Awareness

Growing up, you might have seen a Thanksgiving play or two in your elementary school. Perhaps you even got to play the coveted role of the turkey! But what is the real history of Thanksgiving? What lies beyond the Thanksgiving…Read More

When the Berlin Wall fell on November 9th, 1989, people celebrated worldwide. Its demolishment represented Germany’s reunification and freedom of thought, movement, and livelihood for hundreds of thousands of Germans. This victory over a failed communist experiment also meant the…Read More

Environmentalists have long struggled to save the world’s oceans from the perils of overfishing, climate change, and pollution. What if we have it backward? What if the question is not how we can preserve the wildness of our oceans, but…Read More

Every October, ubiquitous orange pumpkins seem to nearly be matched by pink ribbons that pop up everywhere. From billboard advertisements to 5k flyers, these ribbons symbolize a heartfelt and historic fight against a challenge that one in eight women will…Read More

October 24th marks United Nations (UN) Day. What does this mean? Seventy-six years ago, in 1945, fifty-one nations came together for the first time under the UN umbrella. Their goal was to collectively maintain world peace to prevent another tragic…Read More

Happy National Nut Day! Celebrated annually on October 22nd, this is the perfect opportunity to throw some cashews into your stir-fry, dip an almond biscotti into your coffee, or even just savor your PB&J sandwich a little bit more. In…Read More

October 17th marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which was established by the United Nations to raise awareness about how we can end persistent poverty through sustainable, empowering initiatives. This year, it is all the more important…Read More

Today is Emergency Nurses Day, and after what has been 19 months of pandemic response in the United States, we have all observed first-hand the essential role our nurses play in taking care of our communities. There are over 4 million active nurses…Read More

Happy National Farmer’s Day! In our modern era, when so many people live in cities and suburbs, we often tend to overlook farmers’ tireless work to put food on our plates. But tireless work it is; according to the 2017…Read More

This week is Fire Prevention Week, and though we may not all experience a fire in our own homes, wildfires are disasters that can indirectly affect us all. A decade ago, climate change was a somewhat abstract notion, but today…Read More