Touro wants Vallejo students to focus on health (Vallejo Times-Herald)
For the second year in a row, Touro University will host an event aimed at motivating Vallejo youth to take a more proactive approach to health care, as well as highlighting prospective careers in medicine....more...Camps galore across the area (Akron Beacon Journal)
Looking for a summer camp? Here are many of the day and overnight programs offered in the Akron area. In some cases, times and dates are set. In others, plans are still being made....more... 5 great engineer jobs (The Indianapolis Star)
They design highways and produce juicy tomatoes. They create sports shoes and help keep your tap water clean. Engineers. If you happen to bump into one during this National Engineers Week, you might want to say thank you. After all, these 2 million professionals have their hands in just about everything you use....more... Teammates can split votes on ballot (Orlando Sentinel)
One of the nuances of the Mr. Basketball voting format is that it's a bad thing to have teammates nominated. That was made clear last fall when Callie Rivers and Sarah Mendoza of state volleyball champ Winter Park took votes away from each other. Neither was a finalist for the Miss Volleyball award....more... Branching out (Austin American-Statesman)
Young Muslims look to new careers to gain ground in public debates. Ali Jafri made some changes when he enrolled at the University of Texas School of Law last year. First, he let his beard grow. Then, he helped create a Middle East Law Students Association....more... 2007 Education Planning Guide: How their teachers made an impact (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
It could have been yesterday -- or it could have been decades ago. But the impact a teacher makes can last a long time....more... Black history inspired their stories (The Columbus Dispatch)
They are familiar figures on local television and radio. They affect our lives through politics and community affairs. They take care of our bodies. They compete as athletes and entertain us through the performing and visual arts....more... ProfNet Wire: Health & Living: Banning Underweight Models (Newswise)
1) Banning Underweight Models (25 experts); 2) Brain Communication May Explain Super Bowl Fan Fever; 3) Dysfunctional Super Bowl Fans; 4) Controversial Children's Roles in Films; 5) Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Industry....more... Worthy causes (Gloucester Daily Times)
PATHWAYS VOLUNTEERS: Pathways for Children needs volunteers to help out either for one time only or on a weekly basis working with support staff in the classroom, sharing a special interest or skill, or assisting with homework....more... |