Lucy Berrington, MS, is awarded the Research Society on Alcoholism Media Award
NEW ORLEANS, LA — June 29, 2016 —The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) today awarded Lucy Berrington, MS the 17th annual RSA Media Award for her outstanding journalistic efforts in her role as Editor-in-Chief of Student Health 101. The award was presented during...
“They make intervening so easy”: Teaching students how and why to become effective bystanders
Increasingly, teaching bystander skills is a key component of efforts to prevent sexual assault and coercion on campuses. Our interactive infographic (January 2016) outlined simple, seemingly casual actions that can help prevent tense social situations from escalating...
When is marijuana use a problem? And why that’s hard to answer
Below: How to talk about marijuana so students will listen—Steve Lux, Northern Illinois University This blog headline is also the title of our feature on marijuana (May 2016). For the edit team at Student Health 101, the issue is slightly different: When is marijuana...
Changing campus sexual culture, one party at a time
Sexual assault and alcohol use are among the highest-priority topics that campus health educators address. Both of these topics are sensitive to the nuances of the messaging; there is a realistic risk of being ineffective or even causing harm. Undaunted, Student...
What we talk about when we talk about marijuana
Can we influence college students to use less marijuana, to use it more safely, or not to use it at all? Potentially, yes—but the legal, health, social, and political implications of marijuana use can make this a difficult topic for colleges to address. If we avoid...
Helping students handle alcohol: Info works better than instruction
As health educators, we are effective when we trust students to make responsible decisions about alcohol use based on the best available information. Academic hangover: How heavy drinking affects brainpower (click to read) (October 2014) presented the neuroscience of...