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Seek Out-of-School Experiences to Help Choose a College Major 03/15/2015 08:00pm • Out-of-school experiences can be an excellent source of not just social, personal and emotional growth, but also of clarification. As high school students begin to consider college majors, they often turn to their course work and school-sponsored extracurricular activities for guidance. However, o How Not to Get Sick on Spring Break 03/15/2015 08:00pm • Two days into Crystal Vaccaro and Rob Baer's spontaneous Mexico getaway, the trip took a turn for the worse. After a relaxing lunch at the all-inclusive resort and a stroll on the beach, Baer stopped, pivoted toward the closest potted plant and vomited. They hadn't been drinking. Back in their room Study: Vision test could determine concussions in kids 03/15/2015 03:35pm • WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of thousands of athletes -- from little kids to pros -- suffer concussions each year while playing sports. Professional and college teams usually have a doctor or trainer on the sidelines to do an immediate assessment. But what about children, who often play with no medica Add marijuana to the list of potentially dangerous allergens 03/12/2015 02:35am • WASHINGTON — Here’s another one for the marijuana-legalization critics: Pot can be a real buzz kill — at least for people with allergies. A recent medical study published in the March issue of Annals of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology says that cannabis is indeed an allergen, and people c Advanced Nursing Degrees a Prescription for Health Care Jobs 03/11/2015 08:00pm • When Sarah Mobley neared the end of her master's program, she was bombarded with so many calls and emails about potential jobs that she unsubscribed from employment websites. "I got 12 calls in one day alone," says Mobley, who completed a psychiatric nurse practitioner program at the University of 8 Ways to Beat the Mid-Afternoon Slump 03/11/2015 08:00pm • Quit program. Log off. Power down.That's your brain's reaction to a dense report you're trying to analyze at 3 p.m. These mental lows are natural; they're part of the circadian rhythm, which affects energy. "You cannot work nonstop, all the time at full speed and full strength, 10 hours a day," says Join a Virtual Club as an Online Student 03/11/2015 08:00pm • While students taking online classes may not have access to the exact same clubs and organizations that exist on a traditional brick-and-mortar campus, there is still a wide range of options available for those who want to connect with classmates. Virtual clubs and organizations provide students w Diabetes and Exercise: How to Dive In 03/10/2015 08:00pm • Being a competitive swimmer takes a lot of discipline, and Katherine O'Malley, 15, is up to the challenge. The Wrentham, Massachusetts, teen competes both for Bishop Feehan High School, where she's a sophomore, and the Adirondack Aquatics Club, part of USA Swimming, the national governing body for t Find Online Degrees That Lead to a Top Job 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Universities don't only make headlines with new gyms, natatoriums and fundraising initiatives these days. Each month, more schools announce plans to offer new online programs. That's good news for adults eager to boost their employment prospects through online degrees, which give students the flexi Graduate Education Gives Nurses a Salary and Career Boost 03/09/2015 08:00pm • College graduates who studied nursing don't need an advanced degree to land a good job. But a master's degree can make it easier for them to reach this goal. "Your career path and choices are broader with a graduate degree," says Carol Manchester, the immediate past president of the National Assoc If You Really Want to Kill Off Your Debt, Do a Debt Autopsy 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Autopsies aren't just for corpses. Post-mortem examinations can be helpful for looking at anything that went wrong, be it a business deal or a soufflé that went south. But pinpointing where you erred in money management can be particularly useful. After all, you aren't going to ruin your life if U.S. News Releases 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Fewer U.S. citizens are headed to graduate school, and the decision not to go could put a dent in their paychecks. First-time enrollment of U.S. citizens and permanent residents shrank by about 1 percent between fall 2012 and fall 2013, according to a September report from the Council of Graduate Careers in Petroleum Engineering Offer a Well of Opportunity 03/09/2015 08:00pm • Kelli Adiaheno always knew she wanted to be an engineer, but an undergraduate course in petroleum engineering at the University of Texas--Austin opened the door to her eventual career path. After her sophomore year, she interned at an Oklahoma oil field to see firsthand how oil was extracted from t What It's Like to Be a Woman With HIV 03/09/2015 08:00pm • The first time Michelle Anderson came out about her HIV-positive status, she stood in front of hundreds of Lone Star Riders, a biking group in her home state of Texas. The second time Anderson came out, she posted it on her Facebook wall on World AIDS Day. "We do it big here in Texas, so if you're Va. surgeon admits to writing fake prescriptions to addicts 03/09/2015 04:17pm • WASHINGTON — An Arlington, Virginia surgeon is heading to federal prison for charges of writing fake prescriptions to oxycodone addicts. FBI investigators say Dr. Derron Simon admitted to writing the painkiller prescriptions for people he'd never treated. Investigators say he pocketed thousan