Study links supportive friendships to positive physiology

Sarah Ding • January 15, 2020

University of Missouri ⁠— Columbia developmental psychologist Dr. Amanda Rose and her PhD student Sarah Borowski have explored the relationship between physiological reactions and certain behaviors in adolescent friendships through Borowski’s dissertation study.

Students Manage Second Semester Stress

Audrey Novinger • May 15, 2019

Second semester often creates hectic schedules loaded with school work and activities. However, students use different strategies to manage their stress.

Work for it, success in the classroom dependent on effort

Ann Fitzmaurice • April 3, 2018

Whether students complete their assignments is dependent on their work ethic.

Students weigh class difficulties

Multiple Authors • May 22, 2017

The struggle is indeed real for many students when it comes time to decide whether to take an Advanced Placement (AP), honors, or on-level class. Each year all students have to make the choice of enrolling...

Online classes prove helpful to students

Grace Vance • March 3, 2016

While technology is the victim of many criticisms, it has brought about a new wave of educational opportunity and accessibility.

A good night’s sleep or a good grade?

Cami Kudrna • March 25, 2015

According to studies, sleep is vital to improve studying tactics Students often asked to complete out of school assignments, such as studying for a test or quiz.  Procrastination comes hand-in-hand with...

Counting to success

Jenna Liu • March 2, 2015

Learn to count and you’ll graduate high school. According to a study by Greg Duncan at the University of California Irvine, this seemingly peculiar assertion actually has some truth to it. Duncan found...

Health Brief: Study shows correlation between young adult fitness and cognition later in life

Anna Wright • May 8, 2014

Younger adults who exercise more frequently will likely experience improved brain function and cognition in their later years, a new study suggests. The study, conducted at The University of Minnesota...

Diet soda poses variety of health concerns

Harsh Singh • October 7, 2013

About one-fifth of the American population drinks diet soda every day, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. RBHS Junior Michael Vu is among the people who drink artificially sugared...