Travis Saunders News Today

Some P.E.I. parents are pushing for clearer rules around kids' screen time in the classroom.

Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here.

Madeline Brame, whose son, Army vet Hason Correa, was beaten and stabbed to death in Harlem in 2018, says Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg cut soft deals with the killers after inheriting the case last year.

If coming back for seconds is indulgent, then this eighth helping of Pi Day Pies makes us pure hedonists. But hey, the dessert table is the new water cooler. First, Travis Saunders and his girlfriend cobbled together their own entry on Obesity Panacea, a vegetarian Raspberry Pie that uses agar instead of gelatin. With apple juice, maple syrup, almonds, and oatmeal, this pie looks healthy as well as delicious.

Daily physical activity levels for Canadian children and teens dropped significantly during the pandemic, as school itself has become more sedentary. It's time, say experts, to get kids moving again. 

 Image by Jeff Keen.

UPEI kinesiology professor Travis Saunders speaks with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin on breaking the cycle of sedentary behaviour.

Students, especially elementary school students, need to get up from their desks and move around more often, according to an international study published Tuesday morning in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

An international report with recommendations designed to counteract school-related sedentary behaviour in children and youth, exacerbated by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, has been released by the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN), in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Island and the CHEO Research Institute.

Take a first look at the new technology being used to detect wrong-way drivers around Houston Published:  Tags:  First look at new locations for wrong-way driver detecting technology HOUSTON – Houston highways will soon get a little bit safer. KPRC 2 traffic expert Anavid Reyes got a first look at the new wrong-way driver detection system that will be going in at 16 new locations by the end of 2021. There were almost 250 wrong-way driver crashes in Houston between 2015 and 2019, and accordi...