Ithaca College

Ithaca College was established in 1892 as a private music conservatory in the serene area of Ithaca, New York. Today, Ithaca College has a mixture of communications, music, science, health and liberal arts programs. Ithaca College offers summer programs and other programs at its campus in London. Ithaca College has approximately 6500 students enrolled at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Address
219 Alumni Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850-7044
Website
http://www.ithaca.edu/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_College

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Study shows bilingual children have a two-tracked mind

Adults learning a foreign language often need flash cards, tapes, and practice, practice, practice. Children, on the other hand, seem to pick up their native language out of thin air. The learning process is even more remarkable ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chlamydia expert weighs in on rise of STDs

The big three bacteria of sexually transmitted diseases — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis—are on the rise according the Center for Disease Control. A report issued last week shows that reported infections of all three ...

Health

New study shows that for runners, age is but a number

Who says you can't stay physically fit well into your old age? A new study from Ithaca College biomechanics researcher Rumit Singh Kakar reveals that running mechanics remain largely unchanged as runners grow older.

Autism spectrum disorders

With horses and iPads, autistic children learn to communicate

Luke, a 7-year-old autistic child had primarily only expressed requests to his parents (e.g., I want a drink), but this past year he was introduced to a 1,000 pound horse, 1-pound iPad and special program called Strides. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers help uncover how infants learn word meanings

Research conducted in the Cognition Laboratory at Ithaca College is helping those who study child development gain a better understanding of how children learn the meanings of words. The researchers found that if a person ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

What zebrafish can tell us about anxiety

The right tool for the job is important. A surgeon wouldn't use a chainsaw when a scalpel offers more control. But sometimes the best treatments available aren't precise. For example, anxiety medications available today are ...

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