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Blood Test to Spot Cancer Gets Big Boost
One of the most exciting developments in cancer research in the past decade involves trials going on right now at four cancer treatment centers...
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Boston Firefighters Get Oxygen Masks for Pets
The Boston Fire Department on Wednesday received a donation of small oxygen masks designed for pets, which will become standard equipment on every fire...
4,100-Student School Busts Myth that Small Classes Are Better
A decade ago, Brockton High School was a case study in failure. Among the 4,100 mostly low-income students, one in three dropped out. Then...
Thousands of Butterflies Released Bringing Hope to Kids With Cancer
2000 people gathered this month in Massachusetts to release almost two thousand butterflies in honor an 8-year-old who died of cancer. The event raised...
MIT Reports Significant Solar Energy Breakthrough
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a way to concentrate solar energy so that each photovoltaic cell produces 100 times the...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Schools Recycle Milk Cartons
Dozens of schools in Massachusetts are benefitting from a milk carton recycling program that cuts down on waste disposal costs and empowers students...
Grocer Gives $20 Million for Catholic Schools
An 80-year-old grocery magnate is donating $20 million to help train teachers for Catholic schools and universities. Patrick Roche, 80,...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Actor Cuyle Carvin Stars in Free Coloring Book to Promote Healthy Lifestyle
"Growing up I was very fortunate to live with a family and in a community that gave me the opportunity to have a...
Hundreds of Thousands to Participate in National Day of Service Tomorrow
Inspired by the massive outpouring of volunteers helping out in the days and months after the World Trade Center tragedy, Congress and the President...
Plankton Power To Build Algae Biofuel Facility on Cape Cod
To help meet the federal mandate of quadrupling biofuel use by 2020, a public-private consortium announced plans to construct a new facility on Cape...
Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...
From Rare Friendship, a Book Club for the Homeless is Born
The book club, now in its 10th month, began with a stunningly unlikely friendship, between two men from different worlds: a high-powered lawyer...
Man on a Mission: Giving an Ambulance to Every Afghan City
When Kevin Paicos was serving as a medic in Afghanistan he was shocked to learn that in a city the size of Orlando, there...
Chance Reunion Offers Return of Championship Ring After 30 Years
In 1976 I met Bernie Tiger in freshman drafting class at Madison, NJ High School. He didn't play football that year, his family was...
Seabiscuit Stamp Debuts After People-Powered 8-Year Effort
An eight-year effort by thousands of grassroots volunteers resulted in a new 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. Its debut today from...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
Buddhist Leader Promotes Secular Ethics as MIT Opens the Dalai Lama Center
On the campus of the country's premier scientific university, the world's best-known Buddhist leader Thursday called on educators to teach ethics and compassion without...