Mar 22, 2017 | Employment, News and Articles
The Venus Flower Basket Glass Sponge (euplectella aspergillum) is a type of deep sea animal. It’s also an endangered one. The sponge extracts silicic acid from seawater and converts it into silica, forming an elaborate skeleton of glass fibers. This ocean animal...
Jan 19, 2017 | Employment, News and Articles
By Karen Darrin According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the definition of “mid-career professional” is someone who is 10-15 years into their career. If you’re like many mid-career professionals, you’ve spent more than a few years working your way up to...
Jan 5, 2017 | News and Articles
Did you know, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s population estimates released a few months ago and reported by PEW, that Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the nation’s largest living generation? Millennials (defined in 2015 as those between the ages of...
Dec 16, 2016 | Employment, News and Articles
Any child can tell you that the whole point for a spider to weave a web is so it can catch its supper. When all grownup, the child (now adult) will go one step further and describe the spider’s web as a highly efficient method for eating dinner. After all, there’s no...
Sep 16, 2016 | News and Articles
Who would have thought that the symbiotic relationship between Goby Fish and Pistol Shrimp could be a surprisingly useful point of reference when discussing smart alliances? Not me – until that is, I actually looked at these two small marine critters and noticed some...
Jun 13, 2016 | News and Articles
How Mindfulness can enhance Creativity & Innovation by Shannon Jordan, M.A. Mindfulness – What’s All the Hype About? The past several years have seen a proliferation of mindfulness references in both the popular media and academic research circles. The positive...
