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(Andrew Grogan-Kaylor says his new study indicates children who get high levels of intellectual stimulation at home, such as books and educational games, had parents who rarely used physical punishment.)

(Women and girls still spend more time than men and boys on housework.)

(Percy Bates says it's important for society, especially young people, to know about the history of other races. While it's great that one month focuses on the contributions of African-Americans, he would like to see black history -- as well as the history of other ethnic groups -- taught year round.)

(Nuclear engineering and radiological science Prof. William Martin outlines research projects in nuclear energy at the U-M and discusses how nuclear waste is to be disposed in the U.S.)

(U-M Research Professor Lloyd Johnston compares today's teens with teens of 33 years ago and everyone in between. His Monitoring the Future survey has surveyed more than 1 million teens since the study began in 1975 asking them about drug use, smoking, drinking and other habits every year. A Distinguished Research Scientist at U-M's Institute for Social Research, Johnston is principal investigator of the Monitoring the Future study.)

(University of Michigan researchers found that 3-year-old children exposed to two or more hours of TV a day were nearly three times more likely to be overweight than children who either watched or were in a room with a TV on for fewer than two hours a day,.)

(With participation and attendance increasing since the first exhibit 12 years ago, the Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is making connections between prisoners and the community, and de-constructing stereotypes about those incarcerated.)

(University of Michigan professor Enoch Brater talks about playwright Arthur Miller as the University hosts a grand opening of the Arthur Miller Theatre, the only one in the world named after Miller.)

(McDonald is a veteran newspaper correspondent who has done several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.)