Midterms, coeds & sleep: What you should know

One of the most sleep-deprived populations in the US is university students.   Aside from the clichéd assumption that they are sleep deprived because they are up all night partying, the fact is that many students deal with encroachments on their sleep time that are not of their own choosing:

• Early morning class times
• Delayed sleep phase
• Demands of a job in addition to school
• Poor sleep environment or sleep hygiene
• Anxiety and/or depression
• Underestimation of credit or homework load
• Sports team practice schedule and/or travel requirements

This week's curation focuses on all of the reasons why college students aren't getting enough sleep.

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AUG 2 || CBC NEWS
BCIT installs new sleep pods in library

AUG 10 || THE HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Here’s What’s Keeping College Students From Getting The Sleep They Need

AUG 17 || HEALTH DAY
Sleep Is Key to College Success

AUG 19 || THE HUFFINGTON POST
Twenty Suggestions for Incoming College Freshmen (August, 2016 Update)

AUG 22 || SCIENCE DAILY: ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Sleep makes relearning faster and longer-lasting

AUG 23 || AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION WIRE
What it’s like to be in sleep medicine: Shadowing Dr. Chervin

AUG 25 || ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS
Q&A with Nursing Professor Teresa Valerio: Secrets of sleep

AUG 30 || THE NEW YORK TIMES: THE LEARNING NETWORK
Summer Reading Contest Winner, Week 9 | On ‘Power Napping on Campus’

SEP 1 || INDIANA DAILY STUDENT
COLUMN: Stop romanticizing exhaustion

SEP 1 || JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
Psychometric Evaluation of the PSQI in U.S. College Students

SEP 1 || THE SOURCE
Losing sleep: Lack of sleep can hurt grades, health, happiness

SEP 2 || GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT
Message to college students: How your all nighters affect your learning and memory

SEP 6 || THE DAILY UNIVERSE
Health officials say lack of sleep can negatively affect students’ grades

SEP 9 || YALE NEWS
UP CLOSE: Unhealthy sleep culture at Yale

SEP 12 || THE STATE PRESS
Smart phones, stress and sleep deprivation

SEP 13 || THE DAILY ILLINI
Sleep is not for the weak

SEP 13 || THE PACE CHRONICLE
Sleep Deprivation and College Students: A Match Made In Hell

SEP 14 || THE WELLESLEY NEWS
College ranked first in nation for napping quality around campus

SEP 18 || THE COMMENTATOR
I Sense You’re Not Getting Enough Sleep

SEP 19 || THE QUINT
What Happens to Your Brain When You Pull an All-Nighter?

SEP 22 || DAILY COLLEGIAN
Please go to sleep

SEP 25 || VERGE CAMPUS: EMERSON COLLEGE
Sleep Nine Hours a Night in College? You Bet!

SEP 28 || DOANE LINE
College party culture affects students

SEP 29 || BAYLOR LARIAT
Driving While Drowsy, not worth the risk

OCT 3 || CARDINAL POINTS
Sleeping less leads to stress

OCT 3 || THE SPECTRUM
Obama Addresses Sleeping Habits of NDSU Students

OCT 6 || THE DAILY TROJAN
Living in a dorm with no AC

OCT 6 || THE MASSACHUSETTS DAILY COLLEGIAN
‘Sleepless at UMass’ event draws drowsy droves to Student Union Ballroom

OCT 6 || THE SAINT
Rising concerns over “smart drugs” at universities

OCT 7 || THE FLOR-ALA
Nighttime habits can affect sleep patterns

OCT 9 || CENTRAL MICHIGAN LIFE
COLUMN: Dangerous distortions from no sleep, too much caffeine

OCT 9 || LOQUITUR
This is your body on sleep deprivation

OCT 10 || THE DAILY WILDCAT
News flash: College students don’t get enough sleep, so here are some tips on how to fix that

OCT 11 || SCROLL
How does sleep affect students?

OCT 12 || THE BEACON
Millennial Missives: Let’s talk about Mental Health

OCT 13 || THE VERMONT CYNIC
Sleep deprivation and stress? Welcome to college

OCT 18 || GOOD CALL
Does Sleep Deprivation Affect College Student Performance?

OCT 21 || PEOPLE’S DAILY ONLINE
Academic pressure leads to sleep deprivation among Chinese students

OCT 24 || DAILY TOREADOR
Professionals discuss sleeping trends among college students

OCT 25 || THE DAILY ILLINI
Students’ lack of sleep leads to test anxiety

OCT 27 || THE TRINITONIAN
Surviving, if not thriving, as a college student

OCT 30 || TIMES RECORD NEWS
Napping pods, study pods, smart study rooms? It’s high-tech and in MSU’s Legacy Hall

NOV 1 || DECCAN CHRONICLE
What to do if you see someone sleepwalking

NOV 1 || SASKATOON STARPHOENIX
U of S looks for napping spaces

NOV 2 || MONTANA KAIMIN
Curry makes student sleep difficulties a priority

NOV 10 || LOCAL 4 DETROIT
Oakland University receives funding for sleep study to combat ‘freshman 15’

NOV 14 || CBC NEWS
Algonquin College students get 2 nap pods to catch up on sleep on campus

NOV 17 || DAILY MAIL
Forget cramming: Having a NAP is just as good as last-minute revision when preparing for an exam

NOV 18 || THE LOQUITUR
School, homework, activities, sleep, repeat: College stress takes toll on students

NOV 22 || THE EYE OPENER
I deprived myself of sleep for a week and this is what I saw

NOV 22 || FULCRUM
Bring on the nap pods

NOV 23 || HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Texas colleges doing more to help growing number of students cope with anxiety, stress

NOV 23 || SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
A look at Adderall, one of the more commonly abused stimulants on college campuses

NOV 28 || FOX NEWS
More evidence ties sugary caffeinated drinks to poor sleep

NOV 28 || THE HIGHLANDER
Five steps to endure finals week — sickness free!

NOV 29 || U TODAY: UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Results from National College Health Assessment reveal continuum of students’ mental health