Watching their weight (Technician)

Athletes have to closely monitor their weight during and out of season. (Photo illustration by Dreier Carr) Whether it's football players looking to add muscle mass before they hit the gridiron or a wrestler hoping to make weight as he steps onto the scale before a match, weight is an important and a consistently monitored part of college athletics.

Teen Athletes Who Stay Fit With Milk Can Earn Cash for College (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

High school athletes who drink milk to stay fit have the chance to score some extra cash from got milk?® for college. Today, the National Milk Mustache "got milk?" Campaign, in partnership with USA TODAY, launched the 12th annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award program.

Strengthening Bone By Low Vibrations (Newswise)

The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate the biologic and physical mechanisms of very low-magnitude mechanical signals and how they strengthen bone and muscle.

Work to keep your muscles strong (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Muscle gobbles up lots of energy even at rest. It's high-maintenance tissue, and the body doesn't like this. So when you don't use muscles, your body decides that you don't need them and sees this as an opportunity to reduce muscle mass to save fuel.

Stony Brook students protest SUNY tuition hike (Newsday)

Fresh off a record turnout in the presidential election, Stony Brook University students rallied against deep budget cuts and a tuition hike Wednesday, warning state officials they are prepared to flex their newfound political muscle to protect state universities.