MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 18 (TNSxrep) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Smart phone, bad grades? CMU researchers link excessive phone use with poor academic performance among teens * If you are like most Americans, you'll spend several hours today looking at your cellphone screen -and there's a good chance it isn't making you any smarter. In fact, a new Central Michigan University study shows that excessive use of smartphones may actually decrease academic performance among teens and adolescents. Sa more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer administrator finds lifelong passion in student affairs * A profession she once didn't know existed became a lifelong passion for Mercer University Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Samantha Murfree. "Student affairs is an umbrella term that serves as a catch-all for all the ways in which we impact the lives of students from a co-curricular standpoint," Dr. Murfree said. "One of the greatest joys I have in this field is mentoring students more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, March 18 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * More Anxiety When Religion is Lacking * The values of child-raising have changed over time. Religiosity in particular has decreased, taking from children a sense of community that can prevent anxiety disorders. Young people around the world are increasingly suffering from anxiety disorders. A team from the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has investigated how this development correlates to cha more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Self-esteem, openness to LGBTQ peers helps all high schoolers * For teens entering high school - an anxious time for many - inclusive environments benefit not only those identifying as LGBTQ but also their majority-group peers, Cornell-led psychology research finds. And especially for LGBTQ students, who start ninth grade more anxious, on average, a strong sense of self can help significantly ease those feelings over time. Those findings, reported in two new more PR