Over the last few years, New York has been experiencing an influx of bikers. No, the ones that travel at break-neck speeds on the highway, but simple bicycle riders. While the NYC Department of Transportation has already taken steps to design safer, better-performing streets for motorists, pedestrians and bicycle riders, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 30th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Community, Environment
The Roosevelt Union Free School District has been making changes by bringing the fun back into learning for its students. Led by Robert-Wayne Harris, the district superintendent, the district has been promoting a return of interest in school.
Mr. Harris does this by making a point: “When you do the right thing, you get rewarded, and [...]
A recent report from the American Red Cross, named Social Media in Disasters and Emergencies, finds that in the event of a large-scale emergency, such as the onset of a natural disaster or an accident, one in five web users would try to contact an emergency responder through digital media channels.
From July 22 to 23, [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Technology on August 24th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: communication, innovation, research, Technology
The National Capital Region is getting a boost in non-profit funding. Venture Philanthropy Partners is a non-profit organization that aims to help children from low-income families using the principles of venture capital investment. Recently, the organization gave $5.5 million to fund the expansion of the Knowledge is Power Program or KIPP DC, a network of [...]
An induction into UNESCO’s World Heritage List can mean the golden touch for a cultural site’s tourism and environmental protection. Last week, as the organization’s World Heritage Committee convened in Brasilia for deliberations, 21 new sites were added into the prestigious list.
It’s been a long time coming for some of the new additions. Amsterdam’s canal [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on August 14th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Like creating a miniature volcano using paper mâché and a careful mixture of white vinegar and baking soda, making a battery out of a potato is a quintessential school science experiment. Centuries after its discovery as an effective conductor of electricity, researchers from the University of Jerusalem in Israel are saying the potato battery can [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Technology on August 11th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: clean energy, Community, energy, Environment, sustainability
While therapeutic hypothermia, a relatively new cooling therapy, is more commonly used to prevent secondary injuries when blood rushes back into the heart, New York paramedics are being trained to use the treatment for emergency cardiac arrest cases. According to city officials, the use of this treatment has been shown to increase chances of survival [...]
Filed under: Community, Healthcare, News on August 10th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Community, healthcare, success
When the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, earlier this year, it shook more than just the ground and buildings. It shook entire lives, changing them forever. For this reason, some are taking their frustrations, stress and anxiety to the blank canvas.
Thanks to the media, we have heard countless stories of what happened during those [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News, Philanthropy on August 6th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, philanthropy
A report from Public/Private Ventures, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and creating programs in low-income communities, shows the immensely positive impact of job training programs on unemployed and low-skilled workers. According to the report, these programs that are developed in collaboration with specific industries such as health care, accounting and even computer maintenance are [...]
Filed under: Community, Expertise, News, Philanthropy on August 3rd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, infrastructure, jobs, opportunity, philanthropy
Envision Solar, a San Diego-based company known for its solar-powered carports, has announced a new product in line with the company’s goal to make use of solar energy in unconventional places.
This new product, the LifeVillage, is aimed towards areas needing temporary shelters. The product is a series of prefabricated structures with light-gauge steel framing [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on July 30th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: charity, clean energy, Community, innovation
Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.