The Close the Gap club at East Ridge High School draws up to 40 students each Tuesday after school.
Source: At one Woodbury school, teens saw the achievement gap and stepped up to tutor their peers
How cool…
10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he’s 15 and healthy
Today, Miles Scott is a healthy teenager with a passion for baseball. He plays catcher for his high school in Tulelake, Calif.
Source: 10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he’s 15 and healthy
Cool follow-up.
Madisonville nursing home brings in puppy for pet therapy program
A nursing home in Madisonville is starting a pet therapy program as a way to address its residents emotional needs.
Source: Madisonville nursing home brings in puppy for pet therapy program
I’m a sucker for these stories because they make so much sense. I’ve seen the good they can do.
Medical center hands out turkeys to seniors in need
Dedicated Senior Medical Center in Tampa understands the holidays can be tough for low-income seniors living alone, so they handed out frozen turkeys to those in need.
Source: Medical center hands out turkeys to seniors in need
A very cool idea.
Her dogs were to be euthanized while she was in a coma. A stranger stepped in.
The three dogs were on their own after their owner was hit by a pick-up truck as she jogged in San Antonio.
Source: Her dogs were to be euthanized while she was in a coma. A stranger stepped in.
Well done.
An accidental discovery could change the world
A lucky discovery could revolutionize the battery and change how we power our world.
Source: An accidental discovery could change the world
Very exciting.
This 150-pound Great Dane was just given ‘hero dog’ status
The 6-year-old gentle giant was selected from a group of hundreds of other dogs and named 2023 American Humane Hero Dog.
Source: This 150-pound Great Dane was just given ‘hero dog’ status
A very good boy.
A better way to heal damaged muscle | Waterloo News
People who have experienced significant muscle damage have new hope thanks to Evolved.Bio, a startup that has developed innovative technology that can regenerate muscle tissue in a highly effective
Source: A better way to heal damaged muscle | Waterloo News
Fascinating.
A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open — 446 people came in, borrowed 245 books. Every single one was returned
They say a reader does not steal and a thief does not read. In the city of Gothenburg, Sweden, that’s definitely true.
So cool.
Extraordinary contra-rotating floating wind turbines to begin testing
A wildly innovative turbine that could halve the cost of offshore wind is set to go into testing in Norway. The 19-m (62-ft), 30-kW, contra-rotating vertical-axis turbine is a prototype of a design that could scale to unprecedented size and power.
Source: Extraordinary contra-rotating floating wind turbines to begin testing
Very interesting…