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At the beginning of every New Year, we sit back and reflect on how we can take what happened in years past, and try to move forward with as much good luck and good fortune as possible. Here are some […]

Dr. Diane Sparks is a professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising who specializes in teaching classes in the focus areas of apparel design, textile design, and using computer-aided design (CAD) in apparel design. When she is not teaching […]

According to Michael Brauer, Professor at University of British Columbia, air pollution is responsible for more ill health than malaria and there is quite a lot of evidence of air pollution being linked to diabetes and premature birth. That’s a […]

Surely you’ve stumbled across some strange-sounding health trend – “Don’t eat white bread for 84 hours and you’ll drop 5 pounds,” or “Rub seaweed on your hair eight times a day and your hair will look shinier!” Granted, those are […]

When you first think of the word “fashion,” the first thing that comes to mind is probably high-priced, sometimes hideous clothing, on rail-thin models acting as lifeless, emotionless hangers. Am I wrong? The more I become immersed in the fashion […]

A lot’s happened in the world these last few years. Same sex marriage is now legal in multiple states, Nelson Mandela’s death in 2013, China and the United States reached a landmark agreement about climate change and, most notably, as of […]

Part 1: The challenges Being in a new and different country can be challenging no matter how well traveled a person is. A new country poses problems like language barriers and lack of knowledge about local cultural customs and norms […]

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake that hit Nepal Saturday morning has claimed the lives of thousands of people, along with the destruction of numerous landmarks that cannot be replaced. Of the remaining eight million survivors, a majority have been displaced and forced […]