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Marriage name game: What kind of guy would take his wife’s last name?

The study looked at whether a man’s level of education — both his own and relative to his wife’s — influences the likelihood that he chooses a nontraditional surname in marriage. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, […]

Published on May 10, 2018

For The Babies Of The Opioid Crisis, The Best Care May Be Mom’s Recovery

CARRBORO, N.C. — The halls at UNC Horizons day care are quiet at 5 p.m. Amanda Williammee pauses at the toddler classroom window to watch 2-year-old daughter Taycee. “I like to peek in on her and see what she’s doing before she sees me,” Williammee nearly whispers. “I love watching her, it’s too funny.” Treating […]

Published on May 10, 2018

Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide

HUMACAO, P.R. — A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September. Gregorio, a 62-year-old former carpenter who lives alone, looked haggard. He said he had stopped […]

Published on May 10, 2018