Chinese wives who were accompanied by their husbands to family planning programs were three times less likely to become pregnant or to have an abortion than when the wives attended the program alone, according to University researchers.
Caroline Wang, University assistant professor of health behavior and health education, with fellow researchers in San Francisco and Shanghai, studied the influence of family planning programs, with and without spouses attending, among 1,800 women in urban China.
The professionals attributed the rising violence to illegal drug traffic, substance abuse and a "low regard for human life."
Firearms are now the leading cause of death for 15-34 year olds in Michigan, surpassing auto accidents.
"Dr. Stephen Director epitomizes the teaching and research excellence of SRC-funded university researchers across America," said Larry Sumney, SRC president and CEO.
Director is the first recipient of the award, which recognizes excellence in teaching among SRC-funded research at universities throughout the United States and Canada.
"By instilling his students with the creativity and technical skill necessary to succeed, and by exposing them to industry-relevant research, Dr. Director has helped shape future industry leaders," Sumney said.
"With age, we tend to feel that our best friends are less demanding," said Aurora Sherman, graduate student of psychology.
Sherman and Toni Antonucci, University researcher and professor of psychology, analyzed the best-friend relationships of 1,498 people between the ages of 13 and 94 to see if the friends said they gave more, less or the same amount of support and advice to the other.
They found that most of the people said their relationships were equal, but among those who said the degree of give and take was imbalanced, twice as many felt they were giving more than they were receiving.
The study also supported the popular belief that disclosing private feelings to a best friend is less important to men than women.
"Men who are best friends report a low level of disclosure," Sherman said. "For women, disclosure tends to define what it means to be a best friend."
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Brian Campbell.