The 2026 Winter Olympic Games — taking place in Milan, Italy and surrounding areas — are right around the corner. Spectators now have a glimpse into where athletes will be staying when they’re not ...

When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts to children during the Christmas season probably comes to mind. Yet, not everyone who dons ...

I was hired at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995 as a language professor. I relocated from Hawaii, where I had learned the Hawaiian language. When I arrived in Colorado, I decided I needed to ...

In 2023, former United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy sounded the alarm about a public health crisis plaguing the country: Social isolation. And thus was coined the “loneliness epidemic.” ...

The Good Life is an Oakland, California-based nonprofit that offers healthy aging activities for older adults, especially those in marginalized communities. However, it originated as a clinical ...

Most of us know the last part of the year as a time of giving. Whether that comes in the form of thoughtful gifts for your loved ones, opportunities to volunteer your time within your community, ...

Find four hobbies you love: One to make you money, one to keep you in shape, one to be creative, and one to make the world a better place.

As electrification infrastructure expands across Europe, Austria encountered a problem: the general public is not fond of how the new pylons — which resemble traditional power lines — look. So, the ...

Every act of kindness you show can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. Living out kindness on a daily basis takes practice, but leads to a lifestyle and mindset shift that implores us ...

The average pediatric wheelchair can cost thousands of dollars. And when children grow and their needs evolve — or a wheelchair gets damaged — those costs multiply. So, the team at MakeGood NOLA, a ...

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There are hundreds of national and international days dedicated to raising awareness for — and celebrating — groups and causes within the disability community. And now we're publishing this calendar ...