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Bullying, Harassment, & Hate Crimes Spike Since Presidential Election
February 01, 2017

Recently the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released the results of a post-election national survey of 50,000 teenagers between 13 and 18 years old. Some 70 percent reported witnessing bullying, hate messaging, or harassment since the election with racial bi

Megan Westervelt Tells Unique Environmental Stories Through Still Images
January 25, 2017

Megan Westervelt left graduate school with some experience under her belt and some uniquely creative ideas in her head about how she could capture environmental photos. She labels herself a Conservation Photojournalist which means she tells stories with h

America’s System of Athletics is Failing: Expert David Ridpath Has Observed
January 18, 2017

The American system of amateur athletics is mostly school based: elementary, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. Yet, that system is failing both the student-athlete and the general public, according to Dr. David Ridpath, the Kahanda

Climate Change Escalates Despite Our Partisan Politics
January 11, 2017

To the vast majority of scientists, climate change exists and it has been exacerbated over the years by human factors. However, not all politicians agree and most assuredly, most of the dissenters from this proposition reside in the Republican Party –

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Are For More than Just Gaming
January 04, 2017

Be prepared in the next couple of years for “virtual reality” (VR) and “augmented reality” (AR) to be more and more parts of your daily lives – from health and medicine to education, journalism and assistance in completing your daily chores. Alt

Old-Time Radio Dramas Adopt Modern Podcasting Style at WOUB
December 28, 2016

Karen M. Chan, an actor, director and producer is merging old-time radio dramatic techniques with modern podcasting to bring a new, fresh approach to storytelling for public media. Chan, a veteran of theater, television and film, has lately been concentra

Addiction and “The Holidays” Can be a Toxic Mix – But, Help is Available
December 21, 2016

Ron Luce, a board member of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences and President of Ohio Recovery Housing, says “the Holidays” can be a troubling time for those addicted to drugs or alcohol –even those already in recovery. Addiction is often

Sexual Victimization: New Data Challenges Stereotypes
December 14, 2016

Lara Stemple and her colleagues are leading the charge to change perceptions of sexual victimization and more accurately account for the gender of sexual perpetrators. Stemple is the director of Graduate Studies at the UCLA School of Law and is the direct

“Epic Struggles” Face Media in Covering President Donald Trump
December 07, 2016

Andrew Alexander, former ombudsman for the Washington Post and former Washington bureau chief for Cox Newspapers, states that the media have epic struggles ahead in covering our new President Donald Trump. However, he believes media should attack their jo

Poverty Takes on Power: Linda Tirado’s Fight for Right
November 30, 2016

Linda Tirado, author and activist, has for the past three years written and spoken around the globe about what it’s like to be poor in America. She now talks truth to power and explains why many poor people voted for Donald Trump to tear down the Washi