What’s more intimate, iconic and identifying than the sound of someone’s voice? Just think of those on the radio, to start. And yet singers and radio personalities aren’t the only professional voice users. Teachers, lawyers, salespeople, receptionists — anyone whose job entails speaking to communicate,...
It’s no secret that numerous famous comedians, film and TV actors, and long-standing broadcast journalists have graduated from Towson University's College of Fine Arts and Communication, a college that takes the lead in molding the future of entertainment and culture far beyond its Maryland campus....
Braving snakes, bugs, heat and humidity, a group of 40 Towson University students armed with shovels fanned out across a remote, heavily wooded Kentucky mountaintop in early June. For three long days, they dug. They were searching the Ohio County property of Vernon Calloway, the brother-in-law...
Natural disasters. Civil unrest. Piracy. Most shoppers probably aren't thinking about these things while making their purchases. But Tobin Porterfield is. "[Companies] need to be positioned so that should any of those disturbances occur, the supply chain can be resilient," said Porterfield, a professor...
Every year, some 130,000 Americans die from a stroke — an average of one every four minutes — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Though hundreds of thousands of others survive strokes, the lingering effects remain the leading cause of serious long-term disability in the...
Throughout his childhood in Canada, Kez Hall always knew he was different. But it wasn't until he enrolled in college that he hit his stride. "Where I grew up, it was not understanding at all. I grew up in a very country-suburban area," said Hall, now a 23-year-old senior at Towson University,...
In classrooms across the United States, former minorities are becoming the majority. Some 53 million students, from kindergartners through high school seniors, currently attending America's schools are more diverse than ever, with white children no longer making up the majority in many schools....
In-line skating probably is an activity you remember fondly from childhood. However, there’s a resurgence in in-line skating among adults who recognize it as a great workout — particularly for those who can’t run anymore but still seek high-intensity, inexpensive exercise. People may be unaware...
If you think weight training is just for gym rats and professional athletes, think again. You probably don’t give your muscles much thought, but you use them all day, every day. Now there’s no need to be intimidated by giant gym machines and making choices about reps and weights. Here are a few...
If your family’s meals are weighed down with too many fast-food and high-calorie packaged dinners, add some new healthful eating hacks to your arsenal so you use the drive-thru less often, and eat better when you do. Fast-food doesn’t have to mean a bacon cheeseburger and fries. Today, most drive-thrus...
Most dogs get along pretty well at a dog park and create few problems. However, one badly behaved dog can cause physical and psychological harm to other dogs or their people. And one badly behaved owner can make a happy place pretty doggone upsetting. So keep these do’s and don’ts in mind when...
From young children with autism to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to seniors with Alzheimer's disease — and just typical families going through a rough patch — many are benefitting from horseback riding and horse interaction. Equestrians know that horses are magical. Horses are both...
You probably already know that screen time interferes with vital physical activity. American children ages 8-18 spend 7 1/2 hours a day — over 50 hours a week — watching TV or plugged into online games or social media, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. And 17 percent of kids ages 2-19...
Evergreen Health Inc. has been formally ordered into the state’s receivership program after its investors backed out last month, leaving the young health insurance company financially unstable. On Wednesday, Baltimore Circuit Judge Yolanda Tanner ordered Risk & Regulatory Consulting LLC, a professional...
Whether it brings feelings of loneliness, sadness or just a general sense of malaise, a bad day is as inevitable as spilt milk and cookies that crumble. Of course if you think you are suffering from chronic anxiety or depression, be sure to see a professional. But if you’re just trying to escape...
Type 2 diabetes, though a serious disease, is not the death sentence it once was thanks to a better understanding of causes as well as advances in health care. Yet, diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the number of those newly diagnosed is expected to rise, according...
We all deal with stress. Deadlines. Bills. Job changes. Relationship challenges. The list goes on. Yet, untreated chronic stress can be deadly. “Chronic stress can overload the body’s systems increasing the risk of hypertension, cardiac diseases such as heart attack and stroke, and compromise the...
Technology is allowing Americans to get more hands-on than ever with their healthcare. Literally. According to a PwC health study, about half of Americans own a smartphone, and among those, the number with at least one medical-, health- or fitness-related application on their mobile device doubled...