Administrators first thought the solution was too simple for complex problems. It turned out to be surprisingly successful
Social Good/Solutions
American culture rewards overwork -- but not everyone can benefit, especially in the era of two-worker families.
In exchange for mentoring and committee work, doctors on the university faculty can receive home-delivered meals, babysitting, handyman services and more — all in an effort to improve work-life balance.
Happiness researcher Michelle Gielan says we should make sure our media diet includes solutions-oriented journalism to feel our best and increase our belief that we, too, can solve problems
Gloucester, Mass., police chief Leonard Campanella was upset about the increasing number of heroin overdoses in the coastal town, so he created a program to help addicts that is becoming a national model.
When Mike Porath and wife, Sarah, gave birth to a daughter with a chromosomal disorder, they turned to a digital support community for help. Then they created one for all people with disabilities and those who love them
Robert Fischell, one of the nation's most prolific inventors, is determined at age 86 to achieve his biggest breakthrough yet: a contraption that can cure chronic pain
The Dalai Lama believes there's more good than bad happening in the world -- but that it's up to up to keep it that way
Why do men receive less parental leave, if they get it at all? One dad tackles the question -- and answers
The surprising program that advocates say may crack Baltimore's surging homicide rate.
