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Thomas Herring: Former Rice University undergraduate engineering student, now a computer science graduate student at Rice Blacker and Herring were lead engineers on the team that designed the respirator known as the ApolloBVM. Also on the team were Fernando Cruz, engineering design technician, and Amy Kavalewitz, OEDK Executive Director. Learn more about the ApolloBVM in Episode 3 of Houston Public Media’s digitial series, “Tested“: Guest: Bestselling author of “The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Guide to Higher Creativity” Her new book is "The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Atten...

Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty was born into music. His grandfather was a popular New Orleans R&B musician and his older brother was a successful jazz trumpeter. Andrews took to music early, appearing professionally for the first time as a five year old. Initially learning trombone, trumpet and drums he focused on trombone and collected the nickname “Trombone Shorty”. Troy continued his musical education at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts’ (NOCCA) musical education program for high school students; other graduates included Harry Connick, Jr., Nicholas Payton,...

Monmouth County News Briefs, March 3 Monmouth County News Briefs, March 3 The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy has announced plans to spend $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds to address the academic and mental health impacts of the pandemic on New Jersey students and educators, according to a press release from the New Jersey School Boards Association. As part of an initiative the governor is calling “The Road Forward,” the funds will be made available to districts, including grants dedicated specifically to research-based instructional and mental health interventions. “We...

From Kenya to the World: Kiondo Story Adapted into a Film Vicky Njoki Ngari Instagram Kiondo, a sisal woven bag native to Kenya has found its way to the world after Vicky Njoki Ngari, former Miss Kenya UK embarked on a venture to revive the Kenyan weaving culture through film. “The film will feature the entire process of stripping the bark from the sisal tree, fashioning the fibre, and then weaving in a circular style starting with what is called the ‘crown’ which finally becomes the base of the basket,” explained Njoki who is now a lecturer in the UK. 

On Jan. 27, the Bay Area Book Festival hosted the virtual event “Create, Connect, and Inspire: Julia Cameron on the Listening Path.” This event celebrated the creativity of two renowned artists — Julia Cameron and Judy Collins. Cameron, the widely celebrated author of books such as “The Artist’s Way,” discussed her latest work, “The Listening Path: The Creative Art of Attention” with Collins as part of the Festival’s “Women Lit” series.  As the event began, viewers asked questions to the panelists through a chat function that simultaneously allowed them to speak to othe...