Awareness

Giving Tuesday is a reminder to contribute to organizations and people who are making ethical, sustainable, and charitable differences around the world. It began in 2012 and is widely known as an event that follows Black Friday, but the GivingTuesday…Read More

Written by Emily Henry on November 27, 2021 Young people are more concerned about the planet than ever before. As you go to college, you can start making a tangible impact on the environment by making your campus more ecologically…Read More

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