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- December 15, 2010
A recovering alcoholic and Yale graduate, Edward Grinnan got a job at Guideposts Magazine and began writing about his struggles with alcohol and near homelessness. Through telling his story, Edward was able to heal, and his tale reached out to others—inspiring self-change and hope. CNN, 8/7/2011
READ MOREIn an innovative collaboration between NYC’s Guggenheim museum and BMW, the BMW Guggenheim lab is a “micro-environment” that will cultivate arts and social engagement in a metropolitan landscape. Environmental activists and scientists worked in tandem to build the space—bringing city-dwellers together to contemplate the future SmartPlanet, 8/2/2011
READ MORENFL wide receiver Brandon Marshall may be more well known for his recent domestic altercation with his wife than his role on the Miami Dolphins. There may be more insight into the alleged stabbing as Marshall was recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, a mental disorder defined primarily by emotional instability and tempestuous relationships. Now,
READ MOREPrompted by a doctoral research project led by Paul Branscum (pictured above), elementary school students were challenged to create new comic characters. But there was a twist: These new superheroes had to have a new kind of superpower: healthy eating and physical wellness. University of Cincinnati, 8/2/2011
READ MOREE-mail has essentially replaced face-to-face conversation as the most common form of daily communication, especially in businesses where a reported 62 percent of people say they use the Internet. However, the social cues and etiquettes that applies to traditional communication still lag behind in the virtual realm and are often overlooked. E-mail encourages competitiveness and
READ MOREIn high school these books might have been a bore, but perhaps now you are ready to gain from these classroom classics. If you haven’t read these 10 teacher favorites, use this summer to enrich your brain and your soul. TODAY, 8/1/2011
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