Ellen Ryan

When it comes to marketing, campus stores reach students through everything from high touch to high tech.

Done regularly, volunteering can help boost your emotional and physical health. Here are examples from the U.S. and Canada.

Why one university added a full-service pharmacy to its bookstore and how students, staff, and locals as well as the health service benefit from the relationship.

Independence Day fireworks terrify many pets. Tips on how to keep them safe and healthy through the day and night.

Profile of Caleb Flores, teacher and mentor to first-time English learners and migrant teens

Organ donor programs do not include brains, creating a tissue shortage that impedes research into Alzheimer's, Parkinson’s, and concussions

A roundtable discussion among alumni experts about the new wave of American censorship.

Roundtable discussion: Two librarians on censorship and threats to public and school libraries.

How a young boomer learned to love Hollywood’s Golden Age

In a roundtable conversation, four top romance writers talk to Next Avenue about everything from modern characters and plots to the meaning of romance

How one couple left corporate life on one coast to start a very small, sweet business ... overcome errors ... and thrive at the other end of the U.S. (with tips for you, too!)

"I live by hope,” says Dr. Dan Reidenberg, who believes talking about suicide can encourage individuals to seek help.

Americans shop online for everything these days — food, beds, cars, even dates. Adding caskets and funeral urns saves money and offers at least as good quality and service.

According to the Mayo Clinic, volunteering has at least five physical and mental health benefits. Here are real-world examples.