What is the prescription for optimal living? The burgeoning field of positive psychology appears to have many of the answers: We should be kind and…

Let me tell you a story about a moment in my life I’m not likely to forget even if, with the passage of years, so…

Northeastern University researchers have found that the bad­terium that causes Lyme dis­ease forms for­mant per­sister cells, which are known to evade antibi­otics. This sig­nif­i­cant finding,…

This spring, around 100 indebted college grads came up with a novel strategy for dealing with their crushing debt: They simply weren’t going to pay…

Update on California’s SB277 – despite strong opposition from parents and providers from across the state, SB277 passed through the Judiciary Committee last week with a 5-1…

When researchers examine violent assault numbers, historically the data has pointed to higher rates of female victimization in developing countries. But a study by a…

In a stunning but little-known speech delivered in 2007, Gen. Wesley K. Clark claimed that America underwent a ‘policy coup' at the time of the…

By NATASHA SINGER  APRIL 5, 2015 New York Times NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Before Betsy Chao, a senior here at Rutgers University, could take midterm…