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Five years after 18-year-old Kenli Riney died in a burning car on a Texas highway, her mother Marjohn Riney runs the Kenli Foundation in Kerrville, which has awarded $67,000 to 67 students who showed heroism and compassion — including Ema Argote, the teenager who performed CPR on Kenli.
An Atlanta nonprofit founded by landlord Marjy Stagmeier has raised more than $16.5 million to keep struggling renters in their homes, assisting over 5,500 families since the pandemic. The Star-C Program now works with more than 330 apartment communities, though new rental assistance applications are currently paused.
Hundreds of New Jersey students collected more than a quarter million pounds of food during the second annual 100-Yard Food Drive Challenge at Howell High School, covering the football field end zone to end zone with bright yellow donation bags. The effort, organized by the nonprofit Dermer Dreams, is the largest food drive in the organization's history and will supply 30 food banks across the state.
Cornell University and Stanford University are among the institutions turning to social prescribing, a practice borrowed from the UK, to address rising mental health challenges among students. Cornell reported that over 2,200 students received nature prescriptions last year, with 88 percent reporting an improved mood.
Storm, a trained support dog, roused her deaf owner from sleep shortly after midnight, alerting her to her husband's fall down the stairs. Gary Donally spent 24 days at Royal Stoke Hospital undergoing reconstructive surgery on his broken jaw.
Florida teachers Maren and David Douglass installed a bench and a Mini Free Library at the bus stop outside their home after seeing a middle schooler sitting in the dirt. The girl's joyful reaction, captured on a doorbell camera, has delighted millions online.
New research from China suggests that pantethine, a vitamin B5 derivative, may help treat psoriasis by targeting immune cell activity. A small human trial and mouse studies showed encouraging results, offering hope for a condition with no cure.
Barbara Thompson and Fred Jenkins, both 88 and widowed, found unexpected companionship after meeting at the gym in their Birmingham retirement village. The couple now spends nearly every day together while maintaining their independence.
Marilyn Hampton spent 39 years as a custodian at Aubrey Independent School District in Texas. This week, the district unveiled Marilyn Hampton Elementary School in her honor, leaving her in tears.
A Minneapolis veteran who went years without a vehicle received a 2020 Hyundai Elantra refurbished by collision repair students through the Recycled Rides for Schools program, a National Auto Body Council initiative.
New research from Toronto suggests that the skills birders use to identify birds may help preserve brain structure and slow age-related cognitive decline. A separate study of 388 birdwatchers in Poland found that enthusiasm for the hobby matters as much as expertise.
A first-in-the-world wastewater device built by Princeton alumni is now operating in Atlantic City, using nature-inspired surfaces to capture microplastic particles before they reach the Atlantic Ocean.
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