Shasmy Daly Promotes Mindfulness and Awareness As president of the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC), junior Shasmy Daly is continuing to practice sustainability at her friend’s house during the global COVID-19 pandemic and believes that it is important for her peers to do the same. Even though there are some challenges, Daly ultimately believes that being…
Coronavirus puts zoos in crisis After many people have already died as a consequence of the coronavirus, the pandemic now also threatens animals’ lives as many zoos face a financial crisis. As a result of restrictions of public life, zoos were also forced to shut their door to visitors. Since this goes hand in hand…
Small Scale Farmers are Vulnerable to Climate Change In Costa Rica, smallholder coffee producers are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change because of irregular weather patterns, warmer temperatures and increased outbreaks of pests and diseases. Doña Grace Navarro, proud owner of Jardin Ecologico Los Navarro, has taken on sustainable farming in the battle…
India’s first coronavirus testing kit invented by a woman Minal Dakhave Bhosale created India’s first coronavirus testing kit. it that was announced on March 26 to be put on the market. Bhosale is the development chief and researcher at Mylab Discovery in the western city of Pune. Once the firm in India received confirmation to…
Female Coffee Producer Discusses Gender-Based Discrimination Ana Lorena Ureña Siciliano, a smallholder coffee producer from Costa Rica, recently discussed her story of gender-based inequality in the industry to highlight the issues and minimize the gender gap in agriculture. According to Specialty Coffee, worldwide, 100 million people depend on coffee to survive. However, women face challenges…
Lynn Invests in Sustainable Buildings Over the last few years, Lynn University has heavily invested in attaining popular green building certification, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, more commonly known as LEED certification, to stay true to their sustainability initiatives by constructing eco-friendly buildings. According to the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), buildings impact…
Lynn Students Respond to Virus Hysteria Since the first case was reported on Dec. 2019 in Wuhan, China, the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally, having now (at the time of this publication) affected at least 356,100 people in at least 163 different countries. COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory illness that is spread from…
Climate Change Awareness Leads To Increase In Sustainable Diets In the wake of the current climate change crisis, the vegan movement has been described by many United Nations experts as the key to saving the planet, leading to increased adoption of vegan and vegetarian lifestyles across the globe. The climate change crisis poses a major…
El Toledo Coffee Farm and Vega Coffee Practice Sustainable Production During a January-term trip to Costa Rica, Gabriel Calderon Vargas taught Lynn University students about the process of making coffee and the harmful effects traditional coffee production has on the environment. El Toledo Coffee Farm in the San Jose providence of Costa Rica has…
Villa Vanilla Spice Plantation Offers Tours And Tastings Villa Vanilla, an organic spice farm near Quepos, Costa Rica, grows a wide variety of spice plants that are made into spices for cooking. Villa Vanilla spice farm was founded in 1987 by Henry Karczynski. Twelve years prior, Karczynski served in the Peace Corps as a volunteer…