Progress Report | Universal Balance Project

When a Student Couldn’t Pay Tuition Fees, Prison Inmates Rallied to Raise $32k to Help January 21, 2021
In the prison system, crime and punishment go hand in hand. Rehabilitation—while often cited as a goal of correctional facilities—is usually more elusive. But, maybe if you add a book club to the mix? Not long ago, inmates at California’s Soledad Prison pooled their resources—earned over the course of three years—and actually paid the $32,000 […]
Judy Cole
Officer Eugene Goodman Escorts Kamala Harris During Inauguration–After Congress Moves to Give Him a Medal January 20, 2021
Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman, who’s being called a hero for single-handedly steering a mob away from the Senate chambers on January 6, escorted Kamala Harris to the presidential inauguration ceremony on Wednesday. He was there in his new role as acting Deputy House Sergeant at Arms. Goodman has been celebrated since footage was released showing him […]
Good News Network
Just Go Walk: Studies Show Normal Walking Can Add Years to Your Life and Reduce Disease Symptoms January 20, 2021
Walking can literally add years to your life, and incorporating walks after meals can improve all manner of chronic metabolic disorders. Hardly news, the body of research on walking was augmented with another study which took place in 2003-06 but whose results were only just published recently, showing that people who took 8,000 steps per […]
Andy Corbley
Seagrass Balls Filter Millions of Plastic Particles From Water, Says New Study January 20, 2021
Good News Network has covered how resilient and good for the climate seagrass meadows are, but now a new study proves they can provide even more value to humans looking to help heal the wounds inflicted on our planet. Spanish researchers have documented that seagrass ‘Neptune balls’ can act like plastic mousetraps, entangling bits of […]
Andy Corbley
After Facing Extinction, This Midwestern Bird is Now Soaring Off Endangered Species List January 20, 2021
The interior least tern, a bird which survived waves of attacks from damn building, hat making, and more, can now be classified as an Endangered Species Act success story as its numbers have increased 900% over 35 years. It was announced on the 12th by the Fish and Wildlife Service that it would now leave […]
Andy Corbley

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