Good News Headlines 4/25/17
Homeless Girls Find Girl Scout Troop To Call Their Own
by Scott Stump, Today
The members of Girl Scout Troop 6000 can be often be found dancing, working with arts and crafts and building bonds of sisterhood like any other Girl Scout troop, but their connection goes beyond friendship… Read More
Dorchester Educator Is National Teacher Of The Year
by Kristin Toussaint, Boston Metro
Sydney Chaffee, a teacher at Codman Academy Charter Public School, has been named the 2017 National Teacher of the Year… Read More
80-Year Study Shows Happiness Is The Driving Force In Our Health
by Karen Foster, Prevent Disease
When scientists began tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938 during the Great Depression, they hoped the longitudinal study would reveal clues to leading healthy and happy lives. They got more than they wanted… Read More
David Egan Is Changing The Way Our Society Looks At Down Syndrome
from USA Today
"I want to make it a trend, in our society, that people with disabilities, people with Down syndrome, can do those things that I've done"… Read More
Kentucky Coal Museum Goes Solar (And Miners Made It Happen)
by Sami Grover, Treehugger
This isn't the first time that we've seen coal mining unions become powerful and unexpected advocates for a renewables revolution… Read More
Astronaut Peggy Whitson Sets NASA Record For Most Days In Space
by Bill Chappell, NPR
Nearly 15 years after her first space launch, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has now spent more time off-planet than any other American, at more than 534 days… Read More
Rutgers Medical Students Care For Area Poor And Homeless
by Patti Verbanas, Rutgers Today
Student-doctors lead an interdisciplinary team of health students in providing care for underserved New Brunswick residents… Read More
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