It will come as no surprise to Germ readers everywhere that youth culture makes a significant, global impact on everything imaginable, from the latest style …
Scholarship Spotlight: American Association of Candy Technologists – John Kitt Memorial Scholarship
If you’re an aspiring confectioner, check out the above video from The Vintage Kitchen on how to make molded marshmallows. Did you know that a …
Directionally Challenged?
Every September students file into my senior composition class ready for their final high school year. Some faces light up when I ask about college …
The Friday Five: Five Fun Facts about Stanford University
1. How many billionaires? If you want to be a billionaire, Stanford might be the place for you to start. Thirty living billionaires and seventeen currents astronauts went …
Scholarship Spotlight: Scholarships for Moms
The deadline for this scholarship is coming up quickly — January 15th, 2015 — but don’t worry, it only takes two minutes to register, …
The Friday Five: Five Fun Facts about Butler University
1. The Tweeting Bulldog Butler’s live mascot, Butler Blue III — more commonly known as “Trip” — has over 13,000 followers on Twitter (@ButlerBlue3). He …
The Friday Five: Five Fun Facts about the University of Wisconsin–Madison
1. Degrees Galore One in every 790 living Americans has at least one degree from UW-Madison. 2. This Is Why We Are the Dairy …
The Friday Five: Five Fun Facts about the University of Pennsylvania
1. The Toasting Ceremony Everyone can participate in this toast to success. At the University of Pennsylvania, fans throw toast on the field during the …
The Friday Five: Five Fun Facts about Harvard University
1. Eight US presidents graduated from Harvard, including President Barack Obama. 2. Eight Harvard alumni signed the Declaration of Independence. 3. Tommy Lee …