She’s participating in PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating), a National Science Foundation-funded project administered by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States. Paired with field scientists partnered with PolarTREC, Eilers and her team will operate out of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, studying Weddell Seals, leaving behind our warm and cozy world for six [...]
MemphisConnect.com asks: What should Memphis’ New Year’s resolution be for 2012? We’ve asked a number of Memphians to share their thoughts below. Got one of your own? Add a comment to let us know. Memphis’ New Year’s Resolution should be to Grow Up and Take Responsibility! With a new year beginning, it is time we [...]
Few things are more critical in the development of a community than its transportation network and highway investments, particularly as it deals with the costs of sprawl and emphasizes smarter growth principles. For that reason, your comments are crucial to the development of a wise plan for building highways, investing in quality public transit, and [...]
What started as doodles on the margins of assignments in elementary school has led to Memphis artist and educator Jamond Bullock emerging as a bright splash of color in local galleries, classrooms and events. His vivid paintings evoke celebration and joy, while capturing snapshot moments of life in our colorful city. Often drawing crowds with [...]
Syndicated columnist Neal Peirce is one of the most respected observers of urban trends in the U.S., and he spotlighted recently how “smarter cities” are using technology to become more efficient and targeted in their work. While writing that more than 2,000 cities are acting smarter, he named only two – Rio de Janeiro and [...]
Today is the national holiday to commemorate the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, Nobel Prize winner, disciple and leader of nonviolence, and American hero. There is no question that the life of Dr. King and the life of Memphis are inextricably connected for all time and few cities that offer [...]
Memphis Connect is a strong supporter of The Urban Child Institute (TUCI), our local think tank on early childhood development and the importance of optimal brain development on the futures of our children. Bill Day is The Urban Child Institute’s award-winning artist. Memphis Connect hopes to help spread Bill’s powerful visual messages with the weekly feature: [...]
King Holiday Weekend Celebration January 14-16 National Civil Rights Museum On Saturday, January 14, at 1:30am Dr. Joe Cornelius will perform King: A Man of Many Hats, a theatrical overview of the African-American experience using music, humor, and more than a dozen caps, hoods, crowns, helmets, bandannas, and 10-gallon toppers. (Encore performances Monday 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2pm, and [...]
A treadmill is a poor substitute, if you consider what it replaces. Our cave-person ancestors, the beasts of the ancient world that they were, got their exercise fleeing tigers and chasing impalas with spears. Back home in the space age, we eat club sandwiches, executing our daily duties inside a cube with our fingers and [...]
In response to the Atlantic Cities post by Mark Byrnes from last week (shown below) about building patterns in Memphis, we asked Josh Whitehead, planning director for Memphis and Shelby County, and Jonathan Flynt of Looney Ricks Kiss for their observations and reactions. We invite you to join in the conversation. Here’s what Josh wrote: [...]
