Measles Affects Immune Memory
For parents who think Measles Parties are a good thing because their mothers had them 50 years ago – new studies out of Harvard have scientific evidence stating that kids […]
Depression at School
This week’s news about a mass shooting in a high school in Southern California; fraternity-related deaths on 3 college campuses in WA, AZ, and CA; and drug overdoses and suicides […]
Easy Ways to Reduce Plastic Usage and Save Money
After getting hooked on shampoo and conditioner bars, I decided to stop using plastic containers for my laundry detergent, pet shampoo, and dish soap. I was throwing dozens plastic containers […]
Video: Tips for Replacing Paper
We’ve become reliant on using paper in our lives because we have a throw-away mentality. By continuing to use virgin paper products, we’re directly harming the environment, and this needs […]
Preventing College Suicide
Suicide attempts on college campuses just reached 13% in 2018. This is really alarming – and sad at the same time. College mental health programs are struggling with ways to […]
Cell Coverage During Power Outages
As California Mother of the Year, I am outraged about how cell phones failed during last month’s PG&E outages. Cell phone companies should have backup power and solutions for power […]
VIDEO: Sethumadhav Perumalla’s TEDxMeritAcademy Video!
In September, Merit Academy hosted TEDxMeritAcademy at DNA’s Comedy Lab in Santa Cruz. Sethumadhav Perumalla was a featured speaker, and his TEDx Talk is embedded below. “Influence on Teenagers” by Sethumadhav Perumalla: Sethumadhav discusses […]
My Go-Bag Article is in YourTeen Magazine!
With fires and power outages affecting large swathes of California, it’s more important than ever to have a Go-Bag (or two!) on hand in case of emergency. YourTeen Magazine recently […]
What REALLY Gets Kids Into Top Colleges (Hint: Not Millions of Dollars)
With all of the shocking news and chatter around the college admissions scandal, I wish the news would stop focusing on how the rich and famous buy their way into […]
Tracking Software for College Admissions
We all know that Amazon and Google track our internet activities – we see ads targeted at us based on our searches. It’s a brilliant marketing strategy but kind of […]