essential. But the switch to clean energy has received… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 6, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship – $1,000 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Forest Snowpack Decline Could Stunt Tree Growth, Impact Animal and Human Life
Climate change could drastically reduce winter snowpack in forests across the northeastern United States, creating a cascade of problems for the ecosystems of affected forests as well as human populations living in those areas, according to a new study. Drawing on over 60 years of data showing winter snowpack declines at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest… Read More
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Uneven Sea Level Rise Is Driven by Climate Change, New Study Proves
Climate change, driven by humans, plays a significant role in the pattern of uneven sea level rise, according to a new study funded by the National Science Foundation, the NASA Sea Level Change Team and the U.S. Department of Energy. Using two different climate models, the researchers found that climate change could be attributed to… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 5, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Because College is Expensive Scholarship – $500 2. Car Covers Scholarship – $1,000 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 4. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 Read More
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Is It Time to Treat Bigotry As a Public Health Problem?
Last Wednesday, four days before the start of Chanukah, Elizabeth Midlarsky, a holocaust scholar and professor at Columbia Teachers College, walked back to her office to find swastikas and the derogatory term “Yid” spray-painted on her walls. On Friday, a Hispanic father and son were beaten and bloodied outside of a tire shop in Salt… Read More
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New Report Links Climate Change to Health Problems, Premature Death
According to the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization, 2018 has marked the fourth hottest year on record for the Earth. Despite some who still may disagree, the World Weather Attribution Study for northern Europe showed that this summer’s heat wave was twice as likely to have happened as a result of man-made climate change. Of… Read More
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Traveling to Spain on a Student Budget
Spain is one of the most beautiful countries in the world, and anyone with a love for travel should consider visiting its vibrant and historic communities. But traveling around Spain can be quite different depending on where you are regionally. From north to south, the country can differ widely in its terrain, history, culture and… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 4, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Girls Impact the World Film Festival Scholarship – $5,000 2. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest – $20,000 3. Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Program – $24,000 4. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 5. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 Read More
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Travel Busan and Jeju Island Like a Local with a Budget
As a small country, South Korea is an ideal place to hop around different cities even within a week-long visit. While its capital Seoul has a lot to offer, you might have to make another visit if you leave without visiting two other awesome cities — Busan and Jeju Island. Both Busan, the port city,… Read More
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7 Austin Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on
Home to the University of Texas, Austin is one of the musical hubs of the United States. The city was put on the map in the 1970s by the outlaw country movement led by artists like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Frustrated with the silky production standards and buttoned-up culture of the country… Read More
