Biking Cross-Country During COVID-19
Cycling has surged in popularity during COVID-19 as Americans have increasingly turned to bicycles as a pandemic-friendly way to get around town, get out of… Read More »Biking Cross-Country During COVID-19
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TBT: Famous Bessies in American History
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. The first Bessie I read about was famed aviator Bessie Coleman. Then I discovered motorcyclist Bessie Stringfield and blues… Read More »TBT: Famous Bessies in American History
New York State Repays Coronavirus Kindness
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, New York state was hit especially hard. Although New York wasn’t the first… Read More »New York State Repays Coronavirus Kindness
In Their Own Words: Essential Workers Share Their Stories
While researching articles and profiles to feature in last week’s post, We Failed Our Most Essential, I came across many excellent articles featuring first-hand accounts… Read More »In Their Own Words: Essential Workers Share Their Stories
TBT: The Father of Immunology
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. After an incredibly sad week spent reading hundreds of obituaries of Americans who died of COVID-19 (and sharing their… Read More »TBT: The Father of Immunology
We Failed Our Most Essential
This is Part Four of a Four-Part Series Honoring the Lives We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part One: Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part… Read More »We Failed Our Most Essential
We Continue to Mourn Needless Deaths
This is Part Two of a Four-Part Series Honoring the Lives We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part One: Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part… Read More »We Continue to Mourn Needless Deaths
Long-Distance Runner Runs 220 Miles to Visit Grandma
File this under things I would never do but totally respect. Ultramarathoner Corey Cappelloni missed his Nana. Ninty-eight-year-old Ruth Andres was quarantining at the Allied… Read More »Long-Distance Runner Runs 220 Miles to Visit Grandma
Inspired by Captain Tom Moore
Remember Captain Tom Moore? Or should I say, Capt. SIR Tom Moore? Or should I say, Colonel Sir Tom Moore? He’s the delightful then-99-year-old veteran… Read More »Inspired by Captain Tom Moore
Even More “Deep Breath Moments”
More than two months after New York went on PAUSE, the state is finally starting to reopen again. For the first time since late March,… Read More »Even More “Deep Breath Moments”
TBT: 139 Years Ago, Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross, “an organization established to… Read More »TBT: 139 Years Ago, Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross
Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19
This is Part One of a Four-Part Series Honoring the Lives We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part Two: We Continue to Mourn Needless Deaths Part Three:… Read More »Ten Awesome People We’ve Lost to COVID-19
This Podcast Will [Help] You
While studying disease ecology in grad school, Super Awesome Nerds™ Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke began hosting This Podcast Will Kill You (2017) as… Read More »This Podcast Will [Help] You
TBT: Shout Out to Nurses, Then and Now
TBT: Super Awesome People™ in History. The Washington Post recently published a beautiful tribute to nurses who are risking their lives to help patients and… Read More »TBT: Shout Out to Nurses, Then and Now
“Deep Breath Moments” for Overwhelmed New Yorkers
Since mid-March, New York has been the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, with nearly 300,000 confirmed cases and more than 22,000… Read More »“Deep Breath Moments” for Overwhelmed New Yorkers
99-Year-Old Vet Raises Millions By Walking Laps
You’re never too old to achieve Super Awesome Person™ status, although it’s likely that Capt. Tom Moore of Bedfordshire, UK, achieved that designation decades ago.… Read More »99-Year-Old Vet Raises Millions By Walking Laps
Comfort Food in a Time of Crisis
There are stories from across the United States of Super Awesome People™ donating food to feed the hungry and essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More »Comfort Food in a Time of Crisis
I.A.T.S.E Union Builders Volunteer to Make Intubation Boxes
With film and television productions suspended around the world, I.A.T.S.E union members in NYC have been looking for a way to help out during the… Read More »I.A.T.S.E Union Builders Volunteer to Make Intubation Boxes
Volunteers Work to Sew the Curve Flat
According to their mission statement, Sew The Curve Flat is a network of volunteers whose goal is to organize and aggregate the grassroots efforts of… Read More »Volunteers Work to Sew the Curve Flat
Miss England Reports for Duty
Beauty, brains, and a commitment to helping humanity. Bhasha Mukherjee is a 24-year-old beauty pageant queen and a doctor who specializes in respiratory medicine. In… Read More »Miss England Reports for Duty
Small Gestures, Big Impacts
While most of the world is self-isolating or locking down to limit the spread of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Super Awesome People™ everywhere are finding… Read More »Small Gestures, Big Impacts
How to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Super Awesome People™ are struggling right now. Many of them want to help those who are most affected by the pandemic—people vulnerable to infection and… Read More »How to Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic