Researchers Study Link Between BPA, Behavior In Kids

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, evaluated data from the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment Study to evaluate if a link could be established between gestational exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) (often found in food linings and [...]

Cal Poly Pomona Gets $42M For At-Risk, Foster, Military Students

Cal Poly Pomona has received $42 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to fund a new endowment to improve access to educational opportunities. According to the Foundation’s President and CEO, Sterling Speirn, “Mr. Kellogg was a strong believer in higher education, and his vision of ‘investing in people’ has translated into the foundation’s fundamental belief [...]

Durable Pouches, Healthy Toddler Food

From packaging to locally-sourced ingredients, these companies are turning baby food into a sophisticated, high-brow gourmet food business sector. The result is a bevy of beautiful, portable packages, most of which are BPA-free, that are great for travel since they are light and have caps that enable moms and dads to reseal pouches. Among the [...]

A Rational Dreamer

Spotted: Flatiron Name: Sahel Age: 20 Hometown: Manhattan Current ‘hood: Manhattan First language: English Other languages: A little Spanish Job: Retail sales associate, accounting student Ethnicity: African American Religion: Christian Favorite Condiment: Ketchup Favorite Nut: Cashew On your iPod now: Ciara, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z What’s In Your Makeup Case: Prescriptives Favorite Movie: The [...]