A high-fat diet may not come to mind when trying to find methods for losing weight and reducing stress. But that’s what a USF research team’s study has discovered. The study, a project of researcher David Diamond, found some contradictions to conventional dietary knowledge — that sugar, not fat, may be the culprit in causing stress and unhealthy eating habits.
When he learned the Florida Legislature planned a meeting to discuss possible changes to the Bright Futures scholarship, Stefano Portigliatti, Student Government (SG) director of the Department of Government Affairs, headed for Tallahassee. On Thursday, Portigliatti and Nicole Garcia, SG senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, attended a Committee on Higher Appropriations meeting, where it debated five possible solutions for the depleting state funds that support the Bright Futures program.
Knowing what you really want is key to finding the partner of your dreams, said Dr. Leonard Kirklen, psychologist for the USF Counseling Center for Human Development (CCHD). That was Kirklen’s advice to students who are looking for long-term relationships.