Nigerian Times

Judy Wu An essay on the challenges of literacy in Nigerian education has won a $5, 000 scholarship for Judy Wu, a third-year student at the Northwestern University in Chicago. She also won a trip to Washington, D.C. to attend the 11th Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards at the Kennedy Center in 2012.. Wu was selected by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer for her 2,500 word essay that focused on international access to education and a proposal for literacy and educational development in Nigeria. School children in Anambra State in Eastern Nigeria The following is the full report. 10 Nov 2011 22:00 Africa/Lagos Two Chicago Students Awarded $10,000 in Nation-Wide Scholarship Contest Womenetics, Discover Financial Services and Georgia-Pacific Announce First Place Winners of the Advancing Aspirations Global Scholarship PR Newswire ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2011 ATLANTA , Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Out of nearly 400 essay submissions from over...

Seeing is Believing, and the Key to Good Health Video Storytelling - the Way to Better Health at BeSmartBeWell.com. CHICAGO, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to their health, nearly 90 percent of Americans lack the literacy skills to understand basic medical information and instruction. Low literacy has been linked to poor health outcomes such as higher rates of hospitalization and less frequent use of preventive services. A few quick minutes with a physician is not sufficient for most of us to understand a complex or chronic medical condition and how we can manage it. But new research indicates that video storytelling can be an effective way to educate people about health conditions - and watching others share their health stories can empower people to take control of their own health. Stephanie Vomvouras, M.D., medical director, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and BeSmartBeWell.com medical advisor BeSmartBeWell.com, a consumer health website produced by the country’...