This week we checked in with Assistant Basketball Coach James Ware (JW), who was busy recruiting players from across the country in the month of July. Ware talked about his personal goals for the players, how he copes with coaching

A four-time All-WCC middle blocker at San Diego and a Cupertino, Calif. native, former professional volleyball player Debra Robertson has been hired as a volunteer coach at Santa Clara University head coach Joe Wallace announced today. Her responsibilities will include

The Santa Clara University Athletics Department is excited to announce today men's basketball season tickets will go on sale Mon., Aug. 3 for the 2009-10 Bronco home slate. Season tickets will be available for purchase at the Leavey Center ticket

Two researchers have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to which the most frequently-used words tend to be the shortest, also extends to other animal species. The scientists have shown that dolphins

One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research. Of the 941 young people who were questioned during the 2008 Young Life and Times Survey, a further 14 per cent

Researchers have identified factors that may increase overweight adolescents' risk of engaging in extreme weight control behaviors such as self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills, laxatives and diuretics, as well as binge eating.

A new study looks at how children perceive and interact with peers who have various undesirable characteristics, such as being overweight or aggressive. The researchers' study explored children's perceptions of the ability of the peer to control or change such

One of the most well-known psychological tools is the Rorschach Inkblot Test. A viewer looks at ten inkblots, one at a time, and describes what they see. However, does the inkblot really reveal all? According to a new article, the

The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to 49, than in white Americans, according to a new study.

Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren has shown that, although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how to perform basic life support is well retained by young children.

Researchers have uncovered a new way to scan brain tumors and predict which ones will be shrunk by the drug Avastin -- before the patient ever starts treatment. By linking high water movement in tumors to positive drug response, the

Cancer researchers have successfully tested a small, engineered antibody they say shuts down growth of human glioblastoma tumors in cell and animal studies. Glioblastoma is the deadliest of brain cancers; there is no effective treatment.

Few people changed their behavior in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, according to a new study. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu

Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to new a study.

Migraine headaches are a drain -- not only on the estimated 30 million Americans who suffer from them, but on the economy, too. But according to a new study there is hope for severe and frequent migraine sufferers who can't

British psychologists are inviting the public to take part in an ambitious five-day experiment that aims to boost the UK's happiness.

A new study by psychologists finds that in the aftermath of national trauma, the ability to make sense out of what happened has implications for individual well-being and that the kinds of stories people tell about the incident predict very

Doing something unusual, like knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while taking a daily dose of medicine may be an effective strategy to help seniors remember whether they've already taken their daily medications, suggests new research.

Exposing rats to a context associated with eating chocolate activates a part of the brain's reward system known as the orexin system. The results have implications for the development of new drug treatments for overeating.