Recent Articles
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What’s behind the rise in teen depression?
Christina Nava Mental HealthcareBack in high school, I had a friend who was depressed. His teacher, who had seen us together in the halls frequently, pulled me aside one day to express her concerns because he had developed a bad attitude and started sleeping in class, and his grades were plummeting.
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O Canada: Swimming with the sharks
Steve and Diane Owens Recreation & LeisureWhitehorse is typically Yukon; it started as an old frontier town on the historic Yukon River, the recreational and cultural oasis of the north woods. In the 1890s, Klondike stampeders landed here to dry out and repack their supplies on the way to the gold fields.
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To grow, American manufacturing needs better trained workers
Chelsea Adams ManufacturingU.S. manufacturing may be falling behind globally, but it's not simply because companies are shifting jobs overseas to save money. Jay Shambaugh, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, puts it bluntly: The United States isn't keeping up with other countries in training workers with skills needed in today's manufacturing marketplace.
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You are what you drive
David Newton Transportation Technology & AutomotiveI largely agree with the adage "You are what you drive." While I don't claim the axiom is bulletproof, there are endless examples that support the theory — from the successful lawyer in a stately German sedan, to a general contractor with a tool-ridden F-250. I fell hard for the Porsche Cayman when it first appeared (nearly 10 years ago now), but it took me more than three years to acquire my 2009. Though far more practical, my second Porsche (a 2016 Macan S) shares a familiar driving spirit with the Cayman.
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Trying to solve the dyslexia puzzle
Sonya Robbins Hoffmann EducationMy daughter has dyslexia. Her reading difficulties were finally diagnosed this year, three months into second grade. But as many parents with children who have dyslexia find out, this is a constellation of processing and/or auditory weaknesses, and simply giving the disability a name does not make easy to treat.
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Rethinking failure in the classroom
Brian Stack EducationEarlier this month, The Washington Post's Moriah Balingit and Donna St. George opened up a large debate by asking a simple question: Is it becoming too hard to fail? Their article discussed how schools are shifting toward no-zero grading policies as a way to focus a student's grade on what they know and are able to do rather than to use grades as a means to motivate or punish students for their academic behavior.
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Facebook Live is growing — here’s what you need to know
Emma Fitzpatrick CommunicationsThree months after the rollout of Facebook Live to all its users, the new tool is catching on quickly. Within the last week alone, Facebook Live videos have dominated the news cycle. Seemingly ordinary individuals across the country have captured footage of monumental events, from the death of Philando Castile and the Norfolk, Virginia, shootout to the military coup in Turkey.
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5 things to check when shipping pets internationally
Sally Smith Pet CareIn today's transient society, more and more families are relocating for work, retirement or personal reasons. Summer is prime relocation time for corporations, since families prefer to be moved when children are out of school.
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Is America ready for zero-waste grocery stores?
Bambi Majumdar Waste Management & EnvironmentalConservation is the key to helping the planet, and unless we actively combat waste we cannot lessen the terrible burden our planet is under. The concept of the zero-waste grocery store has spread across Europe quickly, and now it's finally set to debut here in the United States.
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Racial diversity matters in public health
Dr. Samer Koutoubi Healthcare AdministrationEvery day, our nation is becoming more diverse — in classrooms, workplaces, neighborhoods and communities. According to a 2010 study from the United States Census Bureau, "The Two or More Races Population: 2010," the number of biracial Americans (reporting themselves as both black and white) grew by more than 1 million people between 2000 and 2010, a 134 percent increase. Similarly, people who reported their race as both white and Asian grew by about three-quarters of a million people, an 87 percent increase.