Biotechnology – one of the fastest-growing scientific fields – uses tools from biology, chemistry, computing, engineering and mathematics to advance...
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These Sea Turtles Face Peril
Sea turtles have been swimming the world’s oceans for more than 100 million years. Yet today the survival of these...
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Imagining Earth
If we approached rivers, mountains, dragonflies, redwoods, and reptiles as if all are alive, intelligent, suffused with soul, imagination, and...
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U.S. Nonprofit Group Funds Affordable Homes Made with 3D Printers
If 3D printers can be used to make prosthetic limbs and topographical maps, why not houses? Habitat for Humanity, a...
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U.S. Sends Teachers all Over the World
For more than 75 years, the U.S. Department of State has fostered understanding between the people of the United States...
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In the U.S., Democracy Begins in the Classroom
When does democracy start? In America, kids experience democracy as early as the first grade. Through participation in group activities,...
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Building Resilience in Children
Cultured Kids Cuisine’s international non-profit organization helps children build a future of love and tolerance through food. Administered by more...
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Five Reasons Why More American High Schools Should Offer Portuguese Language Classes
I grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I graduated from Minnetonka High School, perennially ranked among the top...
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If English is your Second Language you Must Read the “Writing Rules”!
Author Joan Ramirez talks about her new book, The Writing Rules, a must read for Engineering, Technical, and English as...
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Sweetheart or Flirting Dolls, the Young Women Stood by the Window
The history has surprisingly deep origins from the colonial times of the state of Minas Gerais. It presents young women...
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IlanaWIP Encourage Women to Unleash their Talents
Hello, my name is Simone Goldstein. I am a Mar-keting Consultant, a social media expert, CEO at Entendeu Media, and...
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Six Remarkable Women Honored Posthumously
The National Women’s Hall of Fame has inducted six trailblazing Black women into its unique sisterhood, recognizing their contributions at...
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Tackling the High Cost of Student Loan Debt
There’s no way around it: Americans are drowning in student loan debt, collectively owing $1.5 trillion. Rising college costs mean...
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Physicist Marcelo Gleiser Awarded 2019 Templeton Prize
Marcelo Gleiser, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and a leading proponent of the view that science, philosophy, and spirituality are complementary expressions...
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How Families are Paying for College
The way families pay for college is a good indicator of how much planning takes place before the first tuition...
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Startup Aims to Improve Brazil Students’ lives
New York-based educational technology startup EduSynch (https:// edusynch.com) has closed a partnership with Guia do Estudante, the largest digital platform...
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Portuguese Lessons on Demand
Portuguese is rapidly gaining in popularity among language learners. Although the majority of its speakers live in Brazil, there is...
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American Students Lack Basic Financial Literacy Skills
Results from the latest round of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) released by the National Center for Education...
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Foreign Students will be Able to Work in Brazil
Foreign higher and postgraduate education students will be able to work in Brazil legally. The rule, published in the Official...
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American Spaces in Brazil
Brazil’s American Corners are dedicated public diplomacy engagement and information spaces hosted in universities, libraries, SENAC, and SESC, generally in...
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