In small government offices and crowded boardrooms, the future of urban transportation is transpiring right here in Columbus — the U.S. Department of Transportation’s first Smart City. The wheels started turning for Smart Columbus last summer, when the city won the USDOT’s Smart City challenge over cities such as Austin, Portland and San Francisco. The roughly…
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As addiction rises, so does need for specialized doctors
Opioid overdose claimed the lives of more than 33,000 people in the U.S. in 2015, according to a report released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. That’s more than double the fatal opioid overdoses that occurred in 2005, found the report, which analyzed and compiled data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
Where transportation is headed in 2017
Nearly every single product you own or interact with was transported via air, rail, sea or road so that it could be shipped directly to you or the store where you purchased it. While most don’t often ponder the ins and outs of transportation, it is a key facet of our everyday lives. Transportation enables…
Keeping women’s health at heart: Closing gender gap in heart-disease awareness, health care
Cardiovascular disease has long been the No. 1 killer of both men and women older than 20, claiming more lives per year than all forms of cancer combined, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Yet decades of gender disparity in research, prevention and health care have left women at a disadvantage. Compared to…
Architects, design students team up to showcase leading home trends
A campfire crackles underneath a glowing crescent moon — or right in the middle of your living room. While more and more homeowners have been extending their living space by covering and/or furnishing their porches, patios, decks and backyards, there is a new trend to look ‘out’ for in 2017, said Earl Lee, director of…
Ohio’s growing web of entrepreneurs
Small businesses supporting hundreds of local artisans Some small businesses have taken entrepreneurship a step further by sourcing all of their products from local artisans, creating a robust network that celebrates local commerce. With their diverse array of handmade and novelty items, these stores are essentially a one-stop shop for holiday gift buying and for…
The holidays: Big business for small business
Local gift shops gearing up for the end of the year While most large retailers look forward to and rely on extra profits from the holiday season, the end of the year can make or break a small business. In 2010, American Express recognized a need to counter the huge sales going to retail chains…
Hundreds of experts team up to improve early detection of breast cancer
As part of Vice President Joe Biden’s $1 billion Cancer Moonshot initiative, hundreds of scientists and coders are attempting to improve the ability of mammograms to detect breast cancer. About 100 out of every 1,000 women to get a mammogram will be recalled for further testing, but only five will be diagnosed with breast cancer,…