Two from Ithaca College Included Among Princeton Review’s ‘Best 300 Professors’
ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College has two of the country’s best undergraduate teachers, according to the Princeton Review. The education services company features profiles of professor of mathematics Marty Sternstein and associate professor of chemistry Mike Haaf in its new book, “The Best 300 Professors.” Hailing from 122 colleges and universities across the nation,Continue Reading
Travel and Other Adventures Can Boost Happiness
As long as you do it for the right reasons and not to impress others THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — If you buy life experiences such as an exotic vacation or tickets to a major concert in order to impress other people, you won’t get much of a happinessContinue Reading
Young fan skates with Alex Ovechkin
Nationally, Boise, Idaho, is best known for Boise State football. But from the time he was 3 years old, Sam Jacobson was enthralled with hockey. He attended games to watch the Idaho Steelheads, an East Coast Hockey League team based in Boise, and he’d come home and imitate his favoriteContinue Reading
Get your daily supply of fruits and vegetables by juicing
Star-telegram.com – I actually wanted to start juicing last summer, when I was in the throes of testing three, sometimes four different cakes, cookies, tacos or tarts each day for my cookbook, which comes out in May. There was no way around it. I had to bake, and I hadContinue Reading
Coca-Cola, will.i.am launch green biz Ekocycle
Entertainer/entreprenuer will.i.am is taking is turning his passion for sustainability into a new business partnership with Coca-Cola. Called Ekocycle, the new brand will offer high-quality products containing recycled materials. The goal is not only to create a successful company, but also to make appealing the idea of incorporating recycled materialsContinue Reading
Endangered Wood Bison Thrive at Alaska Conservation Center
PORTAGE – The North American Wood Bison is still on the endangered species list, but its numbers are thriving at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. The Wood Bison Recovery Program started at AWCC almost ten years ago with 13 bison from Canada. Now there are 120 and dozens more onContinue Reading
Teacher Gives Parent Kidney
A Texas kindergarten teacher has given a life-saving gift to one of her student’s parents. Marie Bell donated one of her kidneys to a the father of one of her students. “People have said things to me like, ‘You’re a hero. You’re an angel. This is extraordinary.’ And to me,Continue Reading
Study Shows Smiling Could Help With Stress
If you’re feeling stressed, maybe the best thing you can do is crack a smile. New research shows that smiling — and especially genuine smiling (where your eyes and mouth muscles are engaged) — may play a part in lowering heart rate after you’ve done something stressful. The study willContinue Reading
Gabby Douglas inspires the world as gold medal winner
With an Olympic gold medal in hand, Gabby Douglas has inspired the world. She has won the gold medal in the women’s all around gymnastics event, being the first woman to win the gold in both the team event and all-around. Her amazing story is show in the video below. Continue Reading
Baby helps paralyzed father walk and talk again
A young father who became trapped in his own body after suffering a stroke has learnt how to walk and talk again – by copying his baby daughter. Mark Ellis was just 22 when he suffered a stroke and locked in syndrome – a nightmarish condition which leaves the sufferer’sContinue Reading