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HEC/News e-DigestNovember 11, 2011
From the Center
New Center This Week! Features, publications, Prevention Updates, and learning and training opportunities   

This Week!
 Study Reports Link Between Alcohol References on Facebook and Problem Drinking Among College Students 

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Washington, Seattle, examined public Facebook profiles of more than 300 undergraduate students at those universities. The researchers divided the profiles into three categories: those that had no alcohol references; those that had alcohol references but no references to intoxication or problem drinking; and those that included references to "being drunk," "getting wasted," or other problem drinking behaviors. They also invited the profile owners to complete an online version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, or AUDIT, a screening tool that clinicians use to measure problem drinking.

 

More information about This Week! Features can be viewed at the Center's Web site. 

 

 

 

In This Issue
From the Center
Announcements from the Field
The Latest Research
Recent News Articles

UVa study: Suicide leading cause of death in U.S. college students

 

College students still vulnerable to bullying

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 Announcements from the Field

Upcoming conferences and events, new resources and publications, and job opportunities in the alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention field. The information shared on this site does not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Education or the Higher Education Center. The U.S. Department of Education and the Higher Education Center do not necessarily endorse the events and resources listed below, but offer this information as a service to the AODV prevention field.  

 

Early-Bird Registration Deadline: NASPA Student Affairs Law & Policy Conference

Among the workshop topics the NASPA conference will cover are the following: Office for Civil Rights, Title IX, and Dear Colleague Letter; Mental Health, Disability Accommodations, and Legal Issues; Legal Issues: Student Organizations, Hazing, Greek Life, and Athletics; Social Media, Cyber Bullying, and Free Speech; and Sexual Assault and Policy Implications. Registrants will have the opportunity to participate in small-group discussions specific to their role on campus.

 

Dates: December 8-10, 2011

Location: Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, Virginia

Early-Bird Registration Deadline: November 16, 2011

 

For further information, please visit NASPA's Web site.

 

Presentations from the 13th National EUDL Conference Available Online

In response to high demand for presentations from the 13th National EUDL Conference (Orlando, Florida, August 10-12, 2011), more than 32 of the presentations, several in audio forms, are now available online.

 

To access these presentations, please visit the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center Web site.

 

Save the Date: 25th Annual National Prevention Network (NPN) Prevention Research Conference

Call for proposals will be accepted January 2-February 26.

 

Date: September 2012

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Watch NPN's Web site for details as they unfold.

 

Save the Date: 140th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting

The theme of next year's APHA Annual Meeting will be Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan.

 

Dates: October 27-31, 2012

Location: San Francisco

 

Watch for details at APHA's Web site.

 

Job Opportunities  

The following positions were recently posted to the Job Opportunities section of the Center's Web site:

 

Wellness Coordinator for Faculty/Staff

Tulane University

 

Health Educator

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

 

Associate Dean for Student Health and Wellness

Maryland Institute College of Art

 

Violence Prevention Coordinator

Gannon University

 

Program Director Student Health and Wellness Services

University of Hawaii at Hilo

 

From the U.S. Department of Education
Announcements and news from the U.S. Department of Education.

ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest

If you would like weekly e-mail updates on Office of Safe and Healthy Students programs, as well as other information related to school safety, substance abuse and violence prevention in education, and the promotion of student health and well-being, you may be interested in subscribing to ED's OSHS Prevention News Digest. Subscription information is at http://www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html

 

The Latest Research
The latest research related to campus-based alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions.     

 

Lanier, C., & Farley, E. J. (2011). What matters most? Assessing the influence of demographic characteristics, college-specific risk factors, and poly-drug use on nonmedical prescription drug use. Journal of American College Health, 59(8), 721-727.

 

McMahon, S. (2011). Changing Perceptions of Sexual Violence Over Time. Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. Available online: http://www.vawnet.org.

 

More research studies can be viewed in The Latest Research section on the Center's Web site. 

 

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