Tom Gerschick, associate professor of sociology, presented his research findings on gender and disability in a presentation titled "Disability and Gender: Mapping the Sociological Landscape." Gerschick said he became interested in the subject of gender and disability in 1992.… Post the First Comment

A recent study has shown that close to one-third of people suffering from asthma or chronic obstructive disease are using dry powder inhalers incorrectly. This is putting these patients at risk of potentially developing dangerous complications from their disease.… Post the First Comment

The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development will host an information session Wednesday night focusing on how students can benefit from Peace Corps service. The session will be held in the Student Services Building room 185. It is free and open to the public.… Post the First Comment

With the primary season quickly approaching, presidential candidates are focusing energy on sealing their party's nomination. However, the candidates' pursuit for a new career is interfering with their current one. A Nov. 2 cnn.com article stated that Sen.… Post the First Comment

According to a recent study, being prone to picky eating at a young age may have more to do with one's food preferences being determined by genetics than previously thought. In the study, published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers monitored the eating habits of 5,390 sets of twins between the ages of 8 years old and 11years-old.… Post the First Comment

To help kick off Native American Heritage Month, Devon Mihesuah, an indigenous nations studies professor at the University of Kansas, gave a lecture on changes in indigenous people's food choices. The event was held Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.… Post the First Comment

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to the troubled Muslim nation. Opposition groups put the number of arrests at 3,500, although the government reported half that.… Post the First Comment

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Film and TV writers resolved to put down their pens and take up picket signs after last-ditch talks failed to avert a strike. The first picket lines were set to appear Monday morning at Rockefeller Center in New York, where NBC is headquartered.… Post the First Comment

PARIS (AP) - A journalist who accompanied French charity workers charged with kidnapping 103 African children, criticized the group's methods Monday, and his documentary showed the workers making little effort to verify the youngsters were orphans from Darfur.… Post the First Comment

HOUSTON (AP) - After a week and a half of intense and unprecedented work, the astronauts aboard shuttle Discovery undocked from the international space station on Monday to begin their two-day journey home. "Thank you guys for the module and all your help," space station commander Peggy Whitson said as Discovery pulled away from the orbiting outpost.… Post the First Comment

MOSCOW (AP) - Fire tore through a nursing home in Russia, trapping patients in fast-moving flames and choking smoke at a facility cited for numerous safety violations including no fire alarm, officials said Monday. At least 30 people were killed. Horrific fires at state-run facilities have underscored the negligence, mismanagement, corruption and crumbling infrastructure that persist despite an oil-fueled upswing in Russia's fortunes under President Vladimir Putin.… Post the First Comment

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) - A middle school teacher accused of running away to Mexico with a 13-year-old boy when rumors started to swirl that they were having sex was due in court Monday to begin facing charges, three days after the pair was found. Kelsey Peterson, 25, and Fernando Rodriguez, the subjects of a weeklong search, were taken into custody Friday without incident in Mexicali, Mexico, after the boy's relatives told police he had called home asking for money.… Post the First Comment

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - A high school classmate of a suspended police officer who is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to helping dispose of the body and agreed to testify against him. Myisha Ferrell, 30, quietly pleaded guilty to complicity to abuse a corpse and obstruction of justice‚ for lying to authorities‚ just before opening statements were to begin in her jury trial.… Post the First Comment

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - On a late summer day, Nina Reiser shopped for groceries, dropped her two children off at her estranged husband's house in a quiet section of the Oakland hills, and vanished. Prosecutors say there's no great mystery about what happened; they believe they can prove she was killed by her husband, Hans Reiser, even though her body hasn't been found.… Post the First Comment

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) - Authorities worked early Monday to deliver badly needed food and water to thousands of residents stranded by devastating floods that have damaged the homes of up to 500,000 people. Since swollen rivers first broke their banks on Oct.… Post the First Comment

BOSTON (AP) - Power was being restored Monday to several thousand coastal residents from Massachusetts to Maine who lost electricity when the remnants of Hurricane Noel blew through the region over the weekend. The storm struck New England with just a glancing blow Saturday, bringing down tree limbs and knocking out power to 80,000 homes.… Post the First Comment

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Belgium heads for a record Tuesday‚ 149 days with no government‚ unless the two winners of this year's elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an alliance. Nearly five months after the vote, Yves Leterme, 47, the would-be Christian Democratic premier, has only a partial government program in hand.… Post the First Comment