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Bored at Home? TurfMutt Comes to the Rescue with Resources for Families
Inspire your kids to enjoy your yard while de-stressing in turbulent times
The green space in our yards and neighborhoods is more important now than ever, says the TurfMutt Foundation which directs the TurfMutt environmental education and stewardship program. With millions sheltering at home due to COVID-19 and adults teleworking and kids doing online instruction, everyone needs the re-charge found in nature. Thankfully for many, that’s just outside their backdoors.
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China region set to become deadliest heat wave zone: report
China's north plain, one of the most densely populated regions on Earth, is set to become the world's deadliest heatwave zone by the end of the century, scientists say.
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Why businesses need to rethink diversity training
It's not a one-size-fits-all solution, according to new research from Rice University
Within the past couple of years, Starbucks and Sephora have come under fire for racial insensitivity. They responded to the criticism and negative publicity by closing their stores for companywide diversity training.
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Here’s Why Kidney Disease Affects Black People Differently
According to the National Kidney Foundation, Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in African Americans. African Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as Caucasians. Approximately 4.9 million African Americans over 20 years of age are living with either diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes.
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Second-generation COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial starts at Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine investigators are recruiting volunteers for a multicenter Phase 1 clinical trial to examine the safety, tolerability and immune response for different doses of a two-part, investigational COVID-19 vaccine regimen.
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Those With Asthma Not at Greater Risk for Severe Disease from COVID-19
Studies show they are also not at higher risk for contracting the disease
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health experts were concerned that people with asthma would not only be more likely to contract the virus, but they would also be more severely affected by the respiratory nature of the disease. They thought due to the way coronavirus attacks, people with asthma would have worse illness.
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Oxford's COVID-19 Vaccine Appears Safe And Induces Strong Immune Responses
Results from trials involving three different coronavirus vaccines released Monday, all showing positive results, with evidence the vaccines can produce immune responses that would be expected to protect people against infection.
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Scientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
Scientists uncover a surprising phenomenon in the Himalayas that might be slowing the effects of climate change
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NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars.
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Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy Through the Lens of Colonialism and Black Lives
Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy isn’t necessarily complicated, but filled with enough ambiguity and action and inaction, that it might be easy to understand why people of color might view her different that the adoring throng mourning outside of Buckingham Palace. The longest-reigning British monarch’s history on race will forever exist as part of her legacy.
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FDA advisers vote in favor of authorizing Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years of age
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of expanding the emergency use authorization for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to include younger children.
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City Council Approves 15 New Historic Landmark Designations
City Council today approved the designation of 15 historic properties including 11 Protected Landmarks, three Landmarks and one Historic Archeological Site. The properties span four Council Districts across the city.
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Houston, Add French Style to Your Summer Wardrobe I
Handcrafted espadrilles for women come to Houston, straight from France
Summer is here ! Why not beat the heat with a sense of style like French women do ? Atelier Aliénor offers stylished, high quality and comfortable espadrilles handcrafted in the South of France.
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Assets of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Sold for $15.3 Million
Houston based private equity firm ZT Wealth recently announced that they have exited their portfolio entity ZT Restaurants, L.P. for $15.3 million, implying an EBITDA multiple of 7.19x. In this liquidity event, ZT Restaurants, L.P. sold its assets of world-renowned Quick Service Restaurants brand, Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen. ZT Restaurants, L.P. partners will make over a 25% return in addition to their original investment. The investment has generated an IRR of over 23%, which includes 10% cash on cash distributions during the investment life cycle.
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SuperBOLD Luncheon Celebrates & Embraces Women BOSSES
All it takes is an idea, and the tenacity to see it through.
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Maya Henry To Spearhead Fundraising for Tree Media Foundation At 2017 Maxim Party Silent Auction
Sixteen-year-old actress, model, and activist Maya Henry will spearhead fundraising efforts for Tree Media Foundation during the 2017 Maxim Party silent auction on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The silent auction is an annual Maxim Party tradition which raises money for charitable organizations.
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Anthony Mackie, Scott Wilson Added To Comicpalooza's Superstar Lineup
Anthony Mackie will join Comicpalooza’s expanding guest lineup as a headliner for Texas’ largest pop culture festival.
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Clippers Rout Rockets 125-96, Tied With Utah For 4th Seed
It's all down to one game for the Los Angeles Clippers to earn home-court advantage in the playoffs.
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Video Shows Ezekiel Elliott Pulling Woman's Top Down At St. Patrick's Day Party
Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott was trending on social media Monday after video surfaced of him pulling a woman’s top down and exposing her breast at Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day festvities in Dallas.
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HISD launches ‘Students Within Reach/Return Strong’ campaign to ensure all children engage academically
District seeks to reach students who have not participated in at-home instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Houston Independent School District will launch its Students Within Reach/Return Strong campaign on August 3 with the goal of re-engaging children who have not participated in at-home instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
