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‘We should be sympathetic toward snoozers’: Study finds unexpected effect of snoozing an alarm

Redmond Bernhold | Tuesday, September 6, 2022

To learn more about snoozing, professors and researchers from the Notre Dame department of computer science collected data from daily surveys that questioned the snoozing habits of 385 individuals. The team concluded that repeatedly snoozing alarms is linked to having a higher heart rate. Postdoctoral researcher Stephen Mattingly said he was interested in the topic

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On smoke breaks and sleeping in: when does self-care become self-destructive?

Alexa Schlaerth | Friday, November 19, 2021

There is a central focus in a lot of leisure literature these days: how do we recreate? Especially post-pandemic, as this landscape changes, we have all borne witness to the trend of “self-care.” Face masks & skincare, smoothies and baking bread, staying in and watching Tiktoks–you name it. As college students today, we are inundated

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Late night company

Mary Steurer | Wednesday, September 26, 2018

I am not a natural insomniac, but when I arrived back on campus in August, bringing with me plenty of uneasiness about the new year, sleep became … more challenging, I guess. Unable to get my mind off of my anxieties, it would take me a couple hours to settle down. One late night, frustrated

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When nights are slumberless

Pedro Dominguez | Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The effects a bad night’s sleep can have is not to be underestimated, and though the causes of insomnia can be difficult to determine, its negative consequences are readily apparent. Daytime sleepiness, irritability, difficulty concentrating and forgetfulness are just some of the immediate results of failing to get the clinically recommended seven to nine hours.

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If you like coffee with your oxygen…

Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 24, 2017

Now don’t get me wrong — I know that coffee is life-giving. It has the incredible ability to pick you up from your crumpled, sleep-deprived state and transform you into an alert, ambitious pupil. It allows you to adopt godlike powers at 4am as you study straight through the night and ace that exam. With

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Professor promotes the importance of sleep

J.P. Gschwind | Thursday, January 28, 2016

Sleep deprivation is an epidemic across college campuses and its pernicious effects often go unnoticed, according to Jessica Payne, Nancy O’Neill Collegiate Chair in Psychology. Payne delivered a talk titled “The Neuroscience of Being Your Best Self” in Jordan Hall on Wednesday and focused on the importance of sleep. “I’ve spent years and years working