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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Area experts are skeptical new mental health measures will reduce gun violence, though they welcome President Obama's proposals to prevent, detect and treat mental illness.
The skepticism is rooted in the fact that the majority of violent crimes are not committed by people with a mental illness, including bipolar disorders, chronic depression and schizophrenia.
"It's important for the public to realize that mental illness does not equate with dangerous violence," said Duane McBride, chairman of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Andrews University and chairman of the Berrien County Board of Health. Read full story.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Andrews University is getting some recognition from U.S. News & World Report, landing 11th on its "Overperforming Schools in the Nation" list. Read and listen to the full story.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Dailey & Vincent, a bluegrass band, performs "A Bluegrass Christmas" on Saturday at Andrews University's Howard Performing Arts Center. Read the full story here.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
U.S. News has published a first-ever analysis of colleges in their National Universities ranking category that are overperforming or underperforming their undergraduate academic reputations in terms of their overall Best Colleges 2013 rankings. This concept measures the degree to which a university's overall position in the rankings exceeds or falls short of its undergraduate academic reputation rank. Andrews University is named on that list. Read the full story.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The 2012 issue of Envision has a cover story entitled “G.I. Joe Rivera” which is a profile of a student at Andrews University as well as several other profiles of students. Read the full story
Monday, November 12, 2012
Andrew von Maur, an associate professor of design and urbanism at Andrews University, returned to Michigan City to give a presentation discussing the impact of The North End Plan, which was completed by students of the University five years ago. Read the full story
Monday, November 5, 2012
Dr. Denis Fortin has announced that he will return to full time teaching at the end of the current academic year. He has served as dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University for the last six years and associate dean prior to that. Read the full story
The Monday Musical Club of Southwestern Michigan will present its November program, "Honoring Americana," at 7 p.m. Monday at The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center, 601 Main St.
The program will feature the Andrews University Singers, under the direction of Stephen Zork, with pianist James Kraus, mezzo soprano Lorie Kraus and cellist Sara Thomas performing "The Christ Child Sleeps," "A Teasdale Winter Trilogy," "Stars" and premiering "Dear Lord" and "Father of Mankind" all from Michigan composer Louis M. DeShantz. The Ed Bagatini Quintet also will perform a selection of original compositions. Read the full story
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Dave Van Dyke has written a Ph.D. dissertation on the effect Creationist beliefs have upon the learning success of high school science students. Read the full story
Monday, October 29, 2012
Noted Christian researcher and author George Barna will present a three-part series on raising children from Nov. 14-15 on the campus of Andrews University. The series is composed of three sessions: two on Nov. 14 and one on Nov. 15. Read the full story
Winning the grand prize last May in the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition at the University of Notre Dame was especially gratifying for Justin Polyblank, who plays baritone in the all-saxophone Barkada Quartet. Read the full story
Friday, October 26, 2012
There is apparently a competition to find out which college campus is the best for vegans, and Andrews University is sitting towards the front of the line. Read full story.
You could see it as either the ultimate test of engineering skills, or one potentially messy way to spend an afternoon. Watch full story.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Having started out as a small Christian school with only 12 students in 1874, Andrews University has excelled beyond what many universities hope to achieve in their lifetime. Offering undergraduate, graduate, as well as doctoral studies, Andrews prides itself in helping students achieve a spiritual growth, while successfully growing in their career paths. Read the story
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Christian music group Gungor performs at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Howard Performing Arts Center at Andrews University. Read the full story.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Students and staff at Andrews University were challenged to Eat Local Tuesday for the third year in a row. Hundreds were served lunch made entirely from ingredients sourced within 150 miles of Berrien Springs. Read or watch the full story.
They set out to feed hundreds a vegetarian meal made of only locally grown food. They called it challenge but it turned out it wasn't that difficult for them. Read or watch the full story.
Have you ever tried to make your entire lunch or dinner with foods only grown by local farmers? On Tuesday, Andrews University Dining Hall in Berrien Springs proved that it's possible. Read full story.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Andrews University on Tuesday will serve a vegetarian lunch made only from local food.
The university's "Eat Local Challenge" lunch will be made entirely from ingredients within 150 miles of Berrien Springs. Most of the ingredients will actually come from the Andrews University Farm. Read the story
From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, the dining services at Andrews University will take part in Bon Appétit Management Co.'s "Eat Local Challenge" by serving up lunch made entirely from ingredients sourced within 150 miles of Berrien Springs. Read full story.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
It’s ArtPrize time again. The public art competition in Grand Rapids that first captivated the art world three years ago opened again Wednesday and continues through Oct. 7. Andrews University's own Harry Ahn and Greg Constantine are amoung the artists in the competition. Read full story.
Friday, September 21, 2012
With four different institutions represented, the logistics of rehearsing can get a little bit complicated for members of the American Piano Quintet. However, for musicians used to performing at a high level, the solution is simpler than it might seem, in violinist Carla Trynchuk's perspective. Read full story.
Andrews University Press Releases Book on Issues of Homosexuality
First major title from an Adventist publishing house on the subject
Andrews University Press has just released the first major book from a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house addressing the complex issues surrounding homosexuality and Adventist life and faith. Niels-Erik Andreasen, president of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and chair of the Andrews University Press board, said the topic of this book is timely and needed. “Recent developments in our faith community, religious organizations, American politics, and secular society require careful thought on this sensitive subject. Andrews University is pleased to help sort out some of these issues by bringing together a range of perspectives on this subject within our church.” Read full story.
Next week will be the Eat Local Challenge at Andrews University in Berrien Springs. Read full story.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Andrews University's annual Alumni Homecoming Weekend will be Sept. 27-30, with events open to the community, alumni, staff, faculty and students. Read full story
Monday, September 17, 2012
Aubrey Hopkins, a graduate student in school counseling at Andrews University, has been teaching literacy classes at the Berrien County Jail in St. Joseph for the past three years. For many years Aubrey Hopkins has worked in professions that help families and children. Now, he is in his third year teaching literacy classes for inmates in the Berrien County jail. Read full story.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Michigan is home to five of the 204 top national universities in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings, with headliners University of Michigan and Michigan State University each sliding just one spot from last year. Among other national universities —institutions that focus on research and offer a sizable selection of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees — Michigan Technological University was tied at No. 120 with four other schools and Western Michigan University shared a No. 189 ranking with Andrews University in Berrien Springs and eight other schools. Read full story
Representing Canada, Germany, Korea and the United States, the highly acclaimed musicians of the American Piano Quintet represent today's American cultural landscape. Their performance at the Howard Performing Arts Center at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, features works by Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvoák, and the quintet's very own Rudolf Haken. Read the full story
Folks from all across Michiana traveled to Berrien Springs Wednesday to help the
environment, and get rid of all the electronic clutter piling up in their homes. Read and watch the full story
U.S. News and World Report released its 2013 college ranking list, featuring the top-ranked colleges in four categories: national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional universities and regional colleges. Read the full story
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Is your basement or garage piling up with out-dated electronics?
Andrews University will host an electronic recycling event Wednesday in the transportation building from 3-7 pm.
Greenearth electronic recycling company will co-host the event, by collecting your unwanted electronic items and disposing of them properly.
The event will take items such as computers, TV's, tools, hair dryers, cords, irons and cell phones to name a few. But sponsors say they'll accept just about anything that will plug in. Watch the rest of the story.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Community members, businesses, and residents from surrounding communities are welcome to recycle their unwanted electronic items at Andrews Universitys annual recycling event in September. Read full story.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Essay compilation addresses legal, theological issues of homosexuality
A new book of essays and testimonies addressing homosexuality is the first of its kind from an Adventist publishing house.
“Homosexuality, Marriage, and the Church: Biblical, Counseling, and Religious Liberty Issues” addresses the complex issues surrounding homosexuality and Adventist life and faith. The nearly 600-page book, published by Andrews University Press, is authored by experts on health, law and theology. The book’s content is based on presentations from a 2009 church-sponsored conference on homosexuality. Read full story.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Subscription produce is proving a hot commodity for Andrews University's farms.
The university launched the home delivery program this year, and organizer Garth Woodruff said the response has been beyond his expectations. Read full story.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Budding architects, artists and engineers are getting the chance to learn about architecture and get some hands-on experience in building this summer at Andrews University's annual Renaissance Kids architecture day camp.
The young people learn about everything from perspective and drafting designs to the nuts and bolts of building a structure. This year the special emphasis has been on public spaces, their importance and what the impact of their design can be on a community. Read the full story.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Two irrigation pumps turned themselves on and off Monday afternoon at the Andrews University Campus. Each pump is taking out about 150,000 gallons of water each day from a shallow Saint Joseph River. Several weeks of this summer’s drought is now causing stress on irrigation systems. Read or watch the full story.
Monday, July 16, 2012
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. -- The 2012 Renaissance Kids Building Project is starting to take shape at Andrew's University. Watch the story.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
If you'd like fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables delivered to your door each week, here's a cool program that might interest you. Read full story.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
BERRIEN SPRINGS - The lines wound around the rooftop, almost to the service elevator entrance - but the people streaming through Andrews University's Price Hall weren't sneaking glimpses of an A-list movie star.
Tuesday's featured attraction was the transit of Venus - a rare event, when the solar system's second planet moves directly between the Earth and the sun. Read full story.
Monday, May 21, 2012
BERRIEN SPRINGS - Registration is underway for Renaissance Kids, an architecture day camp for kids 5-16 at the Andrews University School of Architecture, Art & Design, the university announced.
There are five week-long sessions and one two-week session offered during June and July. Campers get to experience hands-on fun with design, drafting, building, sketching, watercolors and more. While exploring the discipline and lessons of architecture, Renaissance Kids provides a fun array of hands-on projects through which children learn about history and culture, design concepts, the architect's tools, construction and materials, community and citizenship. Read full story.
Registration is underway for Renaissance Kids, an architecture day camp for kids ages 5 to 16, held at the Andrews University School of Architecture, Art & Design. Read full story.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
BERRIEN SPRINGS -- Once a farm girl, always a farm girl.
Yes, Luella Jensen, known as Luella Allen when she entered the world in 1908--Theodore Roosevelt occupied the White House--grew up on a farm in central New York. She took a liking to life on a farm, or so it seems to those who look after her in her current home at Berrien Center's Lakeland Continuing Care Center. Read full story.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Andrews University will host its first health and fitness symposium, "Connect & Inspire to Share," from Thursday through Sunday. The symposium will feature keynote presenters including Katia Reinert, RN, MSN, who will discuss "The Epidemic of Obesity and Inactivity: What You Can Do" and Don Morgan, Ph.D., who will give a presentation titled, "Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, Change Your Life." Several seminars will also be available. Read the full story.
A recent review of pastoral demographics in the United States reveals that nearly 50 percent of Seventh-day Adventist ministers will reach retirement age within 10 years, a discovery that is prompting ministry officials to examine potential scenarios to address the coming dilemma. Read the full story.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Andrews University offers produce subscription this year. Students will deliver fresh produce through a subscription service within 10 miles of campus.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Andrews University is now starting home produce delivery for 60 households this summer under their Community Supported Agriculture program.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Gary Hamel, an Andrews University alumni and a world-renowned business management expert, said companies and organizations need to take a different approach when it comes to management and leadership, discarding bureaucracy for innovation, creativity and a respect for values and principles.
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Canadian Brass performed a diverse mix at Andrews Univerity's Howard Performing Arts Center on April 15.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Forty thousand pounds of electronics: that is what Andrews University is powered up about.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Andrews University students, in association with the Public Relations Student Society of America, will host a 3 on 3 basketball tournament on Saturday to raise funds for Polly's Place Home and Healing Center.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Visitors to Andrews University's Easter Passion Play on Saturday traveled back in time 2,000 years as they witness the events of Holy Week come to life before their eyes.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Andrews University will host a free electronics recycling event on Wednesday, Apr. 11 from 3–7 p.m.
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Celebrate the culinary diversity of our area this Sunday at Andrews University's 48th Annual International Food Fair, where more than 20 international clubs at Andrews will create food representing their home nations.
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Friday, March 23, 2012
Andrews University will host an International Food Fair on April 1, 2012. Enjoy a sample of foods from around the world! Read the full story here.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Andrews University successfully defended its USCAA Men’s Division II Basketball National Championship by beating Berkeley College, 72-58, late Saturday in Uniontown, Pa. Read full story.
Greg Constantine, retired professor of art from Andrews University, will have an exhibition and book signing from 3–6 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 13 at Andrews University's James White Library.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
The founder and frontman of the unconventional gospel quartet Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, which performed on Saturday at Andrews University’s Howard Performing Arts Center, is celebrating last month’s release of “Here We Are Again,” their first recording of all original material in four years.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Police have questioned two people in connection with a string of car break-ins in Berrien County, including cars in the Meier Hall parking lot on the Andrews University campus.
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The One Project held its second American gathering February 13 and 14, 2012, in Seattle. About 700 people from all over the world assembled to spend extensive time in worship and adoration of Jesus.
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The Berrien Springs school board is back to full strength with the appointment of a new board member: James Jeffery, the dean of the undergraduate school of education at Andrews University.
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The annual gathering of The One Project seeks to provide an environment where people can honestly look at their own priorities, examine the core of Christianity, and promote Jesus in their theology as Seventh-day Adventists.
For more information, read the full story here.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Beginning in the fall, the Andrews University School of Architecture will become the School of Architecture, Art & Design. Three new degree programs, interior design, construction management and documentary film, will be added to the school's offerings.
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Andrews University is making a change to its School of Architecture. Starting in the 2012-13 academic year, the school will become the School of Architecture, Art & Design.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
History sprints eternal in Berrien Springs, starting from the ancient history captured at the Siegfried H. Horn Archaeological Museum at Andrews University.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
David Mann, a 20-year-old sophomore at Andrews University, is running for the 78th District House of Representatives seat.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
John Oostema and Ryan Dame combined for 42 points to lead Grace Bible to an 80-72 win against Andrews University on Thursday night at Aldrich Athletic Center.
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Andrews University Department of Music professors Carla Trynchuk and Chi Yong Yun present a French-themed violin and piano recital at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Howard Performing Arts Center.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
A seminary student experiences a crisis of faith when he finds his life in imminent danger. Read the story.
Haengso Hong is the Seminary student who fell through an icy pond last winter. Robert Fuste, staff at Andrews University, was one of the people who aided in his rescue.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The IU South Bend men's basketball team fell to Andrews University, 60–59, Tuesday night.
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Andrews University will hold several public events this THursday through Tuesday to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Andrews University will hand out three MLK Legacy of Freedom Awards this week as part of its celebration of King Day.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Lake Michigan College and Andrews University will hold a number of events in observation of Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 16. Read the full story.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
When clarinetist Jason Gresl began programming Sunday's concert at Andrews University's Howard Performing Arts Center, he had reality television in mind.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Johnathan Stefanovic, 24, and his 19-year old brother David Stefanovic were arrested Tuesday night. Both had previously attended Andrews University.
A number of local media outlets covered the story:
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Valerie Phillips, 56, assistant to the dean for the University Towers dormitory at Andrews University, was found deceased in her home on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Ruth Murdoch Elementary School has been part of a peer-to-peer program for more than a year. This program allows seventh- and eighth-grade students at Ruth Murdoch to interact with students their own age at Blossomland.
Read about the students' personal experiences here.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Lake Michigan College women's basketball team looked to be in midseason form in its 89-19 win Thursday over an Andrews University team that is trying to build a program. "It was a great opportunity tonight for everyone to work on fundamentals and execute some things in our first game that we mostly won't use until later on in the season," said LMC coach Jason Cooper, now in his fifth season. "Everyone played and everyone contributed." Read full story.
Defense is a strength for the Andrews University men's basketball team. Lake Michigan College was unable to solve that defense Thursday night, shooting 31 percent and committing 29 turnovers as Andrews posted a 67-44 win. "Our guys take a lot of pride in their defense," said Andrews coach David Jardine. "That matchup zone is tough to get in and our guys execute it well. Our defense keeps us in a lot of games." Read full story.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Hundreds of gymnasts gathered this past week on the Andrews University campus for Acrofest, which brings together the top gymnasts from Seventh-day Adventist colleges, universities, high school and middle schools in the United States and Canada. Read the full story.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Fitness is her Calling
BERRIEN SPRINGS - Dominique Wakefield has a passion for fitness. It's not only how she lives, but also how she works as she teaches others about the importance of being fit and healthy. Read full story.
Advice for couch potatoes
BERRIEN SPRINGS - How do you go from being a couch potato to being fit? Andrews University fitness expert Dominique Wakefield has some ideas. Unfortunately, she said, some people think they're getting enough exercise and are fit if they can walk from the parking lot to the store. For them, it's necessary to begin with baby steps. Read full story.
Getting fit at Andrews
BERRIEN SPRINGS - Walk inside the FitZone fitness lab in a small building next to Marsh Hall on the Andrews University campus and you'll see a compact area outfitted with some of the latest fitness equipment. Whether it's exercise balls and resistance bands or elliptical machines, the lab offers Andrews students not only the opportunity to get fit, but also to learn how to teach fitness to others and become certified personal trainers and fitness instructors. Read full story.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Dominique Wakefield, director of fitness and exercise stdies at Andrews University, assistant chair of the Department of Nutrition & Wellness and assistant professor in that department, was named one of ten "Personal Trainers to Watch" by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Life Fitness. She was noted for her "significant commitment to fitness and in helping their clients achieve a lasting lifestyle change."
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
What happened to the Prillwitz Mammoths? Andrews University paleontologist, Tom Goodwin, has the passion to investigate, but nobody has all the answers. Read the full story.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Dr. Tom Goodwin, a professor of paleobiology at Andrews University, will present a talk, "Ice Age Giants of Southwest Michigan," on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Online tributes continue to be received regarding the death of Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz, the assistant dean of women at Andrews University who died Friday in a car accident. Read the full story here.
A Friday afternoon car collision took the life of Esperanza Alverez-Muniz, the assistant dean of women for Lamson Hall at Andrews University. Read the full story here.
Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz, assistant dean of women for Andrews University, died in a two-vehicle crash late Friday afternoon. Read the full story here.
Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz was killed in a fatal car crash Friday Afternoon. She was the assistant dean of women for Lamson Hall at Andrews University. Read the full story here.
Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz, assistant dean at Andrews University, died Friday in a two-car crash in Berrien Township. Read the full story.
Andrews University is mourning the loss of their beloved assistant dean, Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz.
The tragedy occurred in a two-car accident at M-140 and Dean's Hill Road in Berrien Center on Friday afternoon. Read the full story.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Three EPA chemists presented a lecture at the Chemistry amphitheater on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 4:30 p.m. The three chemists, Dennis Wesolowski, David Schroeder and Lawrence Zintek, were from the federal Environmental Protection Agency's Chicago regional office and were among the many government and private experts called into quick action after the spill in the Gulf of Mexico occurred April 20, 2010. They discussed the quick work they did with a dispersant 3 and cited the collaboration among many people in response to the environmental disaster. Read the full story here.
Monday, September 26, 2011
For one lunch period later this month, everything served at the largest cafeteria at Andrews University in Berrien Springs will come from local food producers.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
If you have a quiz coming up with true or false questions--- better eat your walnuts. Andrews University Professor of Nutrition and Wellness Peter Pribis's study on walnuts shows that eating the "superfood" can mildly improve your chances of getting correct answers. The study made it into the British Journal of Nutrition. Read and Listen to the full story.
A new study conducted by a local university shows eating walnuts may actually make you smarter. Researchers at Andrews University say walnuts can help increase your ability to discover true from false. Read and Watch the full story.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Eating walnuts boosts cognitive function, according to an Andrews University Study Published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Students ate one half cup of walnuts daily for eight weeks.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
True or False: Walnuts can improve the odds of correctly answering a true or false question. The answer is true according to newly published research in the British Journal of Nutrition ( http://journals.cambridge.org/walnuts ). The study conducted by researchers at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., found that walnuts--already known for being a power food--can help increase inferential reasoning, specifically, the ability to discover true from false. Read full story.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Committed, winners of NBC's a capella series "The Sing-Off," will be bringing their vocal talents to Andrews University on Sunday, September 25 at 7 p.m. Read the full story.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Three men share memories, hopes and fears after 9/11
How did the events of Sept. 11, 2001, change individual lives and the life of the nation? How are we still changing, and what can we gain from those terrible events? Three men, two of whom were in the South Tower of the World Trade Center when it was hit, share their experiences and hope for a stronger America. Read full story.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Many universities are preparing a number of lectures, public forums, and open discussions regarding the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Sunday will mark a decade since buildings and lives were destroyed when planes were flown into New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. Read full story.
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