How to avoid procrastination when taking virtual classes
If you’re a student taking college classes virtually, it can be more difficult to focus and much more tempting to procrastinate. Fortunately, we have four strategies to help you focus on online classes and avoid procrastination. Manage your motivation. Students are more likely to Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
November 23, 2020
Today we’ve got innovative solutions for housing the unsheltered from Vermont and California. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
As cases rise in the US, Vermont serves as a model for virus containment
As coronavirus cases spike again in the US, residents are being encouraged to once again hunker down in their homes, but what if you don’t have a home to shelter in? There is a 25 percent covid infection rate among homeless Americans, but one state stands out as an outlier: Vermont. The state has Read More...
Tiny owl rescued from the Rockefeller Christmas tree
This year’s holiday season is anything but ordinary, and even the classic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree faced an unusually troubled start to the season. The 75-foot Norway spruce was en route to the Big Apple when workers discovered a tiny owl living in its branches. Fortunately, the Read More...
Researchers create the first global map of bee species
There are over 20,000 species of bees around the globe, but information on the location and population health of different species is sparse. In an effort to bolster bee conservation, biologists have created the first modern map of all the bee species around the world. Michael Orr, the study's Read More...
Farm Bureau and environmental groups form an unlikely alliance
Large scale agriculture has traditionally been at odds with organic and regenerative farming practices with the American Farm Bureau Federation as a powerful lobbyist against climate change legislation. In a fortunate turn of events, the group recently announced an unexpected alliance to reduce Read More...
5 methods for coping with seasonal affective disorder
Despite the fact that most of us experience daylight savings every year, the impending early darkness seems to catch us off guard every time. Shorter days, combined with dreary weather, has been shown to lower mood and energy levels. It can also lead to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), major Read More...