Higher Education
e-Digest
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Volume 6 / Issue 4
January 24, 2018
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SPOTLIGHT: Tobacco Cessation
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Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. According to one study, one-third of surveyed college students reported using tobacco products in the previous four weeks, and even more reported they had used tobacco in the previous year. Below you can find more information about tobacco use on college campuses and resources to help reduce smoking.
RESOURCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CVSHealth
American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation
Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
Truth Initiative
Tobacco-free College Campus
RESEARCH
Klein, J. D. (December 2017). Pediatrics
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FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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NEW RESOURCES
University of Michigan Institute for Social Research
Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education
Regent and Education Dive
American Council on Education
The Education Trust
Education Commission of the States
Community College Research Center
Community College Research Center
Community College Research Center
National Bureau of Economic Research
The Evolllution
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Education Commission of the States
Campus Safety
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IN THE NEWS
Houston Chronicle,
January 2, 2018
The Washington Post
, December 29, 2017
Gallup News
, December 27, 2017
The Orange County Register
, December 19, 2017
UNC Research
, December 18, 2017
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
, December 19, 2017
STAT News
, December 19, 2017
SafeWise
, December 18, 2017
Journalist's Resource
, December 15, 2017
The Boston Globe
, December 13, 2017
The Wall Street Journal
, December 12, 2017
The College Reporter
, December 3, 2017
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RECENT RESEARCH
Morioka, C.K., et al. (January 2018).
Addictive Behaviors
Bowman Heads, A. M., et al. (December 2017).
Journal of American College Health
Kazemi, D. M., et al. (December 2017).
Addiction Theory & Research
Kollath-Cattano, C., et al. (December 2017).
Addiction Research & Theory
McBride, P. E. (December 2017).
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
Slantcheva-Durst, S., & Knaggs, C. (December 2017).
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
Caldeira, K.M., et al. (November 2017).
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Arria, A.M., et al. (November 2017).
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Various dates, 2-3:30 PM ET
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 3-4 PM ET
NAADAC, Association for Addiction Professionals
Conferences
Ongoing, Various locations
ACPA
Ongoing, Various locations
NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
January 30, 2018, Albany, NY
February 7, 2018, Purchase, NY
February 13, 2018, Albany, NY
March, 13, 2018, Geneseo, NY
The State University of New York
February 1-4, 2018, Keystone, CO
Association of Recovery In Higher Education
February 20-23, 2018, Nashville, TN
Achieving the Dream
Monday, March 5-8, 2018, Portsmouth, VA
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
March 25-28, 2018, Indianapolis, IN
Campus Compact
April 9-11, 2018, Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach Police Department
April 29-May 1, Detroit, MI
Responsible Retailing Forum
May 7-11, 2018, Rochester, NY
Injury Control Research Center for Suicide Prevention
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The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
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