I don’t understand the heart, but I know that mine is broken. As an organ, the human heart delivers the lifeblood of our living system, a function that is the very definition of our aliveness. In diagnostic terms, my heart is deficient in a few ways. There’s a genetic predisposition on my ...
Today, it’s typical for young children to have a phone in their hands to keep in contact with friends and family or use a tablet for fun or for educational purposes. In fact, much of today’s school-related curricula relies on children accessing certain devices. Technology can be a useful ...
I’m a lucky person. I love my husband (most of the time) and he loves me (most of the time). So one would think that February with Valentines Day and all would be a great time for us to celebrate each other. It isn’t. We try, but February always defeats us. In February, Christmas ...
Microchips, microchips, microchips. ... These days, almost everything we use in our daily lives is controlled by tiny integrated circuits. They’re the miniature brains in our cellphones, satellites, military defenses and wireless networks. The recipe for these microchips — and for the ...
A key tenet of the rule of law is that individuals should only be prosecuted for their specific alleged misdeeds — not who they are generally. It's essential to American democracy that this principle be honored for all potential criminal defendants. Even Donald Trump. The former president's ...
Many years ago, in my first or second year of teaching at Weber State University, I showed my students "Eyes on the Prize," which is a documentary about the Civil Rights Movement. When I first saw it in college, I thought to myself, “Thank god I am not a Southerner. I’d be so embarrassed to ...
Toyokazu, a foreign exchange student from Japan who spent a school year with our family, definitely increased the courtesy factor at our dinner table. In his quiet, respectful way, he never balked at any meal no matter how American it may have been to him, ate every scrap set before him, then ...
As a society, we talk a lot about the need to uplift vulnerable populations and frequently throw money into new, innovative programs to solve multigenerational poverty. After my experience with the Farr West Justice Court for a traffic infraction, I question if we are looking for complex ...
As the associate director of the Office of Sponsored Projects at Weber State University, I have a vested interest in WSU receiving external grant funding to create effective programs and move important initiatives forward. The federal government plays a critical role in this, especially at ...
Each January, many Utahns and other Americans resolve to take steps to improve their health over the coming year. Why not also ask Congress to make a resolution that can help us all: voting to reform our prescription drug pricing system? While many of the world’s most important medical ...
