Updated 05/21/13 5:08pm

Jennifer Kirby

Recent articles

Color Run was a blast!

MAY 13 |

The Color Run, nicknamed the “happiest 5k on the planet” is a global for-profit organization that hosts untimed five kilometer races around the world.

Professor gets award

APR 21 |

Eastern Michigan University psychology professor Steven Huprich was awarded the national Theodore Millon Award.

Obama signs ‘Monsanto Act’

APR 10 |

President Barack Obama signed what food activists have labeled the “Monsanto Protection Act” on March 26.

North Korea could prove to be threat

APR 10 |

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced his country is now in a “state of war” with South Korea on March 30.

County one of healthiest

MAR 29 |

Washtenaw County was ranked first among Michigan counties in “health factors” March 20, for the fourth straight year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

We must stop cycle of bullying

MAR 24 |

Bullying is a problem our society has faced for a long time. Even after so many years of advocacy on this issue, our schools still don’t know how to handle bullying as well as they should.

Petition aims to get state citizens a say in hunting

MAR 20 |

Advocates for voting rights were collecting signatures in Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center Wednesday for a petition to allow the citizens of Michigan to have a say in new hunting laws.

EMU Catholics discuss excitement for Pope Francis

MAR 17 |

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina was elected March 13 as the next pope. He is the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to obtain the position.

Judge Tingling withdraws large soda ban in New York

MAR 13 |

This month, New York State Supreme Court Judge Milton Tingling overturned the law that banned the sale of large drinks in New York.

Facebook uses ‘likes’ to get info

MAR 13 |

Research from the University of Cambridge suggests that the pages people “like” on Facebook can be used to determine their race, intelligence, emotional stability, religion, sexual orientation and political views.

US job growth beats expectations

MAR 10 |

The American economy is getting stronger, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported March 8.

Venezuelan President Chavez dies of cancer

MAR 10 |

Hugo Chavez, the socialist president of Venezuela, died Tuesday after losing a battle with cancer. Chavez was first elected in 1998 and has been in power for 14 years.

Sleep deprivation unhealthy, affects more than 700 genes

FEB 27 |

Researchers from the United Kingdom have discovered that sleep deprivation results in the alteration of genes in those who get less than six hours of sleep a night, the BBC reported.

China denies cyber hacking

FEB 27 |

According to Mandiant, a company focused on intense cybersecurity of major companies, about 140 American companies and other global organizations have been hacked into by Chinese hackers.