Last week the College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute (COBE) received official approval from the university as the newest research institute at VCU.
Month: November 2015
Watch Out! Midterms Are Coming!
Are you experiencing anxiety about the big, mean midterms coming soon? Don’t worry! Here are some ideas to help you ace each test.
Women Experience Stronger Links Between Interpersonal Trauma and Alcohol Use than Men
Many people assume that trauma causes people to drink more, but until now that has actually not been clearly demonstrated in the research literature.
Behind the Numbers: Examining Social Norms Around Alcohol, Substance Use and Sex at VCU
Does it ever seem like everyone else has all of the fun? Has that kind of thinking ever influenced your decisions around alcohol, substance use or sex?
COBE Launch: A Retrospective
The past week was crazy as we launched the COBE initiative. Six days and ten (!) Welcome Week events later, we now have >1200 followers across Facebook and Twitter (and if I could ever figure out how to get my Instagram account to work, I know we have more there too).
VCU Social Media Students Create Web Campaign for COBE
The VCU Social Media Institute offers undergraduate and graduate students from VCU a unique opportunity to work with exchange students from the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, funded by the US Embassy in Baghdad and carried out by Meridian International Center.
Get to Know COBE: An Introduction
What is COBE, anyway? Learn all about it in this introductory post.