On a day to day basis food waste has become far too commonplace. We are reminded of this fact every time we have to clean out our refrigerators or take home leftovers that we know deep down we’ll never eat. Grocery stores and the farmers that provide their produce, like their consumers, have the same […]
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Leftover Olympic Meals Help Feed the Hungry
Although the Summer Olympic Games are over, in some ways, their positive impact has continued. This year a program was created to feed Rio’s hungry citizens using leftover foods at from the Olympic Stadium. This program named RefettoRio is in response to the world’s growing wasted food crisis. According to Agencia Brazil, 30 percent of […]
People Making a Difference: The “Justice Served” Award Nominees
You Should Know newsletter has recognized four people for their remarkable contributions to society, and we would like to recognize them as well. The people listed have been chosen because they “stepped up to make America a safer, more just nation.” The criteria used by You Should Know to pick these nominees were: “Uncover negligence or […]
Beating the Odds, When Survival Rates are 3 Out of 138
Sebastian DeLeon, 16, was taking a vacation with his family in Orlando Florida, when he suddenly suffered a migraine so intense that he could not stand being touched by another person. What DeLeon and his family did not know at the time, is that DeLeon had contracted a microscopic infection in his brain that kills […]
Happy Period, Giving the Homeless Support in Ways Often Taken For Granted
There is so much that homeless men and women go without that we don’t realize is essential to human needs. For example, go to your bathroom and look through your cupboards and medicine cabinet. The homeless often do not have access to any of the basic supplies that you may find in a common household […]
Rio Refugee Team Spreads Hope
The 2016 Summer Olympic Games this year has provided a chance for a small group of ten refugees from several countries to compete. This feat was orchestrated to spread awareness about the current global refugee crisis. Those who compete within the refugee team are truly amazing people, and all of whom have their own stories […]
Three Men Who Led Development of Cell Therapy and Why it is Important
There is a form of cancer treatment that you may not be aware of. It’s called “CAR T-cell therapy” and it turns your immune system into a cancer-killing machine. The process involves extracting the T-cells already inside of your body, biologically re-engineering them to hunt and kill cancer cells, multiplying the “killer T-cells” by the […]
How the Ice Bucket Challenge Led to a Research Breakthrough
Do you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge from the summer of 2014? It involved people dumping a bucket of ice water on their heads, or else they had to make a donation to the ALS Association. Well, it turns out that the funding raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge resulted in the discovery of the […]
Abdul Sattar Edhi, A Humble Man With A Huge Impact
There are things that we all hold dear to us. In many ways, it is the thing that you hold dear that forms your character. Perhaps that is why Abdul Sattar Edhi’s character is what distinguished him the most. This is because what Edhi held most dear, was his desire to help other people. Who […]
Upton Sinclair: The Man Who Found His Way Through the Jungle
Is the name Upton Sinclair familiar? You might recall reading his novel The Jungle in school, but few know who he really was. Sadly, no one seems to know what he aspired to be, and how passionate he was for the betterment of the American people. The Start of a Journey Upton Sinclair was born […]