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Crombie, Aaron P, et al. "The freshman weight gain phenomenon revisited." Nutrition Reviews 67.2 (2009), 83-94. The "freshman 15" is something every college student worries about. This article is reviewing the studies that have been done on this topic and seeing possible factors of it. They list that possible factors could be alcohol, change in physical activity, and many more. It also researches the differences between men and women in this subject. They come to conclude that freshman normally do not actually gain 15, but it appears more like it because it is less likely to be in lean weight.

Cardinal, Bradley, Marc Spaziani. "Effects of Classroom and Virtual "Lifetime Fitness for Health" Instruction on College Students' Exercise Behavior." Physical Educator 64.4 (2007): 205-13. Health Source. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a lifetime fitness class on college students free time activates. They compared the result of students in a classroom based class with students taking the class online and students not taking the class.

Neuschmidt, Oliver, Juliane Barth, and Dirk Hastedt. "Trends in gender differences in mathematics and science (TIMSS 1995-2003)." Studies in Educational Evaluation 34.2 (2008): 56-72. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. There has been a study the gender gap in math and science in the 8th grade from 1995 to 2003. Throughout the years the gap a narrowed but only in science. We have seen an improvement within physics and chemistry. They did see that there had been a change in math but not by much. The education systems want to change this gap so that everyone is on the same level. After this study, they found that the information was helpful.