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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

However, several of those gifts also addressed health and health care, such as Ruth Gottesmans gift of $1 billion to eliminate tuition at Einstein Medical College and Roy and Diana Vageloss $400 million commitment to Columbia University for biomedical research and education.

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Local history buffs are turning to Facebook to share memories of bygone eras

Fast Company Tech

“It never stops,” says Mike McGinness, who founded a Florida history group that now has more than 300,000 members and 75,000 photos. “We’ve been, you know, promoting not even necessarily the book, but the Facebook group, and our brand of preserving Florida history,” says Davies.

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California gives OK for Disneyland and other theme parks to reopen April 1st, with restrictions

The Verge

Disneyland, Universal Studios other theme parks, and sports stadiums in California can reopen beginning April 1st, the California Department of Public Health said Friday. Disneyland is in Orange County , which is currently in the highest-risk “purple” tier, but local news reports suggest it may soon move down to the red tier.

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“Bouncing” winds damaged Houston skyscrapers in 2024

Ars Technica

Engineers at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami think they've found the answer, according to a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Built Environment. "We And when Hurricane Beryl hit Houston that July with roughly comparable wind speeds of 36 meters per second, the damage wasn't nearly so severe.

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The science behind optimizing a productive work environment

The Next Web

A University of Chicago study found that ambient noise was the optimal level for creativity, whereas extreme quiet sharpens our focus , making it hard for us to think creatively. n, a cognitive psychologist at the University of San Diego, looked into why these are so distracting. Rainy Mood. Thunderspace.

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Superpedestrian is launching a shared e-scooter service called Link

The Verge

Superpedestrian has been trialing Link in the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida for about five months now with Zagster, as TechCrunch first reported. Link is already operating in Florida and Provo, Utah, and is hiring elsewhere. Biderman says the Superpedestrian-designed scooters performed really well during that test run.

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Tasseled wants to help college students get their lives, and credits, together

TechCrunch

When Vipul Patel lost half of his college credits while transferring from Florida Institute of Technology to Boston University, he began digging for answers. Patel soon stumbled upon equivalency tables , where universities track which courses from other institutions can be counted for credit during a transfer process.

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