New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published

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July 10, 2009

New Issue of Catalyst Newsletter Is Published

The Spring 2009 issue of Catalyst (Vol. 10, No. 3) has just been published and posted to the Higher Education Center’s Web site. Catalyst discusses emerging issues and highlights innovative efforts on campuses that may be helpful to institutions of higher education. It also includes news from The Network Addressing Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Issues. The current Catalyst issue looks at emerging prevention research since the NIAAA Panel reports on both IHE-specific and general population prevention.

Articles from this issue include:

  • “The National Study of Student Hazing: Initial Findings”
    Hazing in View: College Students at Risk—Initial Findings from the National Study of Student Hazing is the first national study to examine hazing across a wide range of student organizations at multiple campuses.
  • “The Social Norms Marketing Research Project: An Update,” by W. DeJong
    The Social Norms Marketing Research Project was the first randomized control trial to examine the effectiveness of social norms marketing campaigns in reducing college student drinking.
  • “Prevention Inroads in Isla Vista”
    A combination strategy called the “Three Actor Model” is making significant inroads on reducing rates of risky drinking in an off-campus neighborhood next to the University of California-Santa Barbara.
  • “Q&A With Robert Saltz on Prevention Research”
    A senior research scientist at the Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, California, discusses current prevention research issues.
  • “Students Help With Research in Berkeley”
    Students go into bars in a section of the city of Berkeley notorious for its appeal to students looking for a place to party on weekends as part of a research project.

The Network section includes:

  • “Evaluating Environmental Prevention”
    For the Study to Prevent Alcohol-Related Consequences, prevention practitioners and researchers at Network member Wake Forest University used a community-organizing approach to implement environmental strategies on college campuses and in associated neighborhoods.
  • “Welcome New Network Members”
    Link to names of new member institutions, December 1, 2008–March 31, 2009.

Please visit this Catalyst issue directly to download the issue and learn about emerging and current prevention research. To subscribe to receive the Catalyst newsletter electronically, visit the Catalyst subscription page.