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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda Returns to Odyssey of the Mind for Sixth Consecutive Year, Sparking Hands-On STEAM Exploration at World Finals
Empowering the next generation of innovators, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda brings interactive science experiences to students from around the globe at this year's Finals EAST LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda is proud to return as a sponsor of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, taking place May 21–24, 2025, at Michigan State University. For the sixth consecutive year, the brand is championing curiosity, teamwork, and creative problem solving in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) field, through supporting science fueled activities that make learning engaging and accessible for all students. With over 100 uses as a versatile, affordable, and accessible product, including at-home science experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda plays a key role in supporting education anywhere. The brand proudly sponsors events like Odyssey of the Mind, a global creative problem-solving program for students of all ages, where they can foster relationships and show how science can be both fun and educational in and out of the classroom. At this year's event, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will host a large, classroom style space dedicated to slime making, where up to 50 students at a time can dive into the science experiment firsthand. Using ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda, students will explore chemical reactions with safe household materials, demonstrating how science can be approachable for all. In addition to making slime, participants will have a chance to write a "Message to the Stars." These messages will be compiled into a 10x10 foot poster display, serving as both a collaborative art project and reminder of the dreams and ideas that power future innovation. Each student who contributes a message will receive a special pin to commemorate their contribution. To round out the experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will also support baking soda bottle rocket launch activities using the product, encouraging students to witness science in motion and dream of futures as infinite as space itself. "We're proud to mark our sixth consecutive year partnering with Odyssey of the Mind to inspire curiosity and hands-on learning," said Aaron Greengard, Senior Brand Manager at ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. "ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda is more than just a household staple, it's a dynamic learning tool that helps students from all backgrounds explore, experiment, and learn both at home and in the classroom." As a supporting partner of the brand, Emily Calandrelli, MIT Aerospace Engineer and Emmy-nominated host known as "Emily the Space Gal," shares ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda's passion for sparking curiosity and encouraging kids to explore STEAM. She'll be cheering on the Odyssey of the Mind community from home and promoting hands-on-learning experiences that can be done with simple, easy to use products. For more information, visit MORE ABOUT ARM & HAMMER™ For over 170 years, ARM & HAMMER™ has delivered trusted products to help families with everyday needs—from cleaning and laundry to personal care and pet essentials. Learn more at ABOUT CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is committed to sustainability, innovation, and providing quality products across a wide portfolio of brands, including ARM & HAMMER™, OxiClean™, TheraBreath™, and more. Visit for details. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Cat Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda Returns to Odyssey of the Mind for Sixth Consecutive Year, Sparking Hands-On STEAM Exploration at World Finals
Empowering the next generation of innovators, ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda brings interactive science experiences to students from around the globe at this year's Finals EAST LANSING, Mich., May 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ARM & HAMMER™ Baking Soda is proud to return as a sponsor of the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals, taking place May 21–24, 2025, at Michigan State University. For the sixth consecutive year, the brand is championing curiosity, teamwork, and creative problem solving in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) field, through supporting science fueled activities that make learning engaging and accessible for all students. With over 100 uses as a versatile, affordable, and accessible product, including at-home science experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda plays a key role in supporting education anywhere. The brand proudly sponsors events like Odyssey of the Mind, a global creative problem-solving program for students of all ages, where they can foster relationships and show how science can be both fun and educational in and out of the classroom. At this year's event, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will host a large, classroom style space dedicated to slime making, where up to 50 students at a time can dive into the science experiment firsthand. Using ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda, students will explore chemical reactions with safe household materials, demonstrating how science can be approachable for all. In addition to making slime, participants will have a chance to write a "Message to the Stars." These messages will be compiled into a 10x10 foot poster display, serving as both a collaborative art project and reminder of the dreams and ideas that power future innovation. Each student who contributes a message will receive a special pin to commemorate their contribution. To round out the experiments, ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda will also support baking soda bottle rocket launch activities using the product, encouraging students to witness science in motion and dream of futures as infinite as space itself. "We're proud to mark our sixth consecutive year partnering with Odyssey of the Mind to inspire curiosity and hands-on learning," said Aaron Greengard, Senior Brand Manager at ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda. "ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda is more than just a household staple, it's a dynamic learning tool that helps students from all backgrounds explore, experiment, and learn both at home and in the classroom." As a supporting partner of the brand, Emily Calandrelli, MIT Aerospace Engineer and Emmy-nominated host known as "Emily the Space Gal," shares ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda's passion for sparking curiosity and encouraging kids to explore STEAM. She'll be cheering on the Odyssey of the Mind community from home and promoting hands-on-learning experiences that can be done with simple, easy to use products. For more information, visit MORE ABOUT ARM & HAMMER™ For over 170 years, ARM & HAMMER™ has delivered trusted products to help families with everyday needs—from cleaning and laundry to personal care and pet essentials. Learn more at ABOUT CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is committed to sustainability, innovation, and providing quality products across a wide portfolio of brands, including ARM & HAMMER™, OxiClean™, TheraBreath™, and more. Visit for details. View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Cat Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Health
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Meet Echo: Guthrie's newest & furriest security officer
SAYRE, Pa. (WETM) — Guthrie is taking an innovative step to prioritize safety and peace of mind for its staff and patients by introducing a four-legged member to its security team. On Friday, April 11, Guthrie presented its K9 Security Team: 'Echo Cardiogram Guthrie' also known as 'Echo', and his handler, K9 Security Officer Jennifer Vaughn. Echo is a one-year-old German Shepard and the first K9 officer at Guthrie. Alongside his handler, Echo began patrolling the halls of Robert-Packer Hospital in Sayre this week — marking the start of a program that will soon expand across other Guthrie campuses. United Way Diaper Drive returns to support Southern Tier families According to hospital leaders, the initiative has been in development for months. While Guthrie has not faced a specific incident, leaders say the K9's presence can proactively calm tensions and deter violence before it happens. 'Our statement of feeling safe so that you can heal safe is absolutely true,' said Andrew Dunnick, Senior Director of Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness at Guthrie. 'And it's also critically important we take care of our workforce,' he said. Emergency department nurse at Robert-Packer Amber, reiterated that statement. 'I have felt safe here at Guthrie, but recent incidents in our state and across the nation have proven that violence can occur anywhere,' Amber said. Valley elementary school team to compete at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Echo's training and temperament are tailored to hospital environments. He and Officer Vaughn completed specialized instruction on detection, obedience, and situational readiness. Their goal isn't just about physical presence — it's also about reassurance. 'We learned the basics how to find, how to detect, how to train me how to handle him, how to do obedience, how to keep him interested in what he's doing,' Vaughn exclaimed. 'And our training will continue,' she said. According to hospital staff and Officer Vaughn, Echo is already drawing smiles. 'I'm just the person at the end of the leash. They're very excited, they call his name, they're excited to see him. I've had lots of comments on how people feel safer,' said Vaughn. 'So, it's been a wonderful experience and it's been a good experience for Echo as well.' she said. New playground opens for families in Hornell State Representative Tina Pickett of Pennsylvania's 110th District praised the program for its real-world practicality. 'Law enforcement is not always available just like that, and the folks that are working in the emergency room and some of the other medical situations here have to react to something very quickly,' Pickett said. 'I believe that Echo is going to be able to make a lot of those incidents not happen,' she said. According to Dunnick, the program is funded through Guthrie's internal budget, and more security enhancements are in the works. Echo whose full name is Echo Cardiogram Guthrie is currently the only health-system-affiliated K9 in the region. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Pablo Center's 'Odyssey of the Mind' team prepares for upcoming world competition
EAU CLAIRE — Students at the Pablo Center at the Confluence are celebrating a great achievement for their Odyssey of the Mind team, as a recent win for the team qualifies them for the world competition in May. This accomplishment is coupled with the team also celebrating their first year participating through the Pablo Center. As a creative international problem-solving program created for students ranging from kindergarten to the college level, teams work together to solve problems to present and work around spontaneous challenges. Grades are divided up by age ranges and divisions, with the fourth, fifth and sixth grade girls in the Pablo Center's team competing in Division Two. Tammy Schmitz, the team's coach, said problems which teams can select are typically announced around October. For this year's competition, their team competed in the 'classics' category, where they had to create an original chef character inspired by literary characters and events, design a gourmet meal based on classic literature, design a team-built cooking gadget and stage a performance. 'Right now, we are doing a play,' said Moxie B., a member of the team. 'We make our own play based on a piece of literature, and we have to do all of the sets, the costumes and the scripts — literally everything,' said Clara B., a fellow member of the team. Anya L., another member, said along with them coordinating everything, they also cannot have any adults helping during the competition which helps the students to solve solutions on their own. Odyssey of the Mind started back in 1979. While local institutions and organizations have participated in prior years, Schultz wanted to bring back the opportunity for kids to participate. 'The unique thing about the Pablo team is most of the time it is done through a school,' she said. 'With this, we have kids from four different schools and some homeschool kids as well. It has been a really neat thing to watch them come together, learn about each other and learn how to work as a team. 'The school districts have been doing it for a long time, but with COVID a lot of them pulled back from some of that stuff. I have been involved for 23 years and I just couldn't let it go. I approached the Pablo and asked if they would be willing to sponsor a team.' After winning first place at their regional competition in Bangor, Wis., the members of their team are eligible to compete at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Michigan, taking place from May 21 to the 24. 'It was a very exciting thing to happen, but it was definitely not expected,' said Schmitz. 'So, we are moving forward.' With four of their seven members planning to attend, the team is now trying to fundraise approximately $8,000 to get the students there. Community members are able to donate through the Pablo Center's donation page at Additionally, plans to host events for fundraising the group are also in the works, with the discussion of a garage sale on April 12 as one of these future events. Team members are now preparing themselves to compete ahead of the competition, with Clara B. saying, 'We need to make some changes to the scripts. I don't think we need to do too much with the setting, but we do need to fix the table — that broke.' As the team's success is bringing them to the world competition where they will have the opportunity to participate alongside 25,000 other students, many of the parents, coaches and students themselves are excited about the results. 'I feel really proud of my team and I,' said Penelope S., a member of the team. 'I am so proud of them,' said Schmitz. 'I am just amazed with the young child's mind, and how they can get from completely not focused on anything to be able to get this, and just what they can accomplish when given the opportunity. 'There were many things that didn't work out the way they thought they were going to at first, and to watch those light bulbs go on when they were able to solve it and be able to figure out 'We can do this' and 'We can do that,' it is the neatest thing in the world.'
