Education
Great minds lead to great solutions. Our education section features solutions and innovations directed at strengthening educational systems around the world.
UCLA Archive of Healing promotes and protects indigenous folk medicine
As western medicine expands, we've lost sight of some of the natural healing methods that indigenous communities have used for thousands of years. This ancient medicinal wisdom which humanity relied on for thousands of years before the institutionalization of medicine is often overlooked, Read More...
Improving school lunches in a post-pandemic world
There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic forced us to rearrange how we structure our daily routines whether at work, school, or play. Some of these changes have been for the better and we hope are here to stay. For instance, the health crisis forced us to rethink how to feed students once Read More...
This app helps young professionals maintain their hair and their health
Thanks to Michael DeVore, financially strapped college kids won’t have to go to a job interview with their hair in disarray. Back in 2017, DeVore, an alum of the historically Black Claflin University in South Carolina, was struck with the ingenious idea of developing an app that would connect Read More...
Four books to help you maintain an eco-friendly life
If sustainability has been on your mind, but you’re unsure of where to start, or if you’re already on your way to more eco-friendly living and want to see if there are other ways you can incorporate greener practices, consider taking a look at these books. Each book has a slightly different Read More...
Project-based learning equips students to face real-world problems
The pandemic has further upended traditional teaching methods and encouraged both parents and teachers to reevaluate how students learn best. Project-based learning is an up and coming teaching approach that emphasizes solving real-world challenges through exploration and asking open-ended Read More...
High school student develops infection-detecting suture thread
In low and middle-income countries, 11 percent of surgical wounds develop an infection. The problem is particularly severe among women in some African nations where 20 percent of those who deliver via cesarean section experience infection at surgical sites. Realizing the scope of this problem, Read More...
A reading list on anti-Asian racism in the US
Unfortunately, hate crimes are not new nor uncommon in the US. Although most media outlets have focused on the black/white binary, as of late it has become more and more obvious that other marginalized communities in the US suffer from deep-rooted historical racism as well. The recent rise in Read More...
Research: Handwritten is better than typed when it comes to memorization
We’re on our computers and smartphones so often these days that it’s rare that we write something by hand, but a new study from the University of Tokyo suggests that writing information by hand is better than typing when it comes to retention and memory. In the study, 48 participants were Read More...
Sale of world’s largest painting reaps $62 million for charity
The world officially has a new “largest painting” and the whopping $62 million from its sale is going to a good cause: charities for children. Sacha Jafri’s The Journey of Humanity (2020), makes the mark for the world’s largest painting, certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, Read More...
Plywood that once boarded up Minneapolis finds new life as historical art
In the midst of racial justice protests last summer in response to the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the police, many businesses in Minneapolis boarded up their windows with plywood. Now, nearly a year later, the plywood that once boarded up the city has found new life as artwork honoring Read More...