Getting ready to travel often comes with a mix of excitement and anxiety. What should you pack? What should you prepare in case of emergencies or setbacks? We’ve put together a comprehensive guide to help you prepare for your next adventure, whether you’re traveling within the United States, or venturing out into the world! Book
1% of the water on earth is drinkable. Often we think that a leaky faucet or pipe isn’t a big deal. We think “it’s only a few drops, can’t be too much”. The opposite is true. A leak can waste 3,000 gallons of water each year. This is why water conservation is so important and
By 2023, the number of social media users in the United States is forecasted to increase to approximately 257 million. Social media has greatly transformed the online landscape. From every corner of the world, people are able to connect and access information in real-time. It has also hugely redefined how companies are able to connect
Despite accounting for less than 1% of the US population, nursing home residents suffered 20% of the deaths from COVID-19. That’s a high death toll, but it’s only novel by disease type. Before COVID, 380,000 nursing home residents died annually from infectious diseases like UTIs and influenza. In nursing homes, poor infection control was the
From 2016 to 2019, 86 colleges shut down or merged with other schools. College closures were a problem before the pandemic, and COVID-19 accelerated the issue. In 2022, 1 million fewer students are enrolled in college than before the pandemic began. As a result, nearly 3 in 4 higher education professionals say their institution is
Who knew? Plotkin is a real jazz head. Eugene, when did you start collecting? I’ve been collecting music in many forms since I was a young child. I started with little cassettes when I was growing up. Everyone got a Walkman so you could have what you want to listen to on hand. Otherwise, you
Did you know that 20 million Americans suffer from a chronic digestive disease? Millions of Americans suffer from IBD, hypertension, and forms of cancer that can cause digestive distress and discomfort. The digestive system is a very complicated environment and lifestyles that include lots of sugar, medications, or restricted movement can lead to these diseases
When Russia threatened world peace and invaded Ukraine, the United States and its allies declared a financial war on Russia. These reactions came in the form of sanctions, which are non-violent restrictions that may influence or penalize the actions of a particular country. The United States, European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and
Emergency Management covers a range of different disaster events, but there is more to this role than meets the eye. The job itself encompasses more than solely being in charge of an emergency. A person in this position must be able to think on their feet and follow multiple procedures in order to successfully execute
Imagine being a patient, sick or wounded, and needing to be medically evacuated on a military cargo plane. You’re strapped to a stretcher and hustled into the back of a noisy aircraft. The plane is hot, dirty, and loud. Your place on the stretcher is precarious. You buffet about from the time you board, through