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Column: Reducing meat intake is proven to improve overall health

Raised as a Catholic in the metropolitan area of New Orleans, I accepted that I would be asked to forego meat every Friday during Lent.

Scholars discuss recovery in Japan

Professors and scholars from various fields convened yesterday in the crowded Tsai Auditorium to discuss the economic and social recovery prospects for Japan.

University of Vermont to host program on rape culture

Students who may be interested in learning about rape culture will soon be able to attend a conference on the many issues that encompass the topic.

Missouri nuclear power plant quakeproof, officials say

Amid growing concerns over the safety of nuclear energy use in the United States, Missouri officials say the nuclear power plant in Callaway County would remain safe and operational in the case of a natural disaster.

Harvard professors weigh in on nuclear threat

Though dangerous levels of radioactivity still pose a threat to the population around the deteriorating nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Power Plant in Japan, Harvard professors say that while the disaster may cause dangerous pollution, its consequences will not reach the most dire predictions.

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NYU alternative break trips continue tradition of service abroad

During spring break, some students opted from the typical partying and chose to help others instead. Belize A group of NYU students made their way on an 10-hour trip to Punta Gorda, Belize, for a ProWorld experiential learning trip.

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Indian economic growth has not improved undernutrition

A recent Harvard study has found that India’s economic growth in the past two decades has not led to a decrease in levels of undernutrition in children under the age of five, suggesting that India should initiate more direct interventions for tackling child undernutrition.

Students fast to combat homelessness, hunger

UF students are encouraged to starve themselves — at least for a day. Starting 6 p.m. Friday, volunteers will vow to ingest nothing but water and Gatorade for 24 hours to raise awareness for homelessness and hunger. Jeremy A.

Brown creates fund for Japan relief

The University will establish a fund for relief efforts in Japan following Friday's earthquake and tsunami, President Ruth Simmons announced in an e-mail to the Brown community yesterday afternoon.