Summer has arrived, and it’s only a matter of time before it brings the heat. Cities in particular are apt to suffer, yet a new technology may provide a new way to beat the sweltering heat. When exposed to direct…
According to a new report by the Institute of Women’s Policy Research, Minnesota has become one of the best states for providing resources specific to women’s health concerns. As the Duluth News Tribune describes it, “The research shows Minnesota is the best…
Detroit utility company DTE Energy is set to install a 1.1-megawatt solar panel structure right outside the city limits of Ann Arbor. Mlive.com reports that the structure, an impressive array of over 4,000 photovoltaic (PV) panels, will be the largest…
The Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center (GACTC) in central Pennsylvania offers a relatively new program in dentistry that is considered an advancement in the dental assistant field. The Altoona Mirror reports that GACTC is one of the few schools in the…
Alex Dillmann, 30, and his wife Holly, 29, share the struggle of infertility with many other American couples. One in eight couples, or 12% of married women, experience difficulty in getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy. For the Dillmanns, however,…
On Tuesday May 19, activist and recent college graduate Emma Sulkowicz carried her mattress across the stage of Columbia University’s graduation ceremony, with three friends helping her shoulder the weight. It would be a shocking spectacle for any other graduation…
The 51 largest cities in the U.S. received a scorecard last week from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, with Boston claiming the top spot for the second year in a row. “Our findings show that cities continue to…
It’s been six years since Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz’s unexpected wedding entrance dance set to Chris Brown’s “Forever” went viral, but the summer of 2015 has seen a resurgence in viral wedding videos. For years, surprise proposal videos, often…
Utah is slated to get a thoroughly unconventional theme park next year. Consisting of just seven 60-foot-square rooms scheduled to be built starting in the fall, the entertainment factor at The Void will come from virtual reality. “Why play a…
Driverless cars may sound like a technological pipe dream straight out of a Jetsons cartoon, but consumers could actually be seeing them out on the road sooner than expected. Not only are many American consumers concerned about how this will…