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Why boys need parents

November 11, 2011

Health

  • Medical: Studies shed light on suicide prevention, intervention
    The Republic (Columbus, Indiana)
    November 9, 2011
  • HHS Launches New Website Dedicated to Young Adults: Office of Adolescent Health
    November 8, 2011  
  • Autism Linked with Excess of Neurons in Prefrontal Cortex
    University of California, San Diego Autism Center of Excellence press release
    November 8. 2011
  • UCLA Scientists Invent HIV-Blocking Anal Gel
    LA Weekly
    November 8, 2011
  • Addressing Childhood Obesity With Targeted Messaging to Moms, and Ethnic Minorities
    Forbes
    November 7, 2011

Economy

  • Generation Jobless: Young Men Suffer Worst as Economy Staggers
    The New York Times
    November 7, 2011

Education

  • National Study Finds Widespread Sexual Harassment of Students in Grades 7 to 12
    The New York Times
    November 7, 2011
  • Improved Literacy Could Save Health Care
    The Huffington Post
    November 4, 2011
  • U.S. students make gains in math but stall in reading
    The Washington Post
    November 1, 2011
  • School Suspensions Among Boys May Be Linked to Lower College Attendance
    The Chronicle of Higher Education
    October 31, 2011

Opinion HPV

  • Behind the push for boys to get HPV vaccine
    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    November 9, 2011
  • Why HPV Vaccination of Boys May Be Easier
    NPR Podcast
    November 7, 2011

Sports

  • Boys hockey players in Maine file discrimination suit to play
    NBC affiliate WLBZ
    November 10, 2011

Abuse

  • Penn State sex abuse scandal made federal case; U.S. Department of Education announces it will investigate university
    New York Daily News
    November 10, 2011
  • Penn State scandal casts much-needed spotlight on child sex abuse
    LA Times
    November 9, 2011
  • The Molester Next Door
    The New York Times
    November 7, 2011

Technology

  • Teenagers Tell Researchers It's a Cruel, Cruel Online World
    Bits, The New York Times
    November 9, 2011

Lifestyle

  • Fatherhood May Help Tough Guys Straighten Out: Crime, alcohol use dropped among first-time dads, study finds
    US News
    November 10, 2011
  • College adds locker rooms to gender-neutral policy
    USA Today
    November 9, 2011
  • Glee Ignites Fury in TV Watchdog Group Over Sex Scene
    gather.com
    November 9, 2011

International

  • INDIA: Gender bender: Why we need to focus more on our boys
    FirstPost.com
    November 9, 2011
  • Australia: Life lessons: better education for boys means good health for life
    The Conversation
    November 8, 2011
  • UK: David Willetts warns over 'striking' university gender gap
    The Telegraph
    November 6, 2011

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