Just 17 years ago, a young Ridhwan Khan was pounding pavement and knocking on doors. He had an idea that South Africa was ripe for low-cost cell phones. Through grit and persistence, he went from packaging refurbished phones one at a time to launching Mobicel, which makes and sells 19 million mobile devices a year.

UC San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center is conducting two, simultaneous Long COVID studies of adults in the Bay Area called RECOVER and EPI-PASC. The team conducting this research is encouraging local residents to participate. Both studies are under the banner of a UCSF-led research effort called Let’s Figure Out Long COVID — Tell Us Your Story, Bay Area.

Co-hosted by Facebook Education and the National School Climate Center (NSCC), the Communities of Courage summit brought together leaders from schools, universities, government agencies, education-related nonprofits and advocacy organizations. The goal was to discuss ideas and best practices around creating educational experiences that are safe, inclusive, and engaging for students in P-12 schools.

Press room with fact sheet, press releases and bios created for a non-profit that aims to boost gender diversity in tech by supporting low-income college students pursuing computing and engineering degrees. [Note: all press materials March through July 2021 were written by Carri.]

Welcome to Plotagon Education! The easy-to-use app that lets students create animated videos just by typing.

If you were to receive an invitation to The James Beard Awards — known as the “Oscars of the food world”— you’d clear your schedule to be there. The red carpet … the food … the fame … did we mention the food? There’s nothing else like it. Chefs are honored like auteurs and those who receive the coveted awards often become legends.

Boedecker Cellars has been redesigned for social distancing and contactless payments. The winery is debuting a new wine for the reopening.