Among the freshman, of the Bryn Mawr students who responded, more than one-quarter said they drank one to two times a week

Almost half (49%) have seen their parents drunk

Japanese scientists reported last year in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke that heavy drinking may protect men from heart disease, although it raises the risk in women

Alcoholic beverages are readily available at convenience stores and vending machines

The money from the Marsden Fund will also fund three PhD students on scholarship to help with data collection.