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Why making friends at university feels harder than it really is
# Why Making Friends at University Feels Harder Than It Really Is New students walking into their first lecture halls often feel a spike of anxiety. …
LinkedIn Learning Exchange NetEvent: Get Hired Through LinkedIn
# LinkedIn Learning Exchange NetEvent: Get Hired Through LinkedIn LinkedIn Learning Exchange is hosting a virtual event focused on helping learning a…
Eating a handful of nuts each day is linked with lower risk of high blood pressure, our research shows
# Daily Nut Consumption Linked to Lower High Blood Pressure Risk New research demonstrates a measurable connection between regular nut consumption an…
For this woman in her 50s, endurance cycling is quietly radical – and about much more than sport
# Saskia Beudel's 'Peaking' Explores Age, Athletics, and the Politics of the Aging Female Body Saskia Beudel's new book "Peaking" offers a rare, unfl…
Feeling angry? Don’t blow off steam. Try these tips instead
# Anger Management: What Science Says Actually Works The common advice to "blow off steam" through vigorous exercise ranks among the most persistent …
The three P’s of writing a memorable college essay
# College Essays Need Personality, Process, and Permission to Imperfect, Experts Say Thousands of college essays cross admissions officers' desks eac…
Microfinance was supposed to save Asia’s poor. Why has it failed to live up to its promise?
# Microfinance in Asia Falls Short of Poverty Reduction Goals Microfinance emerged as a powerful tool to lift Asia's poorest households out of povert…