uwnews.org | RSS | Social Science news releases | University of Washington Office of News and InformationThis RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Social Science category.Scientifically valid prevention programs cut rates of juvenile delinquency- June 23, 2008 Seventh-grade students in U.S. communities that have set up scientifically validated programs to reduce juvenile deliquency were 27 percent less likely to engage in such behavior than children in towns that have not adopted such programs.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42553 'Faulty' brain connections may be responsible for social impairments in autism- June 12, 2008 New evidence shows that the brains of adults with autism are "wired" differently from people without the disorder, and this abnormal pattern of connectivity may be responsible for the social impairments that are characteristic of autism.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42459 Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress- June 10, 2008 Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But it's no substitute for nature when it comes to reducing low-level stress.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42419 Teenagers attending college less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior- June 5, 2008 Teens attending college six months after completing high school are significantly less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than those who do not go to college.http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42372 |