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- Factbox: Winning Words, Youngsters in Scripps National Spelling BeeSukanya Roy became the 2011 Scripps Spelling Bee Champion Thursday night, taking home the trophy and more than $40,000 in prizes. The Abington Township, Penn., 14-year-old is the fourth Indian-American in a row to win the spelling bee.
- Sukanya Roy Wins 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee ContestThings get wordy between Sukanya Roy and Laura Newcombe before Roy takes the win at the 84th Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Scripps Gets $25 Million for Climate ResearchScripps Institute of Oceanography will receive $25 million in funds to continue the debate on the science of global warming. What do you think their research will show?- My Scripps College ExperienceMy Scripps experience thus far- likes, dislikes and my humble opinion. Everything from classes to parties!
- Cablevision and Scripps Network at OddsWhere are my favorite shows?
- Scripps National Spelling Bee: Tom Bergeron, Kun Jacky Qiao and More!Thursday May 29th many children, parents, teachers and schools will be able to exhale after months of preparation and anxiety, marking the end of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition for 2009.
- Legacy of a News Giant - Quality Shows Moral FiberFrom the generation of noble pursuits, Charles Scripp's held up a good role model for others to follow. Folks are talking about internet news replacing daily newspapers - it could be up for grabs.
- The Scripps National Spelling BeeThere was a program that I have been watching throughout the week about spelling contest in ESPN. I remember watching it last year with some of my friends, but yesterday it was the final competition.
- Scripps Howard Day Celebrates DonationCoverage of one presentation at the event on how to get to the publisher's chair. But delays and twists occur.
- SCRIPPS RANCH FALCONS VS. UNIVERSITY CITY CENTURIONSIn baseball, the term "let's play two" usually means playing two games in one day. For the University City Centurions, that phrase took on a whole new meaning last week.
- Forget Cymotrichous: 10 Most Commonly Misspelled Words in EnglishMisspelling is rampant on the internet and in the English language in general. Most people never have to spell cymotrichous like this year's Scripps Spelling Bee winner Sukanya Roy did, but they have enough trouble spelling things like broccoli.
Three New Scientific Findings for Better HealthAdvances in technology lead the way to a brighter future- Life Created by the Hands of Man Vs. God, is There a Difference?Perhaps time has come for the All Mighty to step aside and give Man a turn at playing God.
Refined Foods May Lead to Addiction Similar to DrugsA Scripps Research Study shows that compulsive eating shares the same addictive biochemical mechanism with cocaine and heroin abuse. refined high calorie foods really may be addictive to some individuals struggling with obesity.- Journalism Looks BrightGives journalists information on the new era of reporting news. Includes interviews with current reporters and a managing editor for a large newspaper.Includes thoughts on where reporting is headed and what to expect in the future.
Vocabulary Vitamin for July 16: Are You Smarter Than a School Kid?Today's Vocabulary Vitamin is a doozy. Kids spell it, Hawaiians know it, singers sing it, but do you know what it is? A word for pig fish with triggers.- Researchers Find Way to Create Natural Drug Products SyntheticallyResearchers have discovered a way to create natural drug products such as penicillin through synthetic means without the use of the intricate structures in cells, according to a study published in the September issue of Nature Chemical Biology.
Scripps Weight Management Clinic and Research to Perform Clinical Trial for Fat Germ"Dr. Ken Fujioka, of Scripps Weight Management Clinic and Research, is the first weight-loss researcher in the country to perform a clinical trial that tests blood for the so-called "fat germ".- Spellbound (2002) is M-a-g-n-i-f-i-c-e-n-tA wonderful change of pace to see the glorification of being smart in a society where so many are trying to dumb things down.
