The Virtuous Circle of Philanthropy & Powerful Impact

Amplifying the authentic connections and good intentions of people gathered around any table — at home, work, or in your community — through helpful actions and virtuous circles of freely available content can lead to meaningful, measurable change. What starts small can joyfully snowball! Our partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association is proof. It started with […]

When Alzheimer’s Risk Is Written in Our Genes, And How It Might Be Rewritten as Resilience

Alzheimer’s, one of the most common forms of dementia, affects more than 6.9 million Americans. It’s a complex and debilitating condition, but for millions of families, Alzheimer’s disease does not arrive as a surprise. It is a genetic condition that researchers can now predict through genetic testing.  A simple genetic test can reveal whether someone […]

A Classmate Remembers Miriam Frankl of Wilmette

I heard of Miriam Frankl’s accident in passing. I was sitting on the common room couch in my dorm at Johns Hopkins University on Oct. 16. Another New Trier alum asked if I had heard that Miriam, a Wilmette girl who had graduated the year before us at New Trier, had been involved in a […]