Andy Kim

Recent Articles

• Turning Invasive Plant Species Into Biofuel
• Oct 18, 2010
• A federal grant is helping fund a project that will look for ways to turn unwanted, invasive plant species along the Missouri River Basin into biofuel.
• 3 Comments

• NYC Tests Car-Sharing to Lower Fleet Management Costs
• Oct 14, 2010
• NYC's Department of Transportation is test-running a car-sharing program that's estimated to save the city over half a million dollars in fleet maintenance costs over four years.
• 1 Comments

• Money Made and Lost Because of Bedbugs
• Oct 12, 2010
• To the extermination industry, bedbugs are as good as gold. But what effects could these little blood-suckers have on retail centers?

• Scores to Fight Childhood Obesity in Georgia
• Oct 11, 2010
• Five Georgia school districts are trying out a score-based physical fitness program for students that's scheduled to go statewide in the 2011-2012 school year.

• Diagnosing and Treating Children’s Disorders Early
• Oct 7, 2010
• Connecticut's Help Me Grow program helps diagnose children's disorders early and offers families quick access to community-based programs for treatment.

• Gun Control: Keeping Us Safe From What?
• Oct 5, 2010
• With all the talk about gun control and keeping people safe from the modern-day dangers, we often forget about the biggest danger: ourselves.
• 11 Comments

• Using a Smart-Phone App to Report Crime Tips
• Oct 4, 2010
• The Dallas Police Department is using smart-phone technology to take the classic neighborhood crime-watch idea to the 21st century.
• 1 Comments

• Will Merit-Pay Systems for Teachers Improve Students' Education?
• Sep 29, 2010
• A recently released study by Vanderbilt University on performance-based pay for teachers showed bonus pay alone was not enough to affect student test scores. So what now?
• 2 Comments

• 16 Cities to Create Electric Car Charging Stations
• Sep 27, 2010
• As a part of a nationwide electric vehicle infrastructure project, Knoxville, Tenn., will soon host about 350 public charging stations for electric vehicles.
• 1 Comments

• Recycling Excess Paint Lowers Costs in Northern California
• Sep 23, 2010
• Counties in California are setting up drop-off locations for excess paint; saving communities thousands in hazardous waste disposal costs.
• 1 Comments

• Still Scratching the NYC Bedbug Itch?
• Sep 21, 2010
• The NYC bedbug epidemic is still going strong. What can be done to help people avoid the sleep-stealing parasites in New York and in other cities?

• Oklahoma to Help Run Louisiana Shelters in Emergencies
• Sep 20, 2010
• Oklahoma has a program ready to send emergency responders to Louisiana to help operate and maintain shelters, if disaster were to strike and cause mass evacuations.

• Stopping Youth Loitering, Violence with a Beeping Sound
• Sep 16, 2010
• Washington, D.C., is implementing a sound device in a popular shopping district to prevent loitering and violence among youth.

• South Carolina High Schools Train Firefighters
• Sep 13, 2010
• A pilot program in South Carolina prepares high school students to take a certification test and become active firefighters as soon as they turn 18.
• 3 Comments

• Social Media and Emergency Response
• Sep 10, 2010
• Emergency response teams need to upgrade the ways they communicate with each other and the public. But what's the best way to do so?