Tag: family
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Can Science Curb the Alcohol Use Crisis? CU Anschutz Bank of Addiction Professionals
[ad_1] As the country reels from a substance abuse crisis that shatters daily life, scientists and clinicians at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus work hard in labs and clinics in hopes of preventing the tragedy of addiction. I’m here. -
Education funding platform GiveCampus raises $50 million
[ad_1] GiveCampusis a fundraising platform for education-related nonprofits, and on Monday, Silversmith Capital Partners. Y Combinator Managing director Michael Seibel When stripes Executive Claire Hughes Johnson also participated. The Minority Growth Equity investment follows a bootstrapped family and friends round in 2015 that accumulated less than $1 million. The company was founded in 2014 to ... -
The University of Chicago South Side Science Fest was created to showcase countless fun pathways to the field.
[ad_1] Just before noon on a recent Saturday, dozens of families were walking the Science Quad at the University of Chicago to enjoy the institution’s first South Side Science Festival. A sea of light blue t-shirts with “scientist” written on their backs walked among people wearing yellow t-shirts indicating they were helping with the event. ... -
The royal family turns out in a perfect way for the Queen’s funeral.Queen Elizabeth II
[ad_1] I never saw my hair disheveled or my shoes polished. I didn’t see a single lint on her jacket. The dress code for the grandest and most extravagant occasions was glorious solemnity, with pearls and pillbox hats, high heels, and sharp tailoring. For the royal family, this was, as the Archbishop of Canterbury pointed ... -
Mentoring beats science training
[ad_1] On April 14th, I was reminded of the powerful relationships mentoring fosters and the impact it has on our lives. On that day, I attended the homecoming of Joshua Emmanuel Owus Coramoor. Joshua Emmanuel Owusu Coramore, his 2020 graduate of the University of William and Mary, a chemistry major and soccer linebacker on his ... -
San Diego’s system for mental health conservatorships is struggling
[ad_1] Mimi Murray believed she could fix it. All her son needed, she thought, was to come back to San Diego and get some help from Mom. She expected he would have a short stay at their Rancho Peñasquitos home in North County before finding a new job and landing back on his feet. Why ... -
How did you get so bad?Parents and teachers worry about schools for students with disabilities
[ad_1] Carmen Gober never planned to homeschool. But during the last few days of this summer vacation, she was worried that her son, her AJ’s school, was severely understaffed. Five-year-old AJ has cerebral palsy and cannot speak. His school in northwest Indiana serves students with emotional and developmental disabilities. Many of his classmates use ... -
Des Moines-Based Platform Hummingbirds Pollinates Society’s Goodness
[ad_1] If Emily Steele was a bird, she’d be a hummingbird. “You fly around and spread all your energy everywhere. And you kind of scatter everywhere,” Steele’s father-in-law, a bird lover, once said affectionately at a family dinner in Malo. I spoke to her with all my heart. Steele readily agrees that winged animals fit ...
