In a touching TED Talk posted earlier today, Alanna Shaikh shares stories of her fathers struggle with Alzheimers disease and explains how she is preparing herself to face the disease.
One particularly memorable quote from the talk:
I need a heart so pure that if its stripped bare by dementia, it will survive.
Rush’s school-based health center at the Simpson Academy for Young Women.
This past fall, Rush University’s College of Nursing began its third school-based health center, at the Chicago Public Schools’ Simpson Academy for Young Women, with hopes of addressing health care issues of pregnant and parenting youth.
Less than one year later, the clinic’s innovative efforts are recognized internationally.
The health center at Simpson Academy, a school for pregnant women and young mothers, received an International Connecting Nurses Care Challenge Award for its innovation in addressing health care issues of pregnant and parenting youth. The cen
TOLEDO — Connect Ohio and the YMCA of Greater Toledo have partnered to offer the Every Citizen Online free basic computer and Internet training program. Through this collaborative effort, area adults are learning how to connect in ways many of us take for granted. Participants of the program are also eligible to take advantage of discounted Internet service and computer purchases.
“As an ECO partner organization, we’re excited to be able to offer community residents, Y-members, and our staff members beginner computer training classes,” said Carla Szczechowski, director of information technology for YMCA/JCC. “
Mathematically – don’t stop reading – you’d think that having an uneven number of individuals on the to-be-named selection committee would get rid of the chance of a tie; you know, with four people picking one team for the fourth spot and four picking another team.
That’s probably not the case. Here’s one reason: you could make the case that the committee must reach a consensus when it comes to picking the four teams that compete in our future college football playoff. There should be a unified front, goes this line of thought.
Again, that’s probably not the case. What the committee needs more than anything – these are the two must-haves – are transparency and objectivity. No closed-door me
Colgates Elise DeRoo 12 was one of two Patriot League student-athletes to be nominated for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
DeRoos nomination was based on her service, leadership, athletics and academics.
Elise DeRoo 12 graduated with a 3.97 grade-point average with a degree in molecular biology.
DeRoo, a native of Newtown, Conn., finished an incredible four-year career at Colgate this spring. She was a dominant force in cross country for two years, capturing the womens individual championships in 2009 and 2010 before taking third at the 2011 event.
DeRoo was also a force within the league in both the indoor and outdoor seasons of track and field during her career.
It’s already been a busy offseason but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty to talk about when the season starts in less than three months. Here are five stories to keep an eye on when the season officially kicks off on August 31.
Urban Meyers presence at Ohio State will be a key story in 2012. (Brooke LaValley/Columbus Dispatch/MCT)
How quickly will Urban Renewal take place at Ohio State?
Buzz: It’s amazing the difference a year makes. Last year at this time, Ohio State was engulfed in a cloud of uncertainty. The pro