Tuesday, September 30
Favorite Name a women-owned sports team.
Shonda Rimes
Favorite Famed As: Screenwriter/Creator/Producer of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal About: Shonda Rhimes is the creator, head writer, and executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and her new hit ABC show, How to Get Away with Murder. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and
Monday, September 29
Favorite How does your school promote fitness?
Business: Toyata Recall
Favorite With Toyota’s sales sputtering, the recent Toyota recall of 690,000 Tacoma pickup trucks from the 2005 to 2011 model years puts the company in a vulnerable position in the vehicles’ suspension systems. The firm says that the leaf springs at the back of the trucks could potentially
World News: Hong Kong Protests
Favorite For the first time, China announced that it would allow the people of Hong Kong to elect their own leader. However, a division of the Chinese government is screening the candidates, so Hong Kong is upset by the unreliable word of the Chinese. For the past month, protesters in Hong
Health: Diabetes Risk
Favorite Working long hours has recently been tied to increasing the risk for Type 2 diabetes. Work stress, sleep disturbances, depression, and unhealthy lifestyle all contribute to risk for cardiovascular disease, but long working hours are specifically associated with diabetes risk factors.
Education: UCLA Volunteer Day
Favorite More than 7,0000 UCLA students took part in Monday’s sixth annual sixth annual Volunteer Day. They were sent to about 40 different locations in the Los Angeles region, and they worked at various community centers, schools, parks, and food banks. Many helped restore hiking trails,
Technology: Gene Drives
Favorite A powerful gene mutation technology branded “gene drive” by Harvard scientists can be used to essentially “edit” genes in wild organisms. The technology can be used to manipulate nature by changing a species gene pool through reproduction. Dr. Kenneth Oye of Massachusetts Institute
Politics: Syrian Airstrike
Favorite President Obama has authorized airstrikes against the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The U.S leads a coalition of countries around the world regions like Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and United Arab Emirates. The coalition may strike up to 20 targets. ISIS is believed