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Columns::October 8, 2001

Around academe

More problems among students
Mental-health counselors at colleges around the nation are reporting a rise in students with “severe psychological problems.” This rise is not related to the Sept. 11 attacks.
According to a recent survey, 85 percent of counselors from 274 institutions said the number of students exhibiting major depression and anxiety has risen dramatically over the past five years. The rate has been growing steadily since 1990.
These problems are suspected to stem from students reacting to the stresses of college life; however, many students reportedly brought their conditions with them to college. Colleges are responding by hiring more mental-health counselors and offering a wider array of treatments.

NSF funds studies of attack sites
The National Science Foundation made eight grant awards at the beginning of this month for research in structural engineering. The grants will fund researchers’ collection of data and assessment of damage from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack sites in New York and Washington, D.C. The data will be used to help improve the structural integrity of existing and future buildings during explosions, fires and various hazards.

--Jocelyn Newman



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